Love the board....but can we ditch "dislike"?

[Jackers]

Firstly, well done Marcus for setting up this board which so far as I can see is a huge upgrade on its predecessor.

Quite apart from the core issue of requiring users to register as members, it is altogether more pleasing on the eye and very much more user-friendly. I'm particularly grateful for the spell-check facility and the "edit" button, as it was so frustrating not to be able to correct a typo or perhaps word something slightly differently after a few minutes' reflection once I'd hit "send".

The one thing (ironically) I dislike is the "dislike" button, which strikes me as a recipe for creating unnecessary friction and adversarial reaction. I've already seen one example on another thread where a member is understandably wondering what it was about his post that someone "disliked". If we feel strongly enough about what someone else has said to disagree, far better to respond and explain to them and to everyone else what it is we take issue with.

If I get lots of "dislikes" in response to this suggestion then I will of course respect that other people feel differently, but I feel it adds little value and can only breed confusion or resentment.

[Owen B]

That's a good idea to do it pre-emptively. They did similar on another message board I frequent, while keeping the 'likes'. People were anonymously 'disliking' posts for particular posters, which was a tad unfair! Not that any of the fine people on here would do that, but would clear up misunderstandings.

[Missing Leg]

Another suggestion...

Judging by my experience on another thread, it appears that a poster can start a thread, illicit a reply and then go back to edit the thread title and the opening post after the replies have started to come in. This could lead to some very strange threads that don't make sense to anyone, particularly one with many replies.

Perhaps it would be possible to prevent the editing of thread titles and individual posts once subsequent posts have been made?

I hope this request makes sense. Sorry to add to your workload, Marcus. Refusal will not offend.

[The Red Rooster]

Instead of a dislike button why not an "ignore" button. Which simply means that if you have a particular poster who irritates you you can always opt not to see their posts.

This works on other messageboards and since the idea behind trolling is to elicit a reaction Trolls would soon clear off the board.

[Admin]

Still getting to grips with the admin of the new messageboard, but I think I have now worked out how to omit dislikes.

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