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

I can go break it if you want.

 

Nah it's fine. I just find it very curious.

 

quick question: is there a way to make it so clicking on the word where the number is listed (e.g. Like x 2) makes you like that post?

 

that would be convenient.

 

or "agree" or whatever the word is
like it does on Discord with reactions

 

Also, slightly hijacking this post to ask: why are signatures not enabled by default?

 

I disable all signatures on all websites because they consist entirely of stuff I dont care about and use the precious screenspace / bandwidth I save for posts. Then again I am used to very obnoxious websites where a person's signature was just a way to see how many different flashy colours and misspelled song lyrics could be crammed into 500*250 pixels. This is probably not the case here but I generally keep them off anyway.

 

thanks all

 

I've never really seen stuff like that in signatures, on here it's mostly things like "These are my pronouns." "My tumblr blog is _____" or quotes and such. There aren't really super flashy colors, and I don't think I've seen a single image that isn't simple pixel art, mostly from @cassikat's thread.

 

and here's a good example of signature use. ty.

 

I use them to have song lyrics and quotes I like follow me everywhere. I gotta be pretentious and mark my mood and beliefs in song form.

trump gets elected

SA KYR'AM NAU TRACYN KAD, VODE AN

should probably switch that up at some point but with what is the question

 

I´ve had a quote from Alice In Wonderland in there since forever.

 

@spockandawe I totally understand that, didn't think about it that way. That makes sense.

 

side note, i like that i'm the model for good and restrained signature usage

 

I'm not caught up, but Witnessed to me seems like a solemn acknowledgement of the thing that's happening, while 'like' used to be a more emotional acknowledgement (like wordless sympathy or expressing fondness/support for the person). If 'Like' isn't going to mean that anymore with the new system, we definitely need a button that does.

Could we replace 'Hugs' with a Heart? That would sound more personal then 'sympathy' or 'comfort' and it wouldn't be a physical gesture. <3 = sending love/comfort/warm feelings etc.

Edit: I never liked witnessed very much (it's too cold and feels like people are staring at me with no expression) but it's definitely a thing on this forum and it should be kept around.

Edit #2: What about replacing useful/informative with something more ambigueous like...idk, a lightbulb emoji? For the peeps who are going to get anxiety because of the labels 'useful' and 'informative'? Still would love 'funny' to be replaced with indication of laughter.

 

It's also more versatile than sympathy, which I like. So yes. Good.

 

I think "Sympathy" already has an in, so to speak - a lot of people will like a sadpost and then clarify in a comment that it was a "sympathy like". Having a "Sympathy" button seems like a natural continuation of that.

 

Would like to chime in to say I'd be very very uncomfortable with hearts for the same reason a lot of people are uncomfortable with hugs. A heart feels very personal and intimate in a way I think could be just as potentially boundary-violating. It also has positive connotations that "Sympathy" doesn't necessarily have to have; "Sympathy" could just be an "I feel you bro, that sucks :/" sort of thing in addition to "sending positive feelings." And then there's ALSO the potential issue of someone misinterpreting it to mean "I like this" in a positive sense, and then you get all the issues that already come with ambiguous likes...

I'll cast my vote in for "Sympathy", for what it's worth.