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Shouldn’t the clap and the thumbs up be the other way around?

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pearbottomjeans · 28/02/2025 11:50

Annoys me that the clap reaction is for ‘thanks’. Who claps to say thank you?? I more imagine people clapping in agreement a la Question Time / Rikki Lake. And then the thumbs up for ‘thanks’ like someone has answered your question on WhatsApp or whatever.

Just a minor but frequent gripe. Surely lots of people at MNHQ agree with me 😂

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noblegiraffe · 28/02/2025 13:23

MrsBennetsPoorNerves · 28/02/2025 13:13

Yeah, I am well aware that you're not afraid of a debate Wink, and I get that it could be frustrating not to be able to have it out with people. And in general, I do agree that people should take the trouble to engage and explain why they disagree.

But there are some posts - and frankly some posters - that simply don't warrant that level of effort. There are times when I just want to be able to register my disagreement without having to explain to someone who is clearly posting with a particular agenda without any intention of engaging in proper discussion or debate. And I think there would be value in some posters seeing that a large number of people reject what they're saying even if they don't want to get into a discussion about it.

In any case, I'm a realist and I don't think it's ever going to happen. Sadly.

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noblegiraffe · 28/02/2025 13:25

(No offence @MrsBennetsPoorNerves , just trying it out). How did that make you feel, your lovely reasoned post being so abruptly dismissed?

I think it would wind people up even more than MN needs right now!

Darkclothes · 28/02/2025 13:30

@noblegiraffe Out of interest, is the poo emoji only available to paying members?

noblegiraffe · 28/02/2025 13:32

Grin I'm not a paying member, it's just from my normal emoji keyboard.

MyNameIsSharon · 28/02/2025 13:34

SnoopySantaPaws · 28/02/2025 12:34

Nooooo the Chapeau trend really really grinds my gears!!

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I seem to have thankfully missed this, but people writing or saying chefs kiss makes me feel the same way!

AnSolas · 28/02/2025 13:41

pearbottomjeans · 28/02/2025 13:16

I agree tbh and I almost mentioned having a disagree button in my OP. But I think it's 'not in the spirit of the site' (although if you ask me, MN is built on bunfights).

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Public bun fights.

Proper Public Pugilism Please!!

MrsBennetsPoorNerves · 28/02/2025 13:46

noblegiraffe · 28/02/2025 13:25

(No offence @MrsBennetsPoorNerves , just trying it out). How did that make you feel, your lovely reasoned post being so abruptly dismissed?

I think it would wind people up even more than MN needs right now!

No offence taken...I found it funny!😂

Though poo is a bit juvenile for my taste. I would prefer something a but edgier!

noblegiraffe · 28/02/2025 13:49

MrsBennetsPoorNerves · 28/02/2025 13:46

No offence taken...I found it funny!😂

Though poo is a bit juvenile for my taste. I would prefer something a but edgier!

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That is true. I quite like

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MrsBennetsPoorNerves · 28/02/2025 13:50

noblegiraffe · 28/02/2025 13:49

That is true. I quite like

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Perhaps a compromise might be to offer the traditional MN biscuit?

Original poster
pearbottomjeans · 28/02/2025 13:51

God why on earth is there not a biscuit reaction? Seems an obvious initial choice!

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noblegiraffe · 28/02/2025 13:52

MrsBennetsPoorNerves · 28/02/2025 13:50

Perhaps a compromise might be to offer the traditional MN biscuit?

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YES.

MrsMitford3 · 28/02/2025 13:54

Completely agree.

They are very counter-intuitive.

Would be lovely to see them swapped!

OriginalUsername2 · 28/02/2025 13:54

Clapping for thanks has felt wrong to me too! Clapping should be “agreed”.

SoManyTeeth · 28/02/2025 13:54

Surely the "thanks" symbol on MN is traditionally 💐? Typing [ thanks ] (without spaces) has produced Thanks for as long as I remember.

Edit: and yes, I find the symbols for "thanks" and "agree" reactions confusing, and have to double-check every time I want to use one of them.

MrsBennetsPoorNerves · 28/02/2025 13:56

SoManyTeeth · 28/02/2025 13:54

Surely the "thanks" symbol on MN is traditionally 💐? Typing [ thanks ] (without spaces) has produced Thanks for as long as I remember.

Edit: and yes, I find the symbols for "thanks" and "agree" reactions confusing, and have to double-check every time I want to use one of them.

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That is very true. Would have been a better option than the applause!

CerealPosterHere · 28/02/2025 13:59

In my mind a thumbs up is a “like”. More than”agree”. Sometimes that might be interchangeable but sometimes it’s not.

but not sure I’d use clap for thanks or for like. A clap is a “well done”.

I don’t know what icon would be good for thanks. I don’t think a thumbs up.

🙏🏻 is what my iPad keyboard suggests for thanks or 🤩

Huckleberries · 28/02/2025 13:59

DalzielOrNoDalzielAndDontPascoe · 28/02/2025 12:13

Maybe a "Chapeau!" option for an outstandingly excellent post - with somebody raising their hat aloft?!

Good one!

PragmaticIsh · 28/02/2025 14:00

Completely agree, confuses me every time.

SoManyTeeth · 28/02/2025 14:06

TBH I'd be perfectly happy with a little text label above each emoji when you click the react button, like "THX~AGR~LUV~HA", just to remind me which one is which, but suspect that wouldn't mesh with modern design principles Grin

Tarantella6 · 28/02/2025 14:08

I've never noticed the words. I only seem to be able to see pictures. So we could all be using them differently!

I don't use the clapping in case the person thinks I'm being sarcastic.

MrsBennetsPoorNerves · 28/02/2025 14:09

SoManyTeeth · 28/02/2025 14:06

TBH I'd be perfectly happy with a little text label above each emoji when you click the react button, like "THX~AGR~LUV~HA", just to remind me which one is which, but suspect that wouldn't mesh with modern design principles Grin

I can already see a text label over each emoji if I hover over them?

maudelovesharold · 28/02/2025 14:15

Can I just say how much I dislike the current ‘funny’ emoji? The original MN grin was so much better!

Garlicgarlicgarlic · 28/02/2025 14:19

I'm left handed and have accidentally 'reacted' to posts while scrolling with my left thumb.

Doggymummar · 28/02/2025 14:20

I think the same as you, I often have to correct myself when using them.

noblegiraffe · 28/02/2025 14:20

Petition for MNHQ to immediately replace the current emojis with Flowers Grin Confused Angry Biscuit and of course Gin