Thread: Dislike feature

Pretty cut and dry. Leaving this open to a vote. Voting to close in 7 days.

I like things fair and equal. My focus is on our users. I want all users in our community to be free to like or dislike whatever they want. Thanks for making this public, Cliff.

I'll go ahead and post what I previously said and add a little bit more...

I'm not sure this dislike feature will be conducive to a positive forum environment. I think it will do more harm than good. The impulse to advertise the fact that you dislike something is a negative and aggressive one. If I feel strongly about an item, either positively or negatively, I can leave a comment. With the dislike feature, it is too easy to give someone negative marks in a completely nonconstructive way, and may cause animosity amongst the community. Additionally, by adding a dislike feature, people could down vote everything a user does because they simply do not like the person aka cyber bullies. I think there is a major reason why FB hasn't implemented the dislike feature. But that is just me...

I like this idea. BUT...is there a way to turn it off on OT and sections like that? I mean, just because someone has different views on the world, no need in 100s of dislikes.

I voted NO. It will bring unwanted hard feelings IMHO

I dislike the idea of a dislike button,so I voted NO

I prefer this...for many of the above-mentioned reasons. Not having a dislike button is not an infringement upon one's forum freedoms. If you feel the need to disagree with someone's post, you can do so in a constructive reply. I can see a dislike button being abused in many different ways. I just don't feel that it is in any way shape or form conducive to a positive environment. It is "drive-by" feature as far as I'm concerned. If a member has strong views on one particular hot-topic, he/she could potentially receive a flood of dislikes and then it would appear that the member is generally disliked. This could be incredibly misleading. Some may suggest that this is a form of censorship but it is not. There are other ways of showing disapproval with something somebody has said.



If the vote ends up in favour of having a dislike button, this may be a way of modulating some of the hazards, especially in the moshpit! There is currently a particular thread in that section that is quite volatile and I can see one or two specific members receiving endless dislikes because of a vast difference in cultural/societal views. Again, this gives the impression that this member is heavily disliked.

You may say that not having a dislike button is a form of censorship but I say that we should think about the outcome of such a "freedom".

- You WILL deter members form discussing their view points on many topics, for fear of being "disliked".

- You MIGHT deter members from sharing experiences with their cars for fear of being disliked for having made mistakes with engine builds etc.

- You WILL deter newbs from posting up for the very same reasoning I just mentioned.

Now, what is wrong with disliking a newb's post if it is....STOOPID? At face value, it doesn't seem like such a big deal. However, when you dig deeper you might see the negative ramifications of having such a "permanent" forum feature. The idea of a forum is to share and dislikng member's posts is counter-productive to that. Flaming a newb (in a post) for not searching is one thing but disliking that same newb is a permanent stain that he will wear as a badge for his entire Dashian career!

Be careful what you wish for!!

Life is not always strawberries and orgasms, boys and girls.

Vote yes. Too many poor pieces of information are spread and since this forum is, inherently surrounded and to be versed from the cars that we drive, this is too important to let our "feelings" get in the way or what is right, truthful, and helpful to those who want to maintain a vehicle.

If you have conviction and post what you feel is right, you have no reason to fear posting.

Being scared is not a good excuse. Hmmmm.....sounds like another thread or dozen I can relate that point to.

Best part is, no one is forced to view, visit, frequent, or post in this community.

It should be allowed. Allow the users to choose whether or not they want to use it. @Shawn B

That is why you research before looking at just one post and going with that. You'll never get rid of all the bad information out there. Likewise, your opinion is also not another person's reality.

In the 10+ years of this community, we've done quite alright without the use of either the like/dislike feature. Why now?!