An idea for improving the “thumbs” feature

@fmf said
My "bleating" is that of a grown-up pushing back against a feature that lets the site down. I have no objection to being openly criticized on the forums. It may have escaped your notice but I rather relish it, especially when it is hypocritical. Anonymous thumbs are just about the most adolescent and craven way possible of expressing criticism.

Also it’s very strange their aren’t more, wouldn’t you agree?

How many are on this site a day? Random poster’s-0, what was that number? 🤔😁

@mike69 said
Used correctly I see none of the issues you mention, just a different form of expression. They could have fears or no interest in posting, just a passing agree or disagree push of a button.

@fmf said
Woodgirl and Indonesia Phil recently got about 12 anonymous red thumbs each for saying they enjoyed the Bill's Big Bag of Onions programme and helping me to make it. A supporter of anonymous thumbs said something along the lines of "If they lie down with dogs, then they get fleas." This whole grotty, puerile mentality is a blight on the website.

@mike69 said
That proves everything!

@fmf said
It's not about "proving" something. It's the kind of thing that lies at the core of the issue. The feature facilitates meaningless, humorless, cowardly nastiness being directed at posters like Woodgirl and Indonesia Phil.

@fmf said
It's not about "proving" something. It's the kind of thing that lies at the core of the issue. The feature facilitates meaningless, humorless, cowardly nastiness being directed at posters like Woodgirl and Indonesia Phil.

@woofwoof said
You really are the last person that should be complaining about nastiness.

@moonbus said
Thumbs are not the core of the issue at all. Moreover, there’s nothing nasty about (red) thumbs; that’s just you over-interpreting something you claim doesn’t bother you but obviously does bother you.

Red thumbs are merely a symptom. Suppressing or removing the symptom does not even come close to addressing the core issue.

If I may venture to propose a sure-fire method ...[text shortened]... proliferation of red thumbs: quality posting. Problem fixed, and no need to code any changes.

@suzianne said
What is infantile is your continual bleating about being criticized for your behavior.

@woofwoof said
Thumbs are indeed feedback: Especially for those whom fear being abused in retribution.

Russ, the proposal from myself is the thumbing function be set for subscribers only.

In line with the limiting alerts tactic this does the same thing: I.e. keeps the function for those subscribers who value it and prevents the infantile abuse of the feature.

@fmf said
Woodgirl and Indonesia Phil recently got about 12 anonymous red thumbs each for saying they enjoyed the Bill's Big Bag of Onions programme and helping me to make it. A supporter of anonymous thumbs said something along the lines of "If they lie down with dogs, then they get fleas." This whole grotty, puerile mentality is a blight on the website.

@divegeester said
Russ, the proposal from myself is the thumbing function be set for subscribers only.

In line with the limiting alerts tactic this does the same thing: I.e. keeps the function for those subscribers who value it and prevents the infantile abuse of the feature.