Introducing AIBU voting

I was originally not keen on it as I thought it would shut down debate. But I have to confess that it has grown on me and I do like it.

I don't know whether the voting is opt in or opt out when you start a thread though - I'm not one of the testers and I've turned it off in settings anyway so i don't see it.

When I started a thread about driving on country roads I was given the choice whether to add it or not. It's there before you have entered the thread title so can be added to any thread in AIBU regardless of subject matter.

@HebeMumsnet is it a new MN policy to not respond to people's concerns about a change when raised? It's not about aesthetics or a grumpy dislike of a new feature? I'm still concerned about the potential impact on mental health of vulnerable users of the site. It would be good to at least know that you've heard us on this, even if you disagree.

I didn't realise that OPs could choose to put the button on

I don't know whether the voting is opt in or opt out when you start a thread though - I'm not one of the testers and I've turned it off in settings anyway so i don't see it.

Well although I still think it may be negative for future engagement, after using it for a bit I feel less negative about it. But still not totally convinced.

Ah OK thanks Soupdragon, I didn't realise that OPs could choose to put the button on

How on earth are threads about DV being picked as suitable for The Button?

Because the OP themselves has decided to put it on.

How on earth are threads about DV being picked as suitable for The Button?

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/3625397-Still-Shaking-Hours-Later-DP-You-re-a-fucking-whore

I don't know if it's still trialling or if the OP had any control about having "The Button" but, if it's the former, sticking a big purple AIBU/AINBU on a thread about a mother being worried about her daughter not coming home when she was expecting her is just crass.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/3623086-AIBU-to-consider-leaving-husband-for-kids?pg=2&order=

Can’t see how the voting works for this? Are we voting for whether she’s U to leave her husband or whose parenting is U?

I was excited to see this option pop up for me just now, however the question was simply unanswerable because although the post was under AIBU, there wasn’t an AIBU question! So this defeats the object.
Genetics (12 Posts)
If you knew you could potentially pass down a seriously life altering genetic disease to your offspring, would it change your decision to have kids ?
How can anyone vote on this as there isn’t a personal view or statement in the question to agree to disagree with?

click the x to get rid of it immediately.

Change your talk preferences to get rid of it permanently.

I still can't see the option. Is it still not available to iPhone users?

Has anyone else found AIBU pages really slow to load since this was introduced? To the point my browser (Chrome) gives a pop-up

Nope. I'm using Chrome and have seen no difference

hate it
click the x to get rid of it immediately.

also think it looks like an ad. if it had been discreet, I might have thought differently.

I like it!

Just sounds like a fast response rather than an actual vote, cos votes get tallied to give a result. So will the final count of yanbus and yabus be published?

Feedback - I like the concept and it allows me to contribute when I wouldn’t ordinarily because I would only say YABU/YANBU. however, I don’t like the appearance, looks like an ad.

I had reservations thinking it was going to be a per post voting.

The fact it's a thread vote makes me feel ok with it.

Saves the posts with nothing to offer but want to say Y/N.

I’ve only seen it on one post but think it’s a good idea.

Yep 👍 I’m liking this

@tommumsnet - any chance of anyone answering one of the three emails I’ve sent about an email I was sent erroneously by MnetHQ? You should have an email from another poster about the same thing as they were named incorrectly in it too.

@OvaHere The OP does have a choice whether to have the AIBU vote. That's already a feature.

I've just discovered I have this option.

As Jux said I'm not sure it's appropriate when an OP is of a serious nature - it seems to flippant.

Perhaps the member posting the thread could have the choice of whether they want to attach the vote option to their OP.