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I do wish we could be rid of the "dislike" button!!!
I have just disliked a post by accident, by touching the wrong bit of the screen while scrolling down on my phone (my friends know how inept I am with my phone), and I am mortified - I would never dislike someone's post, it's just plain rude. Likes are ok, dislikes are not. Please, oh great lords of UKC, rid your flock of this social menace and get rid of the dislike button.
I have just disliked a post by accident, by touching the wrong bit of the screen while scrolling down on my phone (my friends know how inept I am with my phone), and I am mortified - I would never dislike someone's post, it's just plain rude. Likes are ok, dislikes are not. Please, oh great lords of UKC, rid your flock of this social menace and get rid of the dislike button.
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In reply to Greasy Prusiks:
I know
But it is a heartfelt plea for the removal of a source of unhappiness on a site that generally makes me very happy.
I know
But it is a heartfelt plea for the removal of a source of unhappiness on a site that generally makes me very happy.
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In reply to BusyLizzie:
Just hit the button again; it will remove the dislike. It's a toggle, not a 'rack up as many dislikes as you can by pressing repeatedly'...
Just hit the button again; it will remove the dislike. It's a toggle, not a 'rack up as many dislikes as you can by pressing repeatedly'...
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In reply to BusyLizzie:
Yeah personally it doesn't bother me but each to their own.
It appears I should also prepare for some dislikes. People get quite dislike happy on threads like this.
Yeah personally it doesn't bother me but each to their own.
It appears I should also prepare for some dislikes. People get quite dislike happy on threads like this.
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In reply to BusyLizzie:
I dislike dislikes because disliking donates disliking rather than disagreeing, and there is nothing likeable about that Also does it mean the post is disliked? The grammar or spelling disliked? The author disliked? Or are they all mistaken dislikes like Busy Lizzie's dislikes, which you can ignore because no dislike is intended? But possibly no like is intended either? Just keep your fingers to yourself if you like. Or should that be if you dislike?
I dislike dislikes because disliking donates disliking rather than disagreeing, and there is nothing likeable about that Also does it mean the post is disliked? The grammar or spelling disliked? The author disliked? Or are they all mistaken dislikes like Busy Lizzie's dislikes, which you can ignore because no dislike is intended? But possibly no like is intended either? Just keep your fingers to yourself if you like. Or should that be if you dislike?
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In reply to BusyLizzie:
I too dislike the dislike button, but the powers that be seem pig-headedly wedded to them.
I too dislike the dislike button, but the powers that be seem pig-headedly wedded to them.
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In reply to Rick Graham:
I do not think it should be anonymous.
To add a bit more fun and spice, make random disclosures of who has pressed the 'Dislike' button... or
I do not think it should be anonymous.
To add a bit more fun and spice, make random disclosures of who has pressed the 'Dislike' button... or
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In reply to Trangia:
I'm beginning to dislike threads about disliking dislikes.
Go on, dislike my post about disliking threads about disliking dislikes...
I'm beginning to dislike threads about disliking dislikes.
Go on, dislike my post about disliking threads about disliking dislikes...
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In reply to Rick Graham:
Yes, open dislike/like would be best. Quite often one cannot be bothered typing a response but would love to make it clear a particular post is rubbish. Signing a like/dislike would make registering your support or, more often, telling a poster to f*ck off much easier. Anyway, I would not want to post anything I would not also say to anyone face to face (my use of a pseudonym is for practical uses only, anyone could deduce who I am or simply ask).
CB
Yes, open dislike/like would be best. Quite often one cannot be bothered typing a response but would love to make it clear a particular post is rubbish. Signing a like/dislike would make registering your support or, more often, telling a poster to f*ck off much easier. Anyway, I would not want to post anything I would not also say to anyone face to face (my use of a pseudonym is for practical uses only, anyone could deduce who I am or simply ask).
CB
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In reply to captain paranoia:
I didn't know that, ta.
> Just hit the button again; it will remove the dislike.
I didn't know that, ta.
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In reply to Rick Graham:
You are doubly anonymous!
Bloody too right I am! If friends, family and employer saw the stuff I wrote on here I'd be shot!
(Have never Disliked a post though)
You are doubly anonymous!
Bloody too right I am! If friends, family and employer saw the stuff I wrote on here I'd be shot!
(Have never Disliked a post though)
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In reply to all:
... crikey, 47 dislikes! I will take that as a compliment/achievement/perhaps even a record?
Useful to know it's a toggle, thank you.
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... crikey, 47 dislikes! I will take that as a compliment/achievement/perhaps even a record?
Useful to know it's a toggle, thank you.
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In reply to Yanis Nayu:
Or maybe you are simply pig-headedly wedded against them. Some people like them some people don't. Why should your point of view win the day? Maybe UKC could hold a referendum - they seem to be in vogue at the moment.
> I too dislike the dislike button, but the powers that be seem pig-headedly wedded to them.
Or maybe you are simply pig-headedly wedded against them. Some people like them some people don't. Why should your point of view win the day? Maybe UKC could hold a referendum - they seem to be in vogue at the moment.
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In reply to Willi Crater:
They jare doing. Whether or not to retain the dislike feature is one of the questions in the current UKC survey. http://www.ukclimbing.com/news/item.php?id=70463
> ...Maybe UKC could hold a referendum - they seem to be in vogue at the moment.
They jare doing. Whether or not to retain the dislike feature is one of the questions in the current UKC survey. http://www.ukclimbing.com/news/item.php?id=70463
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In reply to NathanP:
Cheers for the heads up. Just went to have a look at it and it appears I 've already completed it. It obviously made a big impression on me as I 've absolutely no recollection of doing so.
