AIBU?
To think mn would be better with a thumbs up/down for each post.
thatwasme22 · 01/04/2021 16:24
I think it would be interesting especially in debated topics, I see this on newspaper comments section and it's interesting as you see what the majority thinks of comments.
Am I being unreasonable?
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whenthebellsring · 01/04/2021 17:14
Oh God, please never. People should stand by their words and stop expecting feedback from strangers. If they give it by replying to comments, great. Hopefully MN never goes down that unnecessary and damaging social media route of 'like/thumbs up or down' validation and affirmation dependence.
Seeing "what the majority thinks" is just another way to encourage groupthink and clique-forming based on the instant visibility of "what the majority thinks". We already have post pile-ons, we don't want to add passive aggressive group pile-ons via likes or thumbs up/down.
littlepattilou · 01/04/2021 19:15
Noooooooooooooo! 
I would hate that. I have seen forums that have this type of thing before, and it creates cliques and divisions and hostilities. It creates too much opportunity for bullying and ganging-up. I have see it happen on other forums.
And if 2 posters are having an argument, and one poster gets 25 'thumbs up' for every post and only 4 or 5 thumbs-down,' and the other one only gets 3 or 4 thumbs-up, and 25 thumbs-down, the poster with the fewer 'thumbs-ups' will feel low and dejected, and like most people dislike them.
And the one who gets the most thumbs-ups, feels smug and self satisfied, and acts like they won the argument ... even if they didn't.
waitingpatientlyforspring · 01/04/2021 20:13
@Womencanlift
This! So many times I just want to agree with a post and not read loads of posts duplicating the same sentiment.
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