How about a system where the first, let’s say 4 rude registrations are invisible? This means “noise” will be filtered out to the member to avoid a negative experience. If a post is truly rude, it will most likely receive more than 5 rude registrations, and then it will become visible to the poster as a more genuine feedback. Just an idea…
Very good idea, thanks! Not sure yet how difficult that would be technically to implement.
Not always, because eventually a post will disappear if many different users mark it as rude. But it is theoretically possible for a lot of people to load the page at approximately the same time, see the rude post, and mark it as rude before it gets automatically removed.
Diagnosis: “are too!” “am not!” exchanged, over and over.
Last time I got a rude point, it was because I expressed an opinion.
I assume whoever dinged that comment did so instead of posting a public response.
For which self-control I thank whoever it was.
I looked and realized, yeah, I could have irritated someone.
It’s a good tool, working well, I think.
Appologies in advance SB… I am going to click on your Rude button in post #74 just to see if there is another page to confirm the submission.
Just curious if there is a chance of accidental submissions as the Rude is close to reply button.
For all the discussion on the Rude button, SB’s stats show it does not get used often. With all the members here, only 4 have active points. I for one can’t remember the last time I clicked Rude. I think I used it a few times the week it was introduced, and not since. I like it, but don’t really use it. But before it was introduced I had a big need once.
Sure, go ahead. There is a confirmation page. But even so, there is always a certain amount of confused users (possibly lurkers) that don’t really know what they’re clicking on. It’s not a rampant problem or anything, but you should definitely take it with a grain of salt if you get a single hit out of the blue.
Suggestion for sb56637: maybe it would nice be to show the current top transgressor in a stylish way in the front page, with a nice trophy picture. Inspiring artwork:
Some time ago I received a rude for a lesser swear word not addressed to anyone or any particular product. Maybe we should create a list of Kid-Appropriate “Curse” Words for Everyday BLF Use
I have a question for SB. This just started today. I can’t see votes or vote bars on any poll as long as I’m signed in on my 2 Macs, PC, Chromebox, and Chromebook with Firefox, Chrome, and Safari. If I’m signed out of any of them, I see the votes no problem. I’ve already deleted cookies, caches, etc to no avail. Am I being blocked for some reason?