Thoughts on react button

guffygoff

I'm not really big on down voting posts, but wish that there was an extra face available in the options available. I was thinking of a perhaps a face with just a straight mouth, as this expresses disagreement, but in a fairly neutral way.

It's just that I find the crying face too much of a negative reaction for most uses, and the open mouthed face seems to be expressing surprise, so was thinking that something a bit more matter of fact might be useful.

I'm not trying to increase negativity with this suggestion, but rather tone it down by suggesting a milder form of negative reaction. I've never given a tearful face as a response, as I think this is a bit over the top, but would consider giving a more gentle rebuke such as a straight mouthed face. Wouldn't a frowny face be better than the tearful face?

Any one else have thoughts on this?

endorphin

guffygoff as you state giffgaff are seriously against any form of negative or down voting of posts as they want to maintain a positive vibe in the community. As such I'm not sure even a mildly negative reaction as you suggest would be allowed, giffgaff deliberately chose the 6 reactions (amongst quite a few available) you see now which are all positively inclined.

However there's nothing to stop you voicing your dissent in your reply.

blackfive460

guffygoff

At some point, hopefully in the not too distant future we are supposed to be having a serious discussion about the whole concept of reactions.
I am absolutely certain that when that discussion happens, the subject pf negative reactions will be raised!

giffgaff20147

guffygoff hello I don’t see why we have all this emoji better with just kudos
got to think though if we show say crying face member may be new so they get it wrong it does not encourage them to come on forum I have many times

one point I gave one by accident there does not seem to be a way to change it

stephenpperry

guffygoff I really like the react options! So much more personal than kudos ever was

shabazmoqsud

guffygoff first off i think reactions are ok but i prefer to have kudos back.

second reactions are very buggy always get errors when clicking like something went wrong there or you dont have permission to do this etc that needs fixed.

i also dont like how you can react to your own post dont think that should be an option

i dislike how you can you do multiple reactions of each type on a post.

i would like to have the option back where you can see which members reacted on posts

like we used to have with kudos

ip633

guffygoff I think it’s probably best to post a comment In the usual way, and then add an appropriate emoji 😐️

I’m probably missing the point though 🤔

guffygoff

endorphin I hear you. But how is a crying face not a negative vibe? And surely a frowning face is less negative than a crying one. I've been having a few people disagreeing with me, and they show this by using a crying face, which just looks like I'm making people cry.

A frowning face option would mean less people crying, which must be a good thing. 😉

endorphin

guffygoff I think the crying face is more about showing sympathy than being a negative reaction but I suppose it's open to interpretation.

allan1954

guffygoff the members dont want to react/reply to you as it would be classed as argumentive and they could get educated when they dont agree with what you say.

guffygoff

endorphin Ah, I didn't know that. The people giving me crying faces have all been people who have been strongly disagreeing with me, so I'd just assuming that it was a negative reaction. I suspect that the supposed sympathy symbol has been hijacked by many as a sign of disapproval.

endorphin

guffygoff I suspect that the supposed sympathy symbol has been hijacked by many as a sign of disapproval.

Just regard them as being sympathetic! 😉

endorphin

allan1954 as it would be classed as argumentive and they could get educated when they dont agree with what you say.

They won't get educated for argumentative posts as long as they're not abusive! What's the point in a forum if no-one can disagree with what you say!?

extreme_one

I feel that crying face symbol can be interpreted a few different ways.

Your post upsets me
I'm sad that people have this opinion
Tears of sympathy

wagstaffes

giffgaff20147 Just click on it again and it removes it.

allan1954

endorphin They won't get educated for argumentative posts as long as they're not abusive! What's the point in a forum if no-one can disagree with what you say!?

when an argument starts between members 9/10 it ends with words said that should not be said then the educator removes the replies.

endorphin

allan1954 9/10 it ends with words said that should not be said then the educator removes the replies.

That's fair enough if one or both violate the guidelines, but it's possible to have a reasoned and heated argument/debate without violating the guidelines. Resorting to abuse means you've have no effective reply in my view.

guffygoff

stephenpperry Hi Stephen. I preferred the kudos system, but probably just because it was simple and easy to understand.
How do you feel about the face with a tear? Do you see it as a sympathetic emoji, or as I have been doing, see it as a negative reaction?

allan1954

stephenpperry I really like the react options! So much more personal than kudos ever was

I agree wouldnt want to go back to the old kudos idea.

peterhall0012

guffygoff all the emojis are just a bit of fun after all giffgaff picked them don't take it to seriously.

stephenpperry

guffygoff I see it as sadness. Which can be both sympathy and negative. It depends on the thread. I really like all of these emoji available though

guffygoff

peterhall0012

peterhall0012 all the emojis are just a bit of fun after all giffgaff picked them don't take it to seriously.

This thread has highlighted that different people have wildly different interpretations of the crying emoji. So hasn't this thread done some good? It's certainly clarified certain things for me. So perhaps it's better if you let me decide what I take seriously or not.

pw6049

guffygoff embrace the change and l love the new emojis all of them.

davidevans0000

The members give me all the different emojis all 6 I have got since this came out dosent bother me at all I just laugh it off.