BoccesOnTransit Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 I absolutely love the up-vote buttons that appear below posts. It's so cool to see rightful comments get a ton of love when a good point is made. But, I'm a little confused about the "thumbs-up" vs "thanks" buttons. When should one be used over the other? Is "thanks" stronger than "thumbs-up"? Also, does the "confused" button actually mean "confused"? It would be nice if there was an explicit "thumbs-down" button for poor/lazy points. IMO, the stackoverflow system is great since there is no ambiguity. Thoughts? PS: Thanks @SDS eternally for this superb site that I've visited daily for more than a decade. 3 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 A thumbs up is - we like your point A thanks is making a good point i don’T really know. It sounds good 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 There really needs to be a "you're an idiot" emoji. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 1 hour ago, Doc said: There really needs to be a "you're an idiot" emoji. I'm conflicted on whether to give this a thumbs up or a Thanks. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDS Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 7 hours ago, BoccesOnTransit said: I absolutely love the up-vote buttons that appear below posts. It's so cool to see rightful comments get a ton of love when a good point is made. But, I'm a little confused about the "thumbs-up" vs "thanks" buttons. When should one be used over the other? Is "thanks" stronger than "thumbs-up"? Also, does the "confused" button actually mean "confused"? It would be nice if there was an explicit "thumbs-down" button for poor/lazy points. IMO, the stackoverflow system is great since there is no ambiguity. Thoughts? PS: Thanks @SDS eternally for this superb site that I've visited daily for more than a decade. To me, Thumbs-up would be "I agree". Thanks would be just that... "thanks" for the information/help. Is there a need for both? Maybe not. stackoverflow's audience is a tad different than this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 9 hours ago, Doc said: There really needs to be a "you're an idiot" emoji. that's what we have DC Tom for 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nkreed Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 (edited) 32 minutes ago, /dev/null said: that's what we have DC Tom for Don't you mean his bot? Also, on a side note about the buttons. Every confused decreases the +rating listed next to the username by one. I'm not saying it matters, but I thought I'd throw that out there for those that track it. Edited September 12, 2018 by nkreed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 11 hours ago, BoccesOnTransit said: I absolutely love the up-vote buttons that appear below posts. It's so cool to see rightful comments get a ton of love when a good point is made. But, I'm a little confused about the "thumbs-up" vs "thanks" buttons. When should one be used over the other? Is "thanks" stronger than "thumbs-up"? Also, does the "confused" button actually mean "confused"? It would be nice if there was an explicit "thumbs-down" button for poor/lazy points. IMO, the stackoverflow system is great since there is no ambiguity. Thoughts? PS: Thanks @SDS eternally for this superb site that I've visited daily for more than a decade. Well, you can always quote the post and discuss your +/- view(s) on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 appoint a White Paper Committee on the nuances of thumbs-up vs. thanks, can't wait for the results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 5 hours ago, /dev/null said: that's what we have DC Tom for He gets banned too often to be useful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 15 hours ago, Doc said: There really needs to be a "you're an idiot" emoji. DC Tom's avatar could be used as emoji. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Fan Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Thanks I suppose are given for posting something real good or interesting. I remember a video I posted of Patriot fans watching losing the Super Bowl got tons of thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 (edited) 7 hours ago, nkreed said: Don't you mean his bot? Also, on a side note about the buttons. Every confused decreases the +rating listed next to the username by one. I'm not saying it matters, but I thought I'd throw that out there for those that track it. I just gave you the confused face and your number didn't change. Edit: And then I changed it to the crying one and it still didn't change. Edited September 12, 2018 by shrader Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray Beard Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 10 hours ago, nkreed said: Don't you mean his bot? Also, on a side note about the buttons. Every confused decreases the +rating listed next to the username by one. I'm not saying it matters, but I thought I'd throw that out there for those that track it. That doesn’t seem logical. Sad or confused might be a legitimate reaction to a post. If somebody is sick or injured, I might hit the sad button. If somebody comments on a strange call by the refs, I might hit the confused button. It doesn’t reflect on the person who posted, rather it is a reaction to the information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nkreed Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Well obviously things have changed since I last looked at it. ? Thank you all for calling me out on it. I was confused when I first saw the decrease in +/- way back when they were introduced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 14 hours ago, SDS said: To me, Thumbs-up would be "I agree". Thanks would be just that... "thanks" for the information/help. Is there a need for both? Maybe not. stackoverflow's audience is a tad different than this one. I may be a little anal about these things, but I think there’s enough of a distinction between the Like and the Thanks/Wisdom option that I’m glad to have two options. No biggie, but a nice distinction to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous Guy Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 I'd like to have a thumbs down or pile of poop option. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 2 hours ago, Nervous Guy said: I'd like to have a thumbs down or pile of poop option. That would have gotten alot of use during the Ravens game day threads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 2 hours ago, Nervous Guy said: I'd like to have a thumbs down or pile of poop option. Agreed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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