As I'm sure most of you have noticed one of the things that makes theFB different from most forums is our "Reactions" system.
This allows you to mark a post with one of several labels. My impression is that in general they have been well received and we've tried to ensure that they are unobtrusive for those who feel they are a bit too web 2.0 for their liking.
The exception to this is the "Facepalm" status which has been mentioned a couple of times in the Feedback section.
My intention with this feature was that it would provide a method to indicate when someone was being a bit daft in an anonymous and lighthearted way. Some of the feedback we have received is that it's effect might instead be to discourage debate and encourage bullying.
In the spirit of "By the community, for the community" that we want to foster here, I'm throwing the question open to the floor.
Should we get rid of facepalms?
If the consensus is yes then we will remove it and replace it with either a "Thanks" or "Agree" button.
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Supportact said: [my style is] probably more an accumulation of limitations and bad habits than a 'style'.
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Supportact said: [my style is] probably more an accumulation of limitations and bad habits than a 'style'.
Supportact said: [my style is] probably more an accumulation of limitations and bad habits than a 'style'.
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I have seen the 'thanks' and 'groan' and 'rep' buttons almost ruin another forum I was on, so I did wonder about ours when I saw them.
On that forum, you had a handful of sad people who really wanted to be 'thanked' and given 'reputation' (they really do exist), and so would just post all the time, meaning the forum became dominated by exactly the people you'd rather it wasnt.
I'd also say there was a bit of bullying at some stage - and sometimes on this forum there is debate on proper stuff that people care about, and I wonder if anyone with a different opinion will just get utterly 'facepalmed' to death.
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