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[Soul]

People say there wiil be many trolls after E3. So we should add a dislike button or an agree/disagree system here. I know you guys are bronies but still we should have one. I understand if I.P boards dosen't have one. But if they do please add. I wanted to see how many people care so added a poll. So If somebody spams and the comment has more than maybe 25 dislikes it can be removed. If you have any other suggestions members please post them here it would helpp me out. I know this might not work very well that is why I need your help explaining and adding better ways to improve this idea so we can stop members who post foolish thing.

[Daniel]

That would be a great help against trolls, as long as they don't outnumber us. Maybe the mods would check heavily disliked posts before any others, and make the decision of removing the posts themselves, and banning for multiple trolling posts. That, along with a bigger mod team would make this a pretty secure site in my opinion. I'm not sure if i want the agree there though, it's debatable, so the mods could decide that if they decided to have this added, along with our opinions. (Sorry for speaking the obvious, but it could be true.)

[AMAC]

The problem with a dislike button is that it's a feature which can easily be abused and there is the risk of some members being offended if their posts received dislikes. As far as I'm aware, IP.Board doesn't have a dislike button feature anyway.

As for trolls/spammers, the simplest way to deal with them is simply to use the report button and one of the moderating team will deal with it.

[nintendo3DS]

Well, isn't liking someone's post pretty much saying you agree with them?

But, yeah, I would like having an Agree and Dislike button or whatever. Besides, I know where I would use the dislike button now. It would be on those thread about the Wii U power. Also, I don't think this is going to happen though because I remember something about Feld0 saying he hated the idea and it caused to much controversial debates.

[Joshua]

Quoting Auzzie Wingman;

"So long as the owner of this site is a Brony, you will not see a dislike option."

(Somewhere across those lines.)

[Soul]

Quoting Auzzie Wingman;

"So long as the owner of this site is a Brony, you will not see a dislike option."

(Somewhere across those lines.)

Quoting what i said in this paraagraph.

"I know you guys are bronies but still we should have one."

-Sportsgamer

[Nollog]

This is what posting is for.

You click the little textarea below all the posts and you start tying "I disagree, because..." and then you finish with the reasons you disagree.
It takes more time, but it encourages discussion, since it's a forum and all.

[Soul]

This is what posting is for.

You click the little textarea below all the posts and you start tying "I disagree, because..." and then you finish with the reasons you disagree.
It takes more time, but it encourages discussion, since it's a forum and all.

Well, we have a like button....
So your saying we should just quote and say I like this, instead?

[Nollog]

A like is different to a dislike.
A like is saying "yes", a dislike is saying "no, I disagree because..."
Like reduces spammy replies.
Dislikes would discourage discussion.

[BazzDropperz]

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Edited by BazzDropperz, 14 July 2014 - 01:17 AM.

[Daniel]

A like is different to a dislike.
A like is saying "yes", a dislike is saying "no, I disagree because..."
Like reduces spammy replies.
Dislikes would discourage discussion.

That is a good point, although maybe, just maybe a dislike button would help mods find inappropriate and/or trolling posts more easily.

[Nollog]

----> REPORT

Report people for doing stuff against the rules.
That should give mods a direct link to the post, and an outline written by you explaining why you think it's against the rules.

[Daniel]

----> REPORT

Report people for doing stuff against the rules.
That should give mods a direct link to the post, and an outline written by you explaining why you think it's against the rules.

You're actually right, although it somewhat does seem like a nice feature to have. It couldn't hurt too much, could it?

[Xiombarg]

I disagree, because like/dislike systems are rather annoying. All it will do is encourage dislikers to spam the button or to dislike liked posts.
*Insert everything else Nollog said here*

[Daniel]

I disagree, because like/dislike systems are rather annoying. All it will do is encourage dislikers to spam the button or to dislike liked posts.
*Insert everything else Nollog said here*

You're right, I guess it probably wouldn't work. Although, maybe the mods could ban users if they're spamming it? It would require a much larger mod team though. Maybe in the far future, just maybe...

[Nollog]

I disagree, because like/dislike systems are rather annoying. All it will do is encourage dislikers to spam the button or to dislike liked posts.
*Insert everything else Nollog said here*

Couldn't have said it better myself.

Also worth noting, Feld0 is a brony, so if he did make a dislike function, he'd have to stop liking ponies for a reason which doesn't make sense to me, but maybe a brony will explain.

[Joshua]

I disagree, because like/dislike systems are rather annoying. All it will do is encourage dislikers to spam the button or to dislike liked posts.

Agreed. Hell someone on this forum already admitted that they would do that. Who it was exactly escaped my mind.

[Auzzie Wingman]

I frequent a site that has both an upvote and downvote system. It can be easily abused (we had this contest where which of two people would reach first; Person A to +100 rep or Person B to -100 rep... obviously Person B won).

However, on that site in particular it doesn't faze anyone to get ripped on in posts. The kind of offensive material over there certainly wouldn't go through here.

A dislike button works on that site because well *laughs maniacally*... I mean no one gives two poops. Or three. It wouldn't work here because I'm just gonna take a guess and say some people are going to get mad they got even one (probably legit) dislike. It's going to cause unnecessary tension and flames and thunderbolt punches.

Everyone here is well behaved anyway.

Also, that brony thing.

[StreetPassWanter]

I dislike dislikes. It will offend emotional users, and it just creates a bad feeling. A disliking something that's not nice. Of course, if you provide reasons and you're not trolling, it's OK. Besides, your point on trolls: they will dislike EVERYTHING.

[Daniel]

Yeah, I guess you guys are right.
Maybe when the mod team gets a lot bigger or something.