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| Cerebus:
--- Quote from: tggzzz on February 18, 2022, 10:55:34 pm --- --- Quote from: Ed.Kloonk on February 18, 2022, 09:42:02 pm ---Life was better when we just posted +1 --- End quote --- There's some truth in that. As Groucho Marx put it, "I wouldn't want to join a club that would have me as a member". Fundamentally this whole discussion is about a non-problem that doesn't need to be solved! --- End quote --- Groucho also said: "You can leave in a taxi. If you can't get a taxi, you can leave in a huff. If that's too soon, you can leave in a minute and a huff." So, not an infallible guide to life... |
| HobGoblyn:
--- Quote from: Nominal Animal on February 17, 2022, 06:13:35 pm ---What about combining Thanks with Agreed, instead? (As in Thank/Agree, instead of just Thank, and similarly in the statistics.) It seems to match the current use of Thanks, especially across topics and sub-forums. It might defuse some of the social gaming aspects ("score"), too. --- End quote --- For me, I tend to use the Thanks out of politeness if someone responds to a question I asked, if a post I’m reading has been helpful, if I’ve read a random post that I’ve found informative, or if I agree with the poster. So really Thanks can mean many things, |
| thm_w:
--- Quote from: Nominal Animal on February 18, 2022, 11:22:19 pm ---What is the purported value of such indication of disagreement? --- End quote --- Value being, if you see a post that has 10 disagreements and no agreements, then likely the information is not accurate and can be ignored. Of course, its not a common occurrence, but it could apply to trolls or "unintentional" trolls and mostly in the beginners section. |
| tggzzz:
--- Quote from: thm_w on February 18, 2022, 11:34:02 pm --- --- Quote from: Nominal Animal on February 18, 2022, 11:22:19 pm ---What is the purported value of such indication of disagreement? --- End quote --- Value being, if you see a post that has 10 disagreements and no agreements, then likely the information is not accurate and can be ignored. Of course, its not a common occurrence, but it could apply to trolls or "unintentional" trolls and mostly in the beginners section. --- End quote --- And that concept is completely defeated by people that thank every post in a thread, including those that are telling them they are an idiot. Yes, there are such posters here, and they are one reason for my "personal statement" underneath the "thanks" count on the left. All such metrics can and will be gamed. |
| thm_w:
--- Quote from: tggzzz on February 18, 2022, 11:45:25 pm ---And that concept is completely defeated by people that thank every post in a thread, including those that are telling them they are an idiot. Yes, there are such posters here, and they are one reason for my "personal statement" underneath the "thanks" count on the left. --- End quote --- I don't disagree with your personal statement, the context is a singular post, not a total count. |
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