Som's Experiment

[Baron]

I never used the dislike button much. If I disliked a post enough to take action, I'd explain why instead of pushing a button and ditching the thread.

 

[Somnastra]

Ladies and gentlemen,

There has been a disheartening trend lately of abusing the disagree button. I understand that frustrations are high right now, and I empathize. However, lashing out at folks, and then hiding behind semantics is not the way we should handle this.

I'm removing the disagree button at the request of more than a few people, for well-argued reasons. I can be convinced to make this a temporary change, but it cannot return until I am assured that this will not continue.

 

[Jstar]

The lack of buttons is offending my OCD. The things have left their places. OH GOD.

 

[The Courier]

>Agree button becomes the new disagree button

 

[dogbew]

Ladies and gentlemen,

There has been a disheartening trend lately of abusing the disagree button. I understand that frustrations are high right now, and I empathize. However, lashing out at folks, and then hiding behind semantics is not the way we should handle this.

I'm removing the disagree button at the request of more than a few people, for well-argued reasons. I can be convinced to make this a temporary change, but it cannot return until I am assured that this will not continue.

I disagree with this, removing any ratings that aren't positive is just going to create even more of a hugbox.

 

[Tybalt]

>Agree button becomes the new disagree button

So did I just agree with you, or disagree?

 

[The Courier]

So did I just agree with you, or disagree?

The nose knows.

 

[MaelstromPuddle]

I do not agree with this.

 

[Naelwyn]

I disagree with this, removing any ratings that aren't positive is just going to create even more of a hugbox.

TLDR-ing myself.
Something something using the word hugbox something something implys something something tone or something argumentative fallacy.

 

[Friosis]

Huh.

 

[Centurion]

I think this is a good step to take.

 

[dogbew]

TLDR-ing myself.
Something something using the word hugbox something something implys something something tone or something argumentative fallacy.

I disagree

 

[Mryosi]

Ladies and gentlemen,

There has been a disheartening trend lately of abusing the disagree button. I understand that frustrations are high right now, and I empathize. However, lashing out at folks, and then hiding behind semantics is not the way we should handle this.

I'm removing the disagree button at the request of more than a few people, for well-argued reasons. I can be convinced to make this a temporary change, but it cannot return until I am assured that this will not continue.

I was ready to write a very long comment saying how I disagree with your decision. People should be able to disagree with others!
Halfway through I realized that I couldn't come up with an argument which I believe in. By being able to write this post I disagreed with you, without needing a button.

I guess that anyone could argue the case that there is a limit on how much we can, or should care about someone's feelings but as someone with an outspoken opinion I know the feeling when ten people disagree your post and don't even bother to comment and explain their point, and true, I didn't had a break down but just think how nice a conversation can be if people would actually read the entire post and write a comment, instead of hitting disagree and causing people to be hostile. And I'm sorry, someone who gets ten disagrees would always be a bit hostile and defensive.

And if we're already talking about ratings.. I think that you should also disable completely rating in some sub-sections, like the ban appeal section, especially if the disagree button would be back. You don't need to kick someone when he is down and apologizing.

 

[Cap]

Poor decision in my opinion. Disagree isn't negative. It just means to do the opposite of agree.

 

[Friosis]

Poor decision in my opinion. Disagree isn't negative. It just means to do the opposite of agree.

It's purpose is to disagree, but people have been abusing it as a new dislike button.

 

[Somnastra]

Poor decision in my opinion. Disagree isn't negative. It just means to do the opposite of agree.

You're right, it shouldn't be.

 

[rjamesking]

I disagree with the removal of the "Disagree" button.

a·gree
əˈɡrē/
verb

1. 1.
   have the same opinion about something; concur.
   "I completely agree with your recent editorial"
   synonyms:concur, be of the same mind/opinion, see eye to eye, be in sympathy,be united, be as one man
   "I agree with you"

dis-
/dɪs/
Prefix

1. dis- a Latin prefix meaning “apart,” “asunder,” “away,” “utterly,” or having a privative, negative, or reversing force (see de-, un-2.); used freely, especially with these latter senses, as an English formative: disability; disaffirm; disbar; disbelief; discontent; dishearten; dislike; disown.

 

[The Courier]

I'd like a number of people who used it as a dislike button compared to a disagree button. I mean, surely we're able to tell when people used it in either occasion?

[The point of that post was satire, I.E. criticism in a humorous way.]

 

[Friosis]

I'd like a number of people who used it as a dislike button compared to a disagree button. I mean, surely we're able to tell when people used it in either occasion?

[The point of that post was satire, I.E. criticism in a humorous way.]

Well if you look at how many factual posts have been given disagrees you can get a pretty clear picture.

 

[The Courier]

Well if you look at how many factual posts have been given disagrees you can get a pretty clear picture.

Then we're letting a tiny minority decide the actions of the entire forum base. A rather flawed argument.