Thumbs Down

[mbselections00]

Me sometimes think we need a 'Thumbs Down' button in here

I thought the purpose of these boards was to share experiences and ideas and help each other, which most posters do and I am so grateful to everyone who has taken the time to help me

I figure as it is theoretically at least a members area, (yes, I know eBay read it also) we should all be able to openly and honestly express our opinions without fear of being belittled & naturally in doing so, there will undoubtedly be a mix of positive and negative comments, but negative comments should not be directed towards each other.  I think it would be nice if everyone could remember, we all have feelings & they can be hurt, some more easily than others.

Just my thoughts . . . . . . . .

[k1ooo-slr-sales]

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@mbselections00 wrote:

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as sparklz wrote, the "thumbs down" symbol was being used inappropriately by many members.  I recall one answer given in the Answer Centre regarding PayPal buyer protection that was 100% correct in every detail yet it attracted 9 thumbs down before I gave it a thumbs up.

Some members who are able to provide the best advice would stop posting as they also attract some criticism about the way they word their posts.  If tshow dhe "thumb downers" were able to be identified as the Kudos are then I think it would show distinctive patterns if it went they way it did before, patterns indicating hostility between members and not patterns regarding the usefulness of the advice given.

I give a thumbs down to the re-introduction of the thumbs down feature.

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Fair enough - that explains well how it would defeat the purpose and the reason I thought of it in the first place.

The stirrers and hostility would not stop . . . . . .

Such a shame, because overall the community is awesome and so very helpful and kind.  I guess it can depend on ones mood on the day, but I was scrolling through threads looking for some info and kept coming across the hostility and 'put downs' and felt so much of it was unnecessary.  I suppose though, that's human nature . . . . . just look at all the hostility in the world today - sad

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If there are particular members that you find are irritating you with the replies/advice they give you can have your settings so that you do not see their contributions at all.  All you need to do is click on the user ID for a poster you wish to ignore, then over on the right hand side is an "ignore" button for that poster.

[lyndal1838]

As far as I know that only applies to the Message system Sir Sales.

We can no longer Ignore the posts of members on the boards, much to the annoyance of some on the boards.

[k1ooo-slr-sales]

thanks lyndal, I don't ignore anybody so I didn't know that.  I do read the posts of the type the OP is referring to and I pick out the important bits and ignore the carp.