Rating System (was: what even are social noises round N+1)

Given the option between Informative, Useful, or Interesting, "Informative" is the one I most want to keep.

 

Fave option: Useful
OK option: Informative
No: Interesting.

 

Between Informative, Useful, and Interesting, I prefer Informative, but Interesting would be okay. I don't really like Useful and haven't seen it used much in threads so far.

I like the idea of an Acknowledged button, and it would be particularly useful for the original problem this thread was about.

My #1 wish is for a Relatable button, because I would use it all the time.

So my preferred list would be like... Like, Agree, Informative, Acknowledged, Sympathy, Relatable, Witnessed ? Which is about the same number we have now, but would be a more practical spread of options imo.

I still think Social Noise would be hilarious, but the reason it's funny to me is because it's so vague as to be nigh useless, so I don't think it's actually the best idea.

 

If we're going for vague, how about just "[noises]", or "rating". I would love to have a post that has been rated, not rated anything in particular, just rated.

 

So this was mentioned back as a possible substitute for hugs, but I don't think "sympathies" really covers what "hugs" does for me mentally. This as a substitute makes no fucking sense to me because that is not the only time during which hugs occur. For me the excitement about the option was that I could just randomly click that button for very specific users. Not necessarily when they're sad or upset but just because I am bored and OH LOOK IT IS THAT PERSON I PHYSICALLY ACTUALLY HUG A LOT HELLO. Along with sympathy. And reactions to cute happy puppy pictures. And so on.

Sympathy just doesn't really cover that at all. I also don't really ping sympathy and witnessed as being all that different in terms of how they read to me.

The idea of restricting hugs to one board seems odd to me though I do like the idea just because I want a fucking hug button. Even if it's only like in the vent threads.

Useful doesn't really ping me as being that useful. Most of what I find useful here is what I'd define as informative. Informative is also broader to me in terms of scope, as it can contain both useful things and not terribly useful things.

Interesting is...

Not...really the same as either of those two things? Like a picture of a weird dick might be interesting but it's certainly neither informative nor useful. Unless I guess the conversation is about weird dicks or something and it somehow elucidates the matter. To use a very crude example.

Funny is ok, I guess. It's a bit redundant for me with like around, but that's a personal matter I guess.

I have no idea what winner is supposed to convey and I want it kept solely for that reason and that reason alone. Why is this one random post about apples winner? Who knows. But god damn is it winner.

Agree I like and would prefer to keep so I can have an easy way of being clear that I'm showing agreement with a particular post. Without having the write shit out to just be like USER X IS RIGHT.

A relatable button would be nice. So long as it doesn't replace winner's spot.

 

That's part of why I like it and would like to keep it around, which I didn't think to mention. I like to think that at any moment I could be hugged. It is comforting to me.

yay different needs

 

Good: Like, Agree, Winner, Informative, Hugs, Witnessed

Irrelevant to my needs: Funny, Useful

I am aware hugs is being removed regardless of other opinions for conflicting needs reasons but I still like it a lot and wish it to be stated for Official Record.

 

I was joking in that one post but i genuinely like how usemative sounds in my head and how it looks on the page and it's a complete bullshit noise that means whatever we want it to mean in the realm of "content that contributes some informative value" and??? Idk??? I would like a Usemative button.

 

Informful looks very informal

 

I feel strongly about one button and that button is Winner
that feeling is also Winner

I could take or leave anything else

 

"[social noises]", "[physical noises]", "[animal noises]", "[noises]", "[/noises]", "[noses]", and everyone's favorite, "[hashtag]".

 

Add a "Thanks" reaction (and rate all of Seebs' posts with it).

 

I can't believe the solution all along was to create a dedicated pets forum that contains only the reactions Hugs and A GOOD DOG and ADORABLE... /jokes

/whispers/ Homestuck strikes again

 

I looked at the list of people who clicked the Hug button on this post and they all had A names so I joined in. :)

 

...that is an odd pattern.