If you could change one (or more) thing(s) about the , what would you change? This can apply to the software, rules, policies, or anything else within our power to control. If you like things just the way they are, feel free to say that too. We don't have any changes in mind nor are we convinced that any are necessary or desirable, we're just interested in hearing how y'all feel about the as it is today.
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eliminate the thanks and ignore feature, but since that's not ever going to happen, i wouldn't change anything...
i would stop adding things that allow people to praise and support a viewpoint without having to use their own words because it is weak and is often used as a way to try to intimidate or beat down opposing views by simply clicking a button...imo and i know some will disagree.
eliminate the thanks and ignore feature, but since that's not ever going to happen, i wouldn't change anything...
i would stop adding things that allow people to praise and support a viewpoint without having to use their own words because it is weak and is often used as a way to try to intimidate or beat down opposing views by simply clicking a button...imo and i know some will disagree.
There also appears to be an option to hide the thank you block.
Oh, wait. I misunderstood. I thought you meant you'd like the search results to return thread titles only, not that you'd like it to default to searching thread titles only. My bad.
Yes now I see that yet again I am mislead by the admins. I cannot, alas, set the default to searching the thread titles only. This is why I have repeatedly called for the sacking of those lying bastards.
i would stop adding things that allow people to praise and support a viewpoint without having to use their own words because it is weak and is often used as a way to try to intimidate or beat down opposing views by simply clicking a button...imo and i know some will disagree.
I don't disagree. I know the "thanks" button is used as a bludgeon at least some of the time because you've admitted doing it yourself. I don't think you're alone, either, but since I'm not aware of anyone else admitting it I don't really have any way to be sure.
In any case I don't see an important difference between using ones own words to post "thanks" and clicking the "thanks" button. Both communicate the same message, which is that member so-and-so enjoyed, endorses or appreciates the comment. If the "thanks" generated by clicking the button were anonymous you'd have a reasonable point, but in fact the only significant difference between using the button and making a post is that less screen real estate is used by the former.
I've mentioned it before and know that the software doesn't allow this. However, it really bugs me that marking a forum read doesn't return the page to the main forum list anymore.
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i would stop adding things that allow people to praise and support a viewpoint without having to use their own words because it is weak and is often used as a way to try to intimidate or beat down opposing views by simply clicking a button...imo and i know some will disagree.
I don't disagree. I know the "thanks" button is used as a bludgeon at least some of the time because you've admitted doing it yourself. I don't think you're alone, either, but since I'm not aware of anyone else admitting it I don't really have any way to be sure.
In any case I don't see an important difference between using ones own words to post "thanks" and clicking the "thanks" button. Both communicate the same message, which is that member so-and-so enjoyed, endorses or appreciates the comment. If the "thanks" generated by clicking the button were anonymous you'd have a reasonable point, but in fact the only significant difference between using the button and making a post is that less screen real estate is used by the former.
And hitting the "thanks" button doesn't artificially inflate one's post count with a bunch of two-word "me too" or "right on!" posts. Though hasn't really stopped anyone who wants to make endless fairly meaningless posts from spamming the boards in order to increase their post count.
Because that is the most important thing, to have a really high post count.
I made the "ignore smilies" mod for vBulletin version 3.0.x, but the base code has changed so much since 3.5.x that I haven't yet figured out how to do it in the more current versions.
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