Cheers for the heads up. Just went to have a look at it and it appears I 've already completed it. It obviously made a big impression on me as I 've absolutely no recollection of doing so.
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In reply to Willi Crater:
Of course if they wanted to UKC could easily make it possible to opt in/out of the whole like/dislike functionality. Make it an option in your profile and if you don't want to see the like/dislike buttons or totals then they could be removed from the page. Would keep everyone happy I would have thought.
Wouldn't stop others from disliking your posts but at least you wouldn't know how much you are hated.
Of course if they wanted to UKC could easily make it possible to opt in/out of the whole like/dislike functionality. Make it an option in your profile and if you don't want to see the like/dislike buttons or totals then they could be removed from the page. Would keep everyone happy I would have thought.
Wouldn't stop others from disliking your posts but at least you wouldn't know how much you are hated.
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In reply to BusyLizzie:
.....errrmm...... if the buttons make you so unhappy, why are you using them?
> I know
> But it is a heartfelt plea for the removal of a source of unhappiness on a site that generally makes me very happy.
.....errrmm...... if the buttons make you so unhappy, why are you using them?
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In reply to Big Ger:
I'm not, except that I used one by accident, and I notice that they seem to irritate quite a lot of other people.
> .....errrmm...... if the buttons make you so unhappy, why are you using them?
I'm not, except that I used one by accident, and I notice that they seem to irritate quite a lot of other people.
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In reply to BusyLizzie:
If we got rid of the reply button that'd stop a lot of people getting irritated as well. We could have a forum full of monologues
> I'm not, except that I used one by accident, and I notice that they seem to irritate quite a lot of other people.
If we got rid of the reply button that'd stop a lot of people getting irritated as well. We could have a forum full of monologues
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In reply to BusyLizzie:
If you like your dislike , it will remove the dislike, and same if you dislike your like .
If you like your dislike , it will remove the dislike, and same if you dislike your like .
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In reply to Lion Bakes:
Arrrrrhhhh! Rumbled!
CB
cb294 was just my email login at Cambridge (Christian Boekel), but it makes more sense to use a login name to preserve a modicum of privacy. It is no secret to anyone who asks something of me in a PM, I use my regular email with full details to reply.
Arrrrrhhhh! Rumbled!
CB
cb294 was just my email login at Cambridge (Christian Boekel), but it makes more sense to use a login name to preserve a modicum of privacy. It is no secret to anyone who asks something of me in a PM, I use my regular email with full details to reply.
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In reply to BusyLizzie:
Not even close (yet): http://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?t=632503 . I dislike your OP because I dislike people moaning about dislikes in general, and also because I dislike people starting new threads when the subject has been thoroughly covered already. I didn't dislike your OP though, because you don't deserve a record number of dislikes, so there! :-P
> ... crikey, 47 dislikes! I will take that as a compliment/achievement/perhaps even a record?
Not even close (yet): http://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?t=632503 . I dislike your OP because I dislike people moaning about dislikes in general, and also because I dislike people starting new threads when the subject has been thoroughly covered already. I didn't dislike your OP though, because you don't deserve a record number of dislikes, so there! :-P
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In reply to Willi Crater:
Alternatively, if you're using either Chrome or Firefox, you could use the extensions that Reaver2k kindly whipped up in response to the thread I linked to above and do it yourself.
Hang on a mo..
Here's one: http://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=632503&v=1#x8216896
And here's t'other one: http://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=632503&v=1#x8217553
> Of course if they wanted to UKC could easily make it possible to opt in/out of the whole like/dislike functionality.
Alternatively, if you're using either Chrome or Firefox, you could use the extensions that Reaver2k kindly whipped up in response to the thread I linked to above and do it yourself.
Hang on a mo..
Here's one: http://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=632503&v=1#x8216896
And here's t'other one: http://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=632503&v=1#x8217553
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In reply to BusyLizzie:
I thought this had been solved:
It's not "like/dislike", it's "agree/disagree"
Everyone feel better now?
I thought this had been solved:
It's not "like/dislike", it's "agree/disagree"
Everyone feel better now?
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In reply to Just Another Dave:
I disagree with this.
> It's not "like/dislike", it's "agree/disagree"
I disagree with this.
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In reply to BusyLizzie:
It's a lazy feedback mechanism at best, and generally discourages discussion. Since discussion creates web site hits, and web site hits create income, most forums that tried dislikes have dumped them, so I'm sure UKC will cotton on to that too, eventually.
It's a lazy feedback mechanism at best, and generally discourages discussion. Since discussion creates web site hits, and web site hits create income, most forums that tried dislikes have dumped them, so I'm sure UKC will cotton on to that too, eventually.
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In reply to BusyLizzie:
Thank you for your very frank public confession.
You may absolve yourself by two Hail Marys, one Our Father and a Glory Be.
Thank you for your very frank public confession.
You may absolve yourself by two Hail Marys, one Our Father and a Glory Be.
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In reply to birdie num num:
Thank you! Jolly helpful to be absolved
(edited to add smiley)
Thank you! Jolly helpful to be absolved
(edited to add smiley)
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In reply to BusyLizzie:
I like the like/dislike buttons. I consider a post successful when I get large and equal numbers of likes and dislikes; the likes confirm that I am right and the dislikes confirm that I have successfully wound up the people who are wrong.
I like the like/dislike buttons. I consider a post successful when I get large and equal numbers of likes and dislikes; the likes confirm that I am right and the dislikes confirm that I have successfully wound up the people who are wrong.
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In reply to birdie num num:
I really don't think She would do that, She is nice. Or They is. Or They are... aaaghgh...
> The father, the son and the holy ghost disliked my comment. Bastards.
I really don't think She would do that, She is nice. Or They is. Or They are... aaaghgh...
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