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@yo-its-me saidThat would really cut back on my thumbs down....LOL...
Would it be possible to restrict someone's use of thumbs in a 24 hour period without too much reprogramming of the system?
And, if so, would that be possible?
It would prevent trolling, encouraging other people to troll and make the thumbs mean more.
Anyone who posts can be considered a troll as you post and repost in different threads.
-VR
@very-rusty saidAre the 3 red thumbs to your post a disapproval to the idea that you'd give less red thumbs?
That would really cut back on my thumbs down....LOL...
Anyone who posts can be considered a troll as you post and repost in different threads.
-VR
Or because very rusty posted anything in a thread?
Or to your definition of troll?
@yo-its-me saidI gave him a thumb down for giving a poor definition of what constitutes a troll.
Are the 3 red thumbs to your post a disapproval to the idea that you'd give less red thumbs?
Or because very rusty posted anything in a thread?
Or to your definition of troll?
A person who posts in different threads 'isn't' by definition a troll. They are a forum regular.
@ghost-of-a-duke saidThank you for clarifying.
I gave him a thumb down for giving a poor definition of what constitutes a troll.
A person who posts in different threads 'isn't' by definition a troll. They are a forum regular.
I'm sure you can see my point, it's hard to know what a thumb means.
@yo-its-me saidI've given you a thumb up.
Thank you for clarifying.
I'm sure you can see my point, it's hard to know what a thumb means.
It means 'have a splendid weekend.'
@ghost-of-a-duke saidI hope you have a splendid weekend too.
I've given you a thumb up.
It means 'have a splendid weekend.'
@yo-its-me saidWe've had this discussion before, with minor variations.
Would it be possible to restrict someone's use of thumbs in a 24 hour period without too much reprogramming of the system?
And, if so, would that be possible?
It would prevent trolling, encouraging other people to troll and make the thumbs mean more.
I don't see that restricting the number of thumbs a poster can give in any 24-hour period is likely to reduce trolling. Trolling is not in the thumbs; it's in the posts which reap thumbs. Any limit on the number (6, 12, 24, whatever) of thumbs a poster could give would be arbitrary. If someone uploads many stupid posts (let's say, 50) and someone else calls him out on it by giving them all TDs, the first poster should reap what he sewed.
TU is equivalent to "hear, hear" in Parliament, and serves a useful purpose. Sometimes one wants to express approval without the need to add anything more to what has been said already.
TD is equivalent to a snigger, without the need to add anything more. This too has a useful function in an open forum.
Keep both, with no limit.
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@moonbus saidFair enough. I mean good points really. As long as everyone knows I have no idea most of the time what a thumb either way actually is intended to mean.
We've had this discussion before, with minor variations.
I don't see that restricting the number of thumbs a poster can give in any 24-hour period is likely to reduce trolling. Trolling is not in the thumbs; it's in the posts which reap thumbs. Any limit on the number (6, 12, 24, whatever) of thumbs a poster could give would be arbitrary. If someone uploads many stupid pos ...[text shortened]... to add anything more. This too has a useful function in an open forum.
Keep both, with no limit.
So if someone wants to say something I'd prefer a forum response.
Edit: Why has someone clicked the ! on your post??!! Those I normally understand.
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@moonbus saidHear! Hear!
We've had this discussion before, with minor variations.
I don't see that restricting the number of thumbs a poster can give in any 24-hour period is likely to reduce trolling. Trolling is not in the thumbs; it's in the posts which reap thumbs. Any limit on the number (6, 12, 24, whatever) of thumbs a poster could give would be arbitrary. If someone uploads many stupid pos ...[text shortened]... to add anything more. This too has a useful function in an open forum.
Keep both, with no limit.
Looks like a crybaby has alerted your post: Probably for use of the word that roughly means "titter"!
Let'em alert away! 😀
@yo-its-me said! Probably an automated alert triggered by a word.
Fair enough. I mean good points really. As long as everyone knows I have no idea most of the time what a thumb either way actually is intended to mean.
So if someone wants to say something I'd prefer a forum response.
Edit: Why has someone clicked the ! on your post??!! Those I normally understand.
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@moonbus saidtesting the hypothesis:
(let's say, 50) and someone else calls him out on it by giving them all TDs, the first poster should reap what he sewed.
TU is equivalent to "hear, hear" in Parliament, and serves a useful purpose. Sometimes one wants to express approval without the need to add anything more to what has been said already.
TD is equivalent to a snigger, without the need to add
@ponderable saidOh I see, yes, I think you're right.
So the quoted part was a word that triggered the automatic alert.
I persume it is the word that reads like a deregatory term for people of Colour is you remove the "s".
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@ponderable saidLike I said...same meaning as titter.
So the quoted part was a word that triggered the automatic alert.
I persume it is the word that reads like a deregatory term for people of Colour is you remove the "s".