lawros left foot
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dingodan
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Thumbsup only had some merit to it I think.
If you don't have anything nice to thumb...
Let's be honest, at times some people are going to get thumbed down just because they are unpopular. Thumbsdown can make things abit cliquey & tit for tat.
Then again, maybe some people will think a little harder before they post rubbish too.
If you don't have anything nice to thumb...
Let's be honest, at times some people are going to get thumbed down just because they are unpopular. Thumbsdown can make things abit cliquey & tit for tat.
Then again, maybe some people will think a little harder before they post rubbish too.
nwgull
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I assumed that it was brought back especially for this thread:
http://www.northstandchat.com/showthread.php?334662-Time-to-bring-everyone-back-down-to-earth
http://www.northstandchat.com/showthread.php?334662-Time-to-bring-everyone-back-down-to-earth
Paul Reids Sock
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I see the points to both. However often on here there will be comments made which are perfectly sensible but the NSC mob will jump on them and they will receive loads of thumbs down. If anyone is particularly sensitive they may not post these and therefore the conversation may suffer?
Also - Sorry Lawros Left for the thumbs down - I just hadn't done one in ages!
dingodan
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Someone just downthumbed my post
Still hurts
Fair point about a chilling effect too, but come on, if you are that sensitive then internet forums may not be for you.
Someone just downthumbed my post
Still hurts
Fair point about a chilling effect too, but come on, if you are that sensitive then internet forums may not be for you.
THINK before posting RUBBISH
Icy Gull
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Ben's Grandad got a ridiculous number of unjustified thumbs down the last time this facility was available. Didn't bother him at all
dingodan
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To be fair I wasn't talking about peoples opinions, I was talking about those deliberately rude and incendiary posts, then again thinking about it those posters probably consider thumbsdown as a mark of success.
Icy Gull
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Have you any idea how hard that is? I didn't get to this post count by thinking at all
lawros left foot
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Someone just downthumbed my post
Still hurts
Fair point about a chilling effect too, but come on, if you are that sensitive then internet forums may not be for you.
You didn't have to thumbs down me though DD, I hardly ever thumbs down anyone except a select few
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dingodan
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This thread was kind of asking for it, in the nicest possible way! Genuinely it was meant affectionately/humorously.
Yeah, this thumbsdown thing could be a bad idea
On reflection I would vote that we revert to thumbsup only. Much more civilized and I hate to think of all the hurt feelings. Including my own
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Paul Reids Sock
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Someone just downthumbed my post
Still hurts
Fair point about a chilling effect too, but come on, if you are that sensitive then internet forums may not be for you.
Oh definitely agree, but over the years we have had many people on here that have been either over sensitive or in a slightly delicate mental state. The number of thumbs down they would have probably got may have had an effect on them.
When we had them before whenever I received some I would usually look back at the post and think 'yeah I was a tit' or - 'fine thumbs down me then you tit'. I then moved on with my life!
dingodan
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Yeah, all very tue, as someone else said on the Poll thread this place is a nicer place without it. It's only back for a day apparently, so that's good.
Paul Reids Sock
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Well in that case I had better start to go mental on the thumbs down as I will only regret it if I don't make the most of it
dingodan
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brightn'ove
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If you've received a thumbs down from me and your post isn't clearly stupid, apologies, just going a bit mad before it goes away again 
Easy 10
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I'd bin off the thumbs completely if I was in power. Waste of bandwidth.
Normal Rob
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But that's the worrying thing. A lot of people do think before posting rubbish.
dingodan
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