Feedback / Idea More response icons: thumbs down

[P_lovinguy 1,318]

Greetings to you @Admin and to those who keep this wonderful site going!

At the risk of being "Donny Downer" here, a suggestion I'd like to make is for a thumbs down emoji for when a crude or rude or offensive comment or an inappropriate post is made.

Last week this happened to one of our most valuable ladies here, who I will not mention. The male making the comment was very off-base and several of us stood up for her. After we gave him a piece of our minds, he finally apologized to her for the comment. In my standing up for her, I posted these two thumbs down that are included.

Food for thought.

Thanks!

 

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Edited March 15, 2020 by P_lovinguy
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[speedy3471 10,655]

I think this is a good idea. Its needed lately in some of the threads

[lovestoseepee 297]

hi @P_lovinguy a similar idea has already been discussed here: https://peefans.com/topic/13755-a-dislike-icon/ so best option is the report the post and then let a moderator handle it (if not done already). I appreicate this isn't necessarily the answer you were looking for but to save time. Also it's good that you stood up for the member in question rudness or disrepect is never acceptable especailly in a civilised society. It's good that there are members like yourself to stand up for people and call others out when they are being disrespectful. 🙂

 

Edited March 15, 2020 by lovestoseepee

[Sophie 24,412]

2 hours ago, lovestoseepee said:

hi @P_lovinguy a similar idea has already been discussed here: https://peefans.com/topic/13755-a-dislike-icon/ so best option is the report the post and then let a moderator handle it (if not done already).

Took the words out of my mouth.

These ratings will not be added. It is too open for abuse and we don't want to spread any kind of negativity.

[Admin 14,791]

Thanks for the suggestion, but @lovestoseepeepretty much word for word said what I was going to say (and what Sophie was going to say by the look of it).

If a post is offensive, it shouldn't be downvoted, it should be reported. I see 0 benefit of a dislike button, as it will further confuse people into disliking rather than reporting as they should be doing. Arguing back and forth isn't the answer, reporting problematic posts is.

For posts you simply disagree with (but are fine), you can just ignore them (or ignore the member in extreme cases). A dislike button would just bring unnecessary negativity and abuse - but for more on that please see the other thread where it was discussed.

[T-Virus 132]

I have to agree. In the end, it would just be heavily abused and would lead to more trouble than it's worth.

It may look good on paper, but when implemented? It's just not worth it.

[Chicklover99 566]

Yes I agree it’s subject to abuse , not worth the hassle, better to ignore 

[Bumperking17 27]

That is so sweet you that you stood up for our valuable member. However, I think the dislike button might give some consequences as well. Not all members here are fans of every contents shared by other members. In case they don't like that content, they might dislike them. There might be some other members who will like the content but don't bother to check it out due to some negative feedbacks. Hence, great contents might be get neglected. So, its better to report the negative contents and ignore the contents we don't like personally. To understand this scenario better, let's take YouTube as an example. You could find so many great videos that have lots of dislikes from fans of rival which is really some negativity for great talents. So, I personally don't welcome the dislike button on our site. 

[steve25805 126,155]

On 3/29/2020 at 10:35 AM, Bumperking17 said:

That is so sweet you that you stood up for our valuable member. However, I think the dislike button might give some consequences as well. Not all members here are fans of every contents shared by other members. In case they don't like that content, they might dislike them. There might be some other members who will like the content but don't bother to check it out due to some negative feedbacks. Hence, great contents might be get neglected. So, its better to report the negative contents and ignore the contents we don't like personally. To understand this scenario better, let's take YouTube as an example. You could find so many great videos that have lots of dislikes from fans of rival which is really some negativity for great talents. So, I personally don't welcome the dislike button on our site. 

In the early days we used to have a thumbs down button. And a few members were forever using it to be negative about something just because they didn't like it, whilst we at one point had a problem with a troll who was disliking every single post from a member he had an issue with. This is the problem. Such a button could be used for negative judgementalism, thereby circumventing our forum rules about that. In worst cases it can be used for trolling.

If someone is breaking the rules or just being obnoxious, just report it and the first mod or admin who comes online will check it out.

[gldenwetgoose 21,498]

Forgive me repeating myself, but we're a niche community - it generally feels like we're isolated with the whole world ready to disapprove that one thing that fires us up.  The last thing we need is disapproval from within our own community.

That's why I totally agree @Bumperking17, @steve25805 and everyone else - the last thing we need is a disapprove icon.  (For what it's worth, it's the same reason it irritates me so much when a member starts preaching their preferences as though they're gospel 'women shouldn't do this, men must do that..'.)

Build the positives, uplift each other - nobody needs a putdown, however subtle.