AIBU to want the ‘Thanks’ button back?

[IlovePond]

Just that really!

I’m hating these new emojis. Hand 👏 to me means either well done or sarcasm and that gurning face for humour is positively terrifying.

Is it just me who is mourning the loss of the simple Thanks button?

@mnhq can we have it back, please?

People have whinged on for a like button for years and now there's one, it's not wanted. Like dudes...!

Personally I'd have nothing like that. It's not Facebook.

I thought at least half of mumsnet viewed a thumbs up as some sort of passive aggressive insult? I wouldn't dare use it on here....
(Never met anyone in real life who thinks this)

I find it annoying to get messages saying I've been thanked (But I like getting messages saying I've been quoted.)

Yeah like the hug one on FB.

I agree with you OP. I especially hate the hand clapping one now I've lived with teenagers 😬

I dislike that instead of a simple one-tap thabks i have to clock, wait for the 4 emojis to appear, decide which one us appropriate and click it.

None of those mean 'thank you'. As previous poster stated, it's now reaction driven, rather than the focus being on communication.

I confess emojis have always confused me. I am probably too old.

It used to be quite nice to have "thanks" notifications but for some reason I see the "reaction" notification as possibly being about something negative. I know the emojis are supposed to represent positive emotions (- so NEVER sarcastic? Yeah right ) but I would actually prefer not to have them at all.

Maybe I am being supersensitive? I should add I have been bullied on here so that colours my opinion.

I think it’s a great idea. I often simply agree and maybe it will cut down on a hundred people saying the same thing?

having a disagree seems a bit too negative for most posts

Where, and which version of 'the app', please?

Tbh I don't get the point - I use the iOS app and have easy access to the good old MN emoticons plus normal emojis. Does the 'react' let you leave an emoji without actually bothering to write a post?

Thanks for this OP.

I find the new system one hell of a mental load that I just didn't need. I don't have time to overthink what the meanings of each emoji are in the context of each post..... Eg Does it look like I'm sending loving support or does it look like I love the fact they're having a hard time.

Aaaaarggghhhh too much choice!

Old method was good. No choice. Just a way to let the poster know they've been seen.

Outcome of new arrangement is I've used it precisely once as opposed to the multiple times per MN visit I used to use old method.

Rant over.

I prefer them to the thanks button however I do agree that there could be a better choice of emojis

On some threads the OP NEEDS a lot of posters saying the same thing: especially where they are lacking in confidence or are being told to accept a totally unreasonable situation in real life. They need to feel that they are being supported by the weight of opinions.
Of course that can backfire when there is a pile on.
But having people actually comment is
infinitely preferable to an emoji driven site.
Why does everything have to be dumbed down?

I hate wading through threads were 100s of posters are saying the same thing over and over again. So hopefully the reactions will cut down on that.

what drives me mad is the op saying on page 2 ‘thanks I’ll take that on board’ and leaves and we get another 6 pages of comments. It’s because people like to talk but not listen - maybe this new button will help manage that? We shall see

It might help a bit but often the problem nowadays is people just responding to the OP post without even reading later posts from the OP let alone RTFT.

Yes but there is no obligation on you to read all the 6 pages of comments is there? The thread is primarily for the benefit of the OP.
When a thread is very long after the first couple of pages I use the See all OP's posts option to see if there are any updates from the OP .And if there aren't I stop watching and reading the thread.

True I do that too. But it would be great if people added something new rather than the same old comments, which is my point.

I like the new button - have used it a few times already on this thread!

I do often just read the OPs updates, but if I want to add something I'd prefer not to add something that's been said a 100 times already. It adds nothing to the thread.

I think you’ve misunderstood- No one other than the poster of the comment can see your reaction, it’s exactly the same function as the thanks just with some variations. It’s not showing publicly which comment has the most interaction like insta or fb just allows for different feedback to the commenter.

I automatically went to thank that post

@AnyoneSomeone @Newgirls It’s not visible to other viewers- from what I can see it’s the same as the thanks button just with variations.

Thumbs up means agree, to mumsnet HQ, too. If you're on the full version of the website there is text that appears when your cursor is over the icons, as follows (click on/touch the image for the full version if needed):

Personally I don't mind the idea of having multiple reactions, but the specific icons feel a bit off. Using applauding hands to thank a helpful post on a sensitive topic seems inappropriate, as if the post itself were some kind of performance rather than something more personal. The thumbs up for expressing agreement is less bad, but still feels a bit too positive.

I'd tentatively suggest adding a hug/care reaction, for when you don't want to express general sympathy with a poster who's having a hard time and the four there now don't seem quite right.

While I feel you're overthinking things, with the whole communication focused v reaction driven analysis, about an optional interaction on a forum, on a what did you think using "thanks" meant?

Which is the question i asked in my first post because I think to a lot of people it meant something along the lines of one of the four emojis. (Bar the use of laughing one to mean laughing at the post.)

What i mean is previously you reacted (or communicated ) a thanks because you thought it was a good post, agreed with the post, really liked the post or found it funny. Least I would have. What reasons did you use the thanks option? As evidently it meant something different to you.