Just look at the first post in this thread, for example.
thank you. Exactly
Just look at the first post in this thread, for example.
There really is little no savings for the moderators. We rarely get reports of members going out of their way to troll via emoticons. IT does happen, but its fairly easy to spot the behavior with a quick look at their recent activity.
Yep, no question its a QOL improvement.ok - well. It will make it a lot better for users than at least.
Xenforo, vBulletin, et al. are platforms, like an OS. If we want features and functionality then we install official and third party addons in the same way. This is the case with every board owner, none are "vanilla", look at how many are employed here.it's on the list. I'll see if I get get something custom made to handle this one issue, which seems a silly one for it not to work like this already.
I do try to limit add-ons as mentioned above by @maflynn -- it does make maintenance a lot harder over time and keeping up with Xenforo upgrades because all your add-ons have to get upgraded too.
Something like this isn't so big a deal if we have a small custom piece, in that either we can get it fixed/updated or if that functionality is lost for a while, it's not a game changer. Once you introduce new actual features, it's harder to get rid of them over time. This isn't what I would consider a new feature. Just a convenience / nice to have.
Any administrator of these message boards, regardless of site size, are running addons and pretending they don't is simply ignoring reality. Look at their sites, look at their dev sites, then look at all the posts and users within them. Heck, take a look at Arn's posts (or any other large site owner) on either vBulletin or Xenforo. They ALL do it.Anyone with a background in IT or "systems" will tell you that add-ons or mods, especially third-party, while at times useful don't scale very well and add to the potential for down time. If your site or systems have people's livelihoods or lives attached to them then as an owner/administrator it is in your best interest to minimize your vulnerabilities in that ever elusive quest for 100% uptime.
Any administrator of these message boards, regardless of site size, are running addons and pretending they don't is simply ignoring reality.
Disabling the notification seems like more than a reasonable accommodation. Alternatively one could provide a profile option to show/hide reactions. Anyone too thin skinned and triggered by a sad face can disable it from displaying. But it doesn’t seem worth the effort. Learning not to allow a sad face to hurt your feelings seems more valuable.
I'm surprised you have an opinion on this.
You just joined the forum today
Well, if you are some folks, you can have an opinion on everything, and vomit post everywhere.How long must one be here after joining to suddenly have an opinion? ?
Nonetheless I have you marked down as surprised. ✅
I think most people join to ask a question about a device or software -- like myself. Some may join to express an opinion about a news article or rumor I suppose. Not many join to express an opinion on how the site is operated on the first day. So you can mark me down as surprised too. Regardless, welcome.How long must one be here after joining to suddenly have an opinion? ?
Nonetheless I have you marked down as surprised. ✅
How long must one be here after joining to suddenly have an opinion? ?
At least he has company. But so be it:So you can mark me down as surprised too.
Thank you.Regardless, welcome.
At least he has company
You shouldn’t flatter yourself. I posted here to suggest MR report a story they missed last week.I’ve actually always wondered why this site doesn’t have a 24-48 hour waiting period for new accounts to post.
I’ve seen that on many forums over time and it seems to dramatically cut down on spam or troll activity, as there’s much less incentive to whip up a burner account to go nuts on a particular topic real quick when one must wait a bit after making the new account.
You shouldn’t flatter yourself. I posted here to suggest MR report a story they missed last week.
Then I stumbled an absurd thread asking resource to spend hours helping walk someone off the ledge because they and their imagination are triggered over a sad face.
Team, support group. It’s good to have company. ?nice to have a friend
Team, support group. It’s good to have company. ?
MR Staff: personally, this feature is not something that would affect my enjoyment of MR much. If allocating dev resources was up to me, I would improve searching of both MR articles and the forums and create tools for faster elimination of spam, minor ToS violations, and users with multiple accounts.
When it goes south between users, it's incredible how much "pleasure" some take in just "down voting" or "angry reacting" to anything you post. I honestly consider it a form of trolling... just a net negative for the experience here.