Introducing AIBU voting

[TomMumsnet]

Hi all,

We're testing out a new feature on AIBU. From today, a few randomly selected Mumsnet users will be able to access a voting function on AIBU posts.

We're testing the vote function because in user feedback lots of you asked for a quick way to answer an AIBU post (essentially; YABU or YANBU).
The general thinking was that this would encourage more interaction - so we're trying it out from today, let's see how it goes.

It won't show on all AIBU posts but you should see it on a few - and importantly, the OP will be able to turn on (or off) the voting function themselves.

Hopefully you'll find it useful - and as ever, we'd love to hear your feedback - so please give it a try, and let us know what you think in the comments below.

Oh, and if you really aren't a fan then no problem, just head over to your Talk preferences and you'll be able to switch off (and back on) the voting feature.

Thanks
MNHQ

Bilge, not binge

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/3614840-AIBU-to-make-a-thread-purely-to-test-the-AIBU-voting

Damn, it's not limited to "new" and it looks huge and utterly ridiculous.

Sadly not, Soupy, I'm on Classic and have just encountered it

I voted Eggy

I also changed my vote, so it seems posters can also change their mind.

Two questions for the Mumsnet team:

(1) How do I see the ongoing score? As the OP, surely I should see this without having to vote myself.

(2) Does the vote stay open forever (unless I close it)? Might be better to either have a selectable time (1 day, 2 days, 1 week) or a fixed time limit (1 week).

I do like the option somebody else said of having a button for "This is not an AIBU"

I really don't like it.

The 'vote' button to the right of the thread title is obtrusive then when you actually click of the thread, the large panel where you click to actually vote is even more obtrusive.

Not to be completely negative but it's a bit shit, I can't immediately grasp the word I'm looking for. Tacky? Twee? It reduces the board down to clicks and like-farming, instead of people commenting to explain why they've clicked on YABU/YANBU they'll just click and then move on. Where's the craic in that?

I agree that an edit function and a way to permanently ban PBPs and trolls would have been a better update.

Oh, so the OP gets to turn it off? So all those purely after froth will turn it off? Then no, pointless.

Strange.

I just clicked back on to @EggysMom thread and the voting part has disappeared.

Will this be rolled out to the App too if successful?

I like it! I hope it gets rolled out to the app soon.

Not looking forward to the 3000 threads moaning about it though.

I saw it on Eggy's thread but now its disappeared

I think it's likely to attract ridiculous troll posts competing for the most YANBUs.

The vast majority of the popular threads on AIBU are bollocks anyway so I don't think it matters.

Have you only released on desktop versions? Seems odd if so, given that most people will be using mobile I assume.

Is that because you only get to vote once, @Huggybear16?

God idea!

Excellent!
Mumsnet YANBU!

FFS! I meant 'GOOD idea'!

Can't see the options, using iPhone and safari

The general thinking was that this would encourage more interaction

Is AIBU short on interaction at the moment?

I can see it now

AuntieStella
Lovely to see how MNHQ have decided to praise a poster who likes the idea, and ignore all those who don't.

I know, I laughed out loud when I read that. It's a bit like putting your fingers in your ears and loudly singing lalalala - hoping the nasty posters go away

while you're at it please could you prioritise the AIBU only filter on Android phones as I always have to use my laptop instead so I have this. I know you said you were looking into getting it sorted but I think this needs higher prioritising please!

The general thinking was that this would encourage more interaction

Right, because hardly anyone interacts on AIBU do they, sometimes you have to wait seconds days for a response

Possibly @paxillin but it would be good to see how everyone else has voted. Everything vote related has disappeared.