2019 United Kingdom Election CONSERVATIVE WIN

[The Speaker]

why do you care? I disagree, thats what I choose to contribute

Because the point of a discussion forum community is that you discuss with other. It's about what the other wants, not what you want. Otherwise we'd all just being making posts that are total non-sequiturs of the ones before, saying whatever we want, expecting no response and giving no response. That's not a community, that's a soapbox.

 

[Patrick Bullet]

People who want to discuss and debate. Which is the whole point of forums. I have no problem if they disliked or lol at posts if they also responded. But I also have no problem with insults.

Is it just the lol and dislikes that bother you? I do like having the like option; I try to use is sparingly but I use it to signal that I either endorse the view being proposed or liked/respected an argument even if I don't agree with the position overall. It seems better than the old way of posting "+1". I also find receiving likes useful as a poster to get a sense of whose opinions are similar to mine. I find that helpful for learning from those posters about how to better articulate my arguments in other contexts.

I don't usually bother with the dislikes/lols but I can see them as a useful way to signal that I think a poster hasn't worked hard enough to make their point. Honestly though most of those reactions just come from highly predictable sources. Pro trump = likes from WA ROO, sniko, Andrew Birch, maryjames, Xcess/ballsin, purpleeyes, yebiga, gurujane and so on
Anti trump = dislikes/lols from the above
But honestly I've never actually learned anything from any of those people's posts so I'd rather they just clicked dislike than add more crap to the thread.

 

[its free real estate]

The dislike tool is great, perfect signal of who to take seriously and who to disregard as pathetic nobodies, aka Bomberboyokay

 

[FurTheWin]

Well, this has been a fun read so far



Not you, Sainteric , you've been an absolute embarrassment on here
Do some basic research before you comment

 

[Bomberboyokay]

 

[Ned_Flanders]

Because the point of a discussion forum community is that you discuss with other. It's about what the other wants, not what you want. Otherwise we'd all just being making posts that are total non-sequiturs of the ones before, saying whatever we want, expecting no response and giving no response. That's not a community, that's a soapbox.

not everyone needs to write forteen volumes on their every opinion. this forum has a massive number of lurkers, and people who only post sporatically

s**t like this (saying you can only post if you contribute in xxxxxx way) is the kind of stupid arrogant s**t that drives people away

 

[Bomberboyokay]

First question sucks

 

[Bomberboyokay]

They're walking over the moderator (probably a good thing).

 

[Bomberboyokay]

I think Corbyn won

 

[Crankyhawk]

Dumb man here but wtf is the connection between brexit and climate change?

 

[Seeds]

I think Corbyn won

This is so sad you are paying attention to this and think any of this still matters. johnson is home by a country mile in the polls. Get those red dislike markers out. Time for you to act like a toddler and say no a lot.

 

[Seeds]

Is it just the lol and dislikes that bother you? I do like having the like option; I try to use is sparingly but I use it to signal that I either endorse the view being proposed or liked/respected an argument even if I don't agree with the position overall. It seems better than the old way of posting "+1". I also find receiving likes useful as a poster to get a sense of whose opinions are similar to mine. I find that helpful for learning from those posters about how to better articulate my arguments in other contexts.

I don't usually bother with the dislikes/lols but I can see them as a useful way to signal that I think a poster hasn't worked hard enough to make their point. Honestly though most of those reactions just come from highly predictable sources. Pro trump = likes from WA ROO, sniko, Andrew Birch, maryjames, Xcess/ballsin, purpleeyes, yebiga, gurujane and so on
Anti trump = dislikes/lols from the above
But honestly I've never actually learned anything from any of those people's posts so I'd rather they just clicked dislike than add more crap to the thread.

They dont actually bother me. Its the fact they are used as a replacement for discussion that bothers me. Likes are good for the very reason you say they are. You are agreeing with an argument. Dislikes are fine if the poster then also provides argument of why they dislike it. But they very rarely do. They just stop posting.

 

[Pessimistic]

How would the voting land lie without the brexit lens?

Clearly boris does not want to be running an election in post brexit chaos

He might end up running brexit in post election chaos though. Thats his gamble

 

[Bomberboyokay]

How would the voting land lie without the brexit lens?

It'd be the fourth year of David Cameron's second term after winning a majority in 2015.

 

[its free real estate]

Ouch!

 

[Seeds]

Ouch!

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Truth hurts

 

[Pessimistic]

Yet the most popular loser other than howard (dont even remember him) last time

Looks like folks are laying dissatisfaction with the dysfunctional parliament on his doorstep

 

[Mofra]

Ouch!

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Unsurprising.
A comparison with Hillary would be interesting. Western politics is a dumpster fire right now.

 

[its free real estate]

Always amazes me how popular Blair was. Detested by both sides of politics now, but still the most popular and successful Labour politician of the past 50 years.

 

[Pessimistic]

People highly dissatisfied with capitalism, but very wary of more socialism. For mine its soap reality politics.

If you are on the left, you need to be captalist-lite. You never quite achieve your aims, but you often run it better than the tories

 

[Seeds]

Always amazes me how popular Blair was. Detested by both sides of politics now, but still the most popular and successful Labour politician of the past 50 years.

Because of independents. The people the left and rght ignore and pretend dont exist.

 

[The Speaker]

not everyone needs to write forteen volumes on their every opinion. this forum has a massive number of lurkers, and people who only post sporatically

s**t like this (saying you can only post if you contribute in xxxxxx way) is the kind of stupid arrogant s**t that drives people away

You know what else drives people away? Seeing a forum where people can't be bothered discussing things and would rather just give a dislike or saying 'I disagree' and nothing more. People don't want to be part of a community with that happening.

 

[Ned_Flanders]

You know what else drives people away? Seeing a forum where people can't be bothered discussing things and would rather just give a dislike or saying 'I disagree' and nothing more. People don't want to be part of a community with that happening.

so you berating people for hitting the "like" button will attract the punters?

this place takes itself far too seriously at times. I will be ****ed if im ever going to let you tell me how to and how not to engage with a website.

 

[The Speaker]

so you berating people for hitting the "like" button will attract the punters?

this place takes itself far too seriously at times. I will be f’ed if im ever going to let you tell me how to and how not to engage with a website.

As usual, you're ascribing to me an argument I'm not making.

 

[Ned_Flanders]

As usual, you're ascribing to me an argument I'm not making.

when you're telling people they are not allowed to use the like button without XXXXX amount of posting content, yes you are telling them how to behave (something you are very fond of)