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The thumbs down/up system

Is abused and should be only thumb up 15 23.44%
 
Is abused and should be given as privilege 4 6.25%
 
Is abused and those who a... 8 12.50%
 
Is what it is, and reflec... 37 57.81%
 
Total:64
LivingMetal on 18 January 2016
Angelv577 said:
They should change it to 'agree, disagree system'.

I "disagree."



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AZWification on 18 January 2016
LivingMetal said:
padib said:

I want to raise an issue in the comments section which makes it really unpleasant to post.

.....

What do you people think?

Actually, I think you're on to something.  I just checked the original article and found this:

The system must be broken because I don't think there are that many people in the world to down vote you...

Not even the DiCaprio avatar could save padib from all the downvotes.





                
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globalisateur on 18 January 2016

The thumb up and down can only work correctly if there are enough people using it.

Like any opinion poll.



AnthonyW86 on 18 January 2016

Well you can also upvote you're own comment so i wouldn't take it to seriously.



forest-spirit on 18 January 2016

In all seriousness though, there's really no point in having the ability to downvote comments. Good/popular posts already get moved to the top because of people giving a thumbs up so that system is already there. Thumbs down could have a place if used to filter out comments that are straight-out trolling but as is people use it to get rid of/hide opinions they simply don't agree with, and opinions getting hidden because they're unpopular is, as Pokoko said, bloody fucking stupid.



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LivingMetal on 18 January 2016
AnthonyW86 said:
Well you can also upvote you're own comment so i wouldn't take it to seriously.

 

Or create alt accounts to boost your ego.



StarOcean on 18 January 2016
LivingMetal said:
padib said:

I want to raise an issue in the comments section which makes it really unpleasant to post.

.....

What do you people think?

Actually, I think you're on to something.  I just checked the original article and found this:

The system must be broken because I don't think there are that many people in the world to down vote you...

It's not just the world. Aliens from a galaxy far far away saw it and disliked it 





ohmylanta1003 on 18 January 2016
padib said:

haha

Hiku, you know what would be awesome? If everyone that downvoted anonymously in the past gets revealed.

Then we would know who the trolls are! :)


Plot twist: maybe they aren't trolls. Maybe they just disagree with you.



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Ruler on 18 January 2016

i think down-voted posts shouldnt be hiden. And it should both Thumbs Up and Downs being displayed on the post



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hershel_layton on 18 January 2016

Don't let it get to you. Post what you want. Some strangers shouldn't irritate you



 

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