Like / Dislike Ratings

[Tom Allensworth 1,532]

I have been looking over the various rating for messages lately and have decided to remove the "like / dislike" ratings entirely. I have seen some pretty infantile uses of them and have even had to suspend folks for misuse and abuse of them. They are now gone. The agree / disagree remain and I have added a "pondering this" for those that need to take time and think about the subject being discussed.

[newtie 540]

Remove all of it.

[N2056 33]

I'll second the motion.

[Don t moderate me this way 882]

Now a couple of users have started to use the 'Disagree' button as a substitute for the 'Dislike' button. Consequently correct statements are starting to look as if they were wrong ...   :wacko:

 

Example: http://forum.avsim.net/topic/443945-deleting-posts/?p=3004929

[newtie 540]

Remove all of it. This isn't a kindergarten class.

[Tom Allensworth 1,532]

Remove all of it. This isn't a kindergarten class.

 

You don't see what we see, otherwise you might not say that. But, in an attempt to encourage a higher level of "discourse" and a swing toward more maturity, I have removed the ratings system entirely.

[jetsflier 87]

You don't see what we see, otherwise you might not say that. But, in an attempt to encourage a higher level of "discourse" and a swing toward more maturity, I have removed the ratings system entirely.

That was probably a good decision, the ratings system caused unnecessary turmoil on certain threads and irritated those receiving dislikes.

[Mo45 32]

You don't see what we see, otherwise you might not say that. But, in an attempt to encourage a higher level of "discourse" and a swing toward more maturity, I have removed the ratings system entirely.

 

Thank you Tom.

[ChaoticBeauty 6,692]

You don't see what we see, otherwise you might not say that. But, in an attempt to encourage a higher level of "discourse" and a swing toward more maturity, I have removed the ratings system entirely.

 

A great decision, especially considering that Disagree replaced Dislike once you removed the latter. Now everyone will be forced to post a Dislike, not click it.

[BMagann 11]

Huzzah! Thank you.

[Don t moderate me this way 882]

Thank you Tom.

 

 

Pls. elaborate ...   :rolleyes:

[Mo45 32]

Pls. elaborate ...   :rolleyes:

Tom Allensworth, on 08 Jun 2014 - 4:08 PM, said:

I have removed the ratings system entirely.

[Novation 534]

I would 'like' this decision, but I can't

 

Seriously though, a positive move, though naturally it won't please everyone.

 

 

 

I have removed the ratings system entirely.

[C-JEAN 1]

 Hi all.

 

 Wellll. . .while at it, the

"replies"

"views"

are quite useless too !!  B-)

 

I would not mind them gone.

 

Blue skies.

[newtie 540]

You don't see what we see, otherwise you might not say that. But, in an attempt to encourage a higher level of "discourse" and a swing toward more maturity, I have removed the ratings system entirely.

You did the right thing.

 

Congratulations.