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Thanking actionable posts.

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  • #52
    Rabies
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,258 ✭✭✭✭Rabies


    Should have explained more.

    Poster A: FF are amazeballs. Best party ever.
    (Thanks from: User 54 )

    Poster B: you're a ****ing retard if you think they were any good. What rock have crawled out from under?
    (Thanks from: User 1, User 22 )

    Mod: Poster B banned
    (Thanks from: User 97)

    Poster C: yippee!


    While 2 people agree with the banned poster, it doesn't mean any action should be taken against them.

    Of course it is up to Boards to allow or not allow certain topics to be discussed.

    Sometimes you have to be allowed call a spade a spade.


  • #53
    Artful_Badger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,339 ✭✭✭Artful_Badger


    Rabies wrote: »
    Should have explained more.

    Poster A: FF are amazeballs. Best party ever.
    (Thanks from: User 54 )

    Poster B: you're a ****ing retard if you think they were any good. What rock have crawled out from under?
    (Thanks from: User 1, User 22 )

    Mod: Poster B banned
    (Thanks from: User 97)

    Poster C: yippee!


    While 2 people agree with the banned poster, it doesn't mean any action should be taken against them.

    Of course it is up to Boards to allow or not allow certain topics to be discussed.

    Sometimes you have to be allowed call a spade a spade.

    Firstly there's no mention of action being taken against those two posters, its already been established thanks are too ambiguous. But just as its up to boards to allow or not allow certain topics so too is it up to boards to allow or not allow thanks in certain circumstances. I'm proposing not allowing them on said post above to avoid there ever being an issue with the thanks to begin with. As there really is no need for people to be able thank posts that boards.ie has deemed unwanted on this website.


  • #54
    Rabies
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,258 ✭✭✭✭Rabies


    Do you think people should have the ability to thank that post?


  • #55
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 8,016 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    It's a strange one really. People could be thanking it because they just find it funny and not because they have a grudge against the person being quoted. I've had a PM before from someone who was unhappy about a post I thanked due to it insulting them. I had nothing against that poster at all(literally had no interaction with them before at all) I just found the post quite funny. So thanking posts like that can really annoy people as much as the post itself.


  • #56
    P. Breathnach
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,089 ✭✭✭✭P. Breathnach


    Can I modify Rabies's scenario? Try this:

    Poster A: FF are amazeballs. Best party ever.
    (Thanks from: User 54 )

    Poster B: you're a ****ing retard if you think they were any good. What rock have crawled out from under?
    (Thanks from: User 1, User 22 )

    Mod action: post is red-carded - no words posted by mod.
    (Thanks from: User 97)

    The more obvious interpretation of User 97's thanks is approval of the post rather than approval of the red card. If User 97 is a regular poster in the forum, it may be easier to gauge the intent. But it's an interpretation challenge that we just don't need.


  • #57
    Artful_Badger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,339 ✭✭✭Artful_Badger


    Rabies wrote: »
    Do you think people should have the ability to thank that post?

    To thank my post ? Why wouldnt I ? Its an available feature and people are entitled to use it in line with the terms and services of the website. If you mean the post you made up, then no I dont think the feature should be available. I think the post would have crossed the line of whats acceptable on this website and any ambiguity of what the thanks may mean should be removed. I fail to see any reason that the thanks feature should be left there, I dont think people have any right to be able thank a post, its just a feature that can and is added or removed.


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