An idea for improving the “thumbs” feature

@ponderable said
So how important is this in the bigger frame of things?

Absolutely nothing at RHP is anywhere near the bigger frame of things. There's nothing wrong with doing little things that make this site better.

@fmf said
Absolutely nothing at RHP is anywhere near the bigger frame of things. There's nothing wrong with doing little things that make this site better.

You should probably take this up privately in a PM with Ponderable rather than posting it here; that’s what he prefers.

If any individual (subscriber or not) is distressed over seeing a thumb count on his messages, why not allow them to disable it? For themselves that is, not for everyone else.
Some people are distressed by it and some aren't, so why not let everyone decide for themselves if they want to see an approval/disapproval rating?

I'm suggesting it could be made invisible only to the person who doesn't want to see it

@kilroy70 said
If any individual (subscriber or not) is distressed over seeing a thumb count on his messages, why not allow them to disable it? For themselves that is, not for everyone else.
Some people are distressed by it and some aren't, so why not let everyone decide for themselves if they want to see an approval/disapproval rating?

I'm suggesting it could be made invisible only to the person who doesn't want to see it

This suggestion was already made maybe a dozen pages ago. The interesting thing about making it possible for the recipient of thumbs to disable them [so that they alone don't see them] is that several of the supporters of the feature argue that it is a chance to send a message to the recipient.

@fmf said
There's nothing wrong with doing little things that make this site better.

No, there's not.

But this "suggestion" will result in people making bad posting decisions getting less pushback about their bad posting decisions. One can easily see why you two, out of all the posters on this site, are the most vocal about either restricting the feature or making it not anonymous, so that you can easily endlessly berate those who disagree with you.

Because that IS what would happen. And everyone knows it.

And that would make this site and its forums worse, not better.

@fmf said
This suggestion was already made maybe a dozen pages ago.

It was already voted down a dozen pages or so. And yet, you and the goose are still yabbering on about it as if it were an honest suggestion.

Stop it, already. You have been weighted, and found wanting.

@suzianne said
No, there's not.

But this "suggestion" will result in people making bad posting decisions getting less pushback about their bad posting decisions. One can easily see why you two, out of all the posters on this site, are the most vocal about either restricting the feature or making it not anonymous, so that you can easily endlessly berate those who disagree with you.

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And that would make this site and its forums worse, not better.

You seem to be under the impression that posting style is influenced by thumbs. Is this something you have actually observed in your time here?

@shallow-blue said
It was already voted down a dozen pages or so.

I didn’t see a “vote”.

Neither was there a “vote” when Russ decided to restrict “alerts” to 3, and to subscribers only.

@divegeester said
I didn’t see a “vote”.

Neither was there a “vote” when Russ decided to restrict “alerts” to 3, and to subscribers only.

Apparently, you and your partner in crime are the only ones who got a vote.

@divegeester said
You seem to be under the impression that posting style is influenced by thumbs. Is this something you have actually observed in your time here?

Silencing pushback doesn't make people dislike your bad posting habits any less, either.

@suzianne said
Silencing pushback doesn't make people dislike your bad posting habits any less, either.

What bad posting habits?

@suzianne said
Apparently, you and your partner in crime are the only ones who got a vote.

Ignoring your silly “partner in crime” comment, I’ll ask you again then…

You seem to be under the impression that posting style is influenced by thumbs. Is this something you have actually observed in your time here?

@divegeester said
What bad posting habits?

For starters, this one right here. It's tiresome and dishonest.

@shallow-blue said
For starters, this one right here. It's tiresome and dishonest.

You feel that my asking that question of Suzianne is a “bad posting habit” and you find it “tiresome and dishonest”?

Maybe you need to man up a bit Shallow Blue.

@suzianne said
Silencing pushback doesn't make people dislike your bad posting habits any less, either.

Anonymous thumbs ARE silenced "pushback". And if, as Kilroy70 suggests, it should be possible for the recipient to disable them, then they aren't "pushback" at all.