One thing the new feature might do is pop a few “judgy bubbles”… and this might be pretty unpleasant for anyone whose bubble gets poked.
If you find yourself checking the meter I wouldn’t be alarmed, it’s new, so I think it’s normal to be curious, I certainly am. If you see points on a regular basis then maybe there’s an issue. If you don’t then after awhile you’ll probably stop looking at it. It’s not an issue to post about what happens in the news. The problem comes from voicing things that are against the rules. if you feel this is an infringement then it’s more than likely that what you wanted to say shouldn’t be said here. I think a like button unnecessary. It should be assumed that we are already nice. If you want to thank someone especially then just post or pm your gratitude, no need to do it all the time but it will get noticed. I should do more of this myself as this place is loaded with really great people. I think we should keep the rudeness button well past the time it loses interest as only then will we begin to see the normal affect it will have. I think the only response to an uptick should be “Oops, sorry folks” and no more. Let it go and it will go away, keep bringing it up and it won’t.
This.
(By way of affirmation as well as example.)
Why do some people seem pretty obsessed about their rude meter? I don’t even log in to BLF unless I need to post. So sometimes I won’t even see my rude meter for the entire day. Even when I’m logged in, I don’t seek it out. First world problem.
Stranded in the dark without flashlight… Now that’s a third world problem 
nightmare material :smiling_imp:
I think a "Thanks" meter should be implemented. It shows which members are really helping the most and encourages others to do the same. It works, it really seems to make people focus on good constructive participation. Pulls the best out of the worst and helps the best encourage the worst. Works everytime. Positive re-enforcement is nothing new to correcting abnormal behavioral issues.
Some (probably ‘most’) of us already do think — a lot more than just twice — about what we post.
Well, except for this one.
Wow this thread has turned serious now you need some thing to break the seriousness is that even a word?
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Chuckle. The equivalent experiment is to pop the “search bubble” aka “filter bubble” — sign out of everything Google, flush the cache, restart the browser, and repeat that favorite search that always brings up exactly the kind of thing you like to read about fresh every day, and …. surprise! The world differs.
Google profiles what you like to click on, and shows you more and more of that, so you see more predictably targeted ads: $$PROFIT$$.
Squared!
I am also in favor of a Thanks meter. 
A couple of BLF members thought I was rude, so my level went up to +1, then the next day it was at 0, where it has stayed ever since.
RC got Ruded? How is that even possible??????
You only have ever posted good clean positive stuff, even some FANTASTIC pics of "that woman."
Nice! Although I may have to ‘rude’ you for not setting your pic at 100% so it doesn’t run off the right side of the screen.
Honestly I think I posted something conflictive, and when my Rudeness Level went up, I deleted that post.
Hi everyone, to those who are confused about their rudeness level, please notice the mouseover caption for the button:
"Mark this post as rude, lewd, or conflictive."
I would suspect that in most cases of higher-than-normal "Rudeness" levels, it's actually due to controversial ("conflictive") posts that are likely to spark arguments. I suppose the button is a bit of a misnomer, but I had to chose a short name that would fit. And in reality, a controversial post about politics etc. that sparks a fight is essentially rude.
Regarding a "Thanks" button, if I add it I probably won't make the person's score publicly visible.
Maybe you get a rude because when people are looking at the cuteness of the racoons they get hit with pictures of Jason lol!
But SB, that's the whole point is to post it. Why are you wanting to not show it? Competition?
Not rude but definitely in the pictoobig corner. Need to set size to 100% or less or auto sizing shrinks all posts to fit the pic in the window. It won’t shrink your pic, rather, it prevents all else from being shrunk.
On my computer the pic is small but on my phone its huge why is that? I have been awake for about 28 hours so I’m kind of tripping out lol.