Bring Back the Down Votes !

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  • This ^

    If they do bring downvotes back however, they should at least make it so that we can hover our mouse over the dowvotes and see who has downvoted you. They could also implement this for the upvotes as well.

  • No! They need to stay gone

  • I agree with you, there is no need to always have an explanation, following your intuition is good enough :3

    Vainamoinen posted: »

    I want the downvote button back as well... seriously... I don't want to do all those perverse verbal things instead... I mean, all this esse

  • the hell you smoking? if you don't agree...DON"T UPVOTE.

    Completey agree. Its like I am trapped in a pre-school class where there are no wrong answers and everyone has to love one another. Not sayi

  • edited August 2014

    down vote is totally abusive....they'll just down vote for the hell of it.

    Vainamoinen posted: »

    I want the downvote button back as well... seriously... I don't want to do all those perverse verbal things instead... I mean, all this esse

  • I fall on both sides of this argument, but ultimately I think the remove side wins out..

    I don't understand why people got so bent out of shape over dislikes. They only have as much meaning as you give them. A random stranger doesn't appreciate what you said? It doesn't matter, pay the, no mind. If they're as mean and stupid as you say they are, then their opinion isn't worth getting upset over.

    Having said that, I agree with the large number of people who think the dislike button has a negative impact on the community. Justifiably or not, they caused a lot of bad feels and hostility. Anyone who's seen how volatile this place can get probably knows what I'm talking about.

  • edited August 2014

    down voting has stigmatic effect on that person.

    BigBlindMax posted: »

    I fall on both sides of this argument, but ultimately I think the remove side wins out.. I don't understand why people got so bent out of

  • Could you rephrase that? I have an idea of what you're trying too say but I'm not 100% sure.

    koban4max posted: »

    down voting has stigmatic effect on that person.

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    BigBlindMax posted: »

    Could you rephrase that? I have an idea of what you're trying too say but I'm not 100% sure.

  • Come now, stigmatically isn't exactly a common word...so don't stigmatize me.

    I don't see how a dislike or two labels the recipient. It's not some mark of shame that would stay with you forever. You don't turn into an un-person for making an unpopular thread.

  • 1) you were trolling me. Regardless
    2) I see people getting down voted like up to negative 50 for expressing their opinions..and these same people who got down voted again in another thread(s) for sharing their view. So..people do get branded as a hater or whatever.

    BigBlindMax posted: »

    Come now, stigmatically isn't exactly a common word...so don't stigmatize me. I don't see how a dislike or two labels the recipient. It'

  • Easy with the insults, man.

  • BigBlindMaxBigBlindMax Banned
    edited August 2014

    1.) It was a joke...I meant nothing by it. For somebody who calls people "pussy boys" and insults others' intelligence, you're very thin-skinned.

    2.) You're have the right to form your own opinions and share them with others, but that also means that other users have the right to think that your opinion sucks. Let's be honest, if someone is flooded with dozens of dislikes, it's probably because they said something wildly offensive or incomprehensible. In those cases, people are going to treat that person differently, regardless of the number of downvotes.

    koban4max posted: »

    1) you were trolling me. Regardless 2) I see people getting down voted like up to negative 50 for expressing their opinions..and these same

  • 2) maybe...or just maybe that they don't like this person and so they follow every post of that person and down vote.

    BigBlindMax posted: »

    1.) It was a joke...I meant nothing by it. For somebody who calls people "pussy boys" and insults others' intelligence, you're very thin-sk

  • I doubt anyone would do that unless they're a troll, lol.

    koban4max posted: »

    2) maybe...or just maybe that they don't like this person and so they follow every post of that person and down vote.

  • That would require serious dedication on the part of the troll. Frankly I'd be flattered (and a bit freaked out).

    koban4max posted: »

    2) maybe...or just maybe that they don't like this person and so they follow every post of that person and down vote.

  • doubt? sorry it's true story lol.

    Green613 posted: »

    I doubt anyone would do that unless they're a troll, lol.

  • i don't know how you would see that as flattering?

    BigBlindMax posted: »

    That would require serious dedication on the part of the troll. Frankly I'd be flattered (and a bit freaked out).

  • Means what your saying impacted them so much that they need to take time out of their day just to spite you with petty, meaningless attacks.

    Also, you could easily just ignore it. Still a moot point though, dislikes aren't coming back.

    koban4max posted: »

    i don't know how you would see that as flattering?

  • edited August 2014

    sure..but it's really annoying...i'm sure some people would be offended for getting down vote for nothing.

    BigBlindMax posted: »

    Means what your saying impacted them so much that they need to take time out of their day just to spite you with petty, meaningless attacks. Also, you could easily just ignore it. Still a moot point though, dislikes aren't coming back.

  • Fair enough, that's why I think downvotes should stay gone. They don't bother me, but they clearly bother other people and cause more problems than they're worth.

    koban4max posted: »

    sure..but it's really annoying...i'm sure some people would be offended for getting down vote for nothing.

  • It's like my country, Australia: we vote for a person to be Prime Minister, the person wins the election, and then we complain about all the things that the person is doing wrong. Abbott won the election and then everyone called him out for turning back the boats.

    Rylee posted: »

    Ok, so people wanted them gone, now they want them back....

  • This is meant to be a place where discussing something is encouraged. Downvotes don't help one bit. It was completely pointless to begin with and there's no reason to bring them back.

  • Well Downvoting Haters Would Be Nice.

    koban4max posted: »

    no you don't.

  • Same With My Country's President, BO (Brako Obama) Screwed Everything Up. Get Ready For WW3!

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    It's like my country, Australia: we vote for a person to be Prime Minister, the person wins the election, and then we complain about all the

  • I Declare This The New Dislike Button!

    Carley123 posted: »

    LOL

  • I would agree to bringing back the downvote if it's possible to unanonymize (even less sure if that's a word) them. Upvotes too. Anonymous agreement or disagreement is pointless and weaksauce. Might as well let guests do it if we keep them like that. If you want to take a stand on an issue, show that you take a stand for it. If not by actually commenting then at least by publicly demonstrating your opinion.

  • Seriously though, fuck Tony Abbott.

    Bloodeon posted: »

    Same With My Country's President, BO (Brako Obama) Screwed Everything Up. Get Ready For WW3!

  • Agreed.

    blukey posted: »

    Seriously though, fuck Tony Abbott.

  • I miss it. I really liked it, people would take it way to personally. It made me smile.

  • There's a song on Youtube called "Fuck You Abbott" :)

    Bloodeon posted: »

    Agreed.

  • There's a song on Youtube called "Fuck You Abbott"

  • But then surely its the same argument, if you dont agree downvote or even if you dont disagree dont downvote. I fail to see how you can like one and not the other. Get rid of the lot

    koban4max posted: »

    the hell you smoking? if you don't agree...DON"T UPVOTE.

  • Well... people up vote for the heck of it...

    koban4max posted: »

    down vote is totally abusive....they'll just down vote for the hell of it.

  • I got down voted a lot but I think they should bring it back too express are opinions ... unless there's people that really take it too heart then I guess fuck it

  • boo hoo hoo......

    Vainamoinen posted: »

    I want the downvote button back as well... seriously... I don't want to do all those perverse verbal things instead... I mean, all this esse

  • that's much better.

    prink34320 posted: »

    Well... people up vote for the heck of it...

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