Liking likes and disagreeing with disagrees

jaomul · Mar 16, 2015

Ok, we all (most anyway) probably enjoy when someone likes a post we put up, some enjoy the arguemenative side, but on recent posts I noticed that sometimes a disagree goes up and the receiver seems to disagree with the poster as if to fight back.

Do you take the disagreements personally?

It appears some do

waday · Mar 16, 2015

This is probably one reason most social media sites (Facebook, Instagram, Flickr, and whatnot) do not have "dislike" options. Because there would be repercussions. And fighting. And drama.

I don't take dislikes/disagreements personally, but I dislike that there is a "disagree" option on TPF.

480sparky · Mar 16, 2015

One forum I haunted (now gone) had smite and exhault.

Derrel · Mar 16, 2015

I think the "disagree" option does NOTHING positive for this forum, whatsoever. It sucks. It serves no benefit, and brings with it only bad feelings. We have just a select few people on here who have been using the Disagree button, and it has done nothing positive, at all.

tirediron · Mar 16, 2015

Meh... a disagreement is just another form of opinion, and opinions are like donkey-holes. Everyone's got one.

runnah · Mar 16, 2015

Eh, its easier to just click a button to show my distaste than to having to write out a long post.

fjrabon · Mar 16, 2015

jaomul said:
Ok, we all (most anyway) probably enjoy when someone likes a post we put up, some enjoy the arguemenative side, but on recent posts I noticed that sometimes a disagree goes up and the receiver seems to disagree with the poster as if to fight back.

Do you take the disagreements personally?

It appears some do

nah, I don't take feedback personally. I honestly prefer some amount of disagreement over just constant likes. I feel like there are a few posters on here who people are very hesitant to disagree with them because they're so nice. Some people feel betrayed if their "friend" on TPF disagrees with them.

We're talking about art, if there isn't a healthy amount of conflicting viewpoints and disagreement, then something is wrong.

480sparky · Mar 16, 2015

I don't mind a Dislike as long as the person using it explains their position.

bribrius · Mar 16, 2015

480sparky said:
I don't mind a Dislike as long as the person using it explains their position.

there is a dislike button?

Derrel · Mar 16, 2015

480sparky said:
I don't mind a Dislike as long as the person using it explains their position.

Unfortunately, that's NOT how they're being used currently...we have a small group using them in a very lax manner...just clicking Disagree as a way to flick $hit at others...

480sparky · Mar 16, 2015

bribrius said:
480sparky said:

I don't mind a Dislike as long as the person using it explains their position.

Click to expand...

there is a dislike button?

Sorry. I've had too much hypo lately. Disagree.

bribrius · Mar 16, 2015

i wonder how a dislike button WOULD work out. That could provide some entertainment.

fjrabon · Mar 16, 2015

bribrius said:
i wonder how a dislike button WOULD work out. That could provide some entertainment.

for all intents and purposes, it seems to be the same exact way as the disagree button is currently working.

fjrabon · Mar 16, 2015

Derrel said:
480sparky said:

I don't mind a Dislike as long as the person using it explains their position.

Click to expand...

Unfortunately, that's NOT how they're being used currently...we have a small group using them in a very lax manner...just clicking Disagree as a way to flick $hit at others...

I think the primary issue with why people don't use the disagree for respectful disagreement is that it displays in the person's info like a mark of shame. I think this sort of serves to make people not want to disagree, for sake of not wanting their ratings to go down.

bribrius · Mar 16, 2015

i think the agree, disagree, like are great for people on the go that don't have much time to comment. All of which have the potential to be misused, over used, as Derrel mentioned (agree with that part). While it would be easier to get rid of the disagree button (just like we don't have a dislike button) i wonder if a poster would be disserviced over it if they have only one or two comments with no one with the time to answer with a disagreeing response and not disagree button to utilize. Something as simple as xxxx opinion can mislead a o.p into thinking that is the common belief with no xDISAGREE to give the o.p at least a pause and look further into the matter.