Petition for new Forum Button: Dislike

Extra greifing. No thanks.

eh.. this has come up several times already. Was thinking there was an actual reply from the mods on the topic at one point, but couldn't get my hands on it with a quick searrch.....probly buried back in April or May. I did get a hit on the thread where they were adding it though:

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxi/th...ll=1#post55230

Alot of people don't like the idea, not sure I do either even though I see what you are saying TC. I don't post on ZAM anymore because people rate down your opinion. This is a free country I don't like being censored on the internet if I am not really harming anyone in a hurtful way so that is why I stay away from ZAM.

I dont like the idea

You can just concidder a lack of likes as a dislike.

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Originally Posted by Kalilla

Believe me, a dislike button will only be abused and used to harass members.

Don't even think people will know better, that will never be the case on any forum.

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This.

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Originally Posted by Alhanelem

Biggest problem is people start liking/disliking based on the poster and not the content, and groups of people conspiring to rate down someone they don't like regardless of the thought or idea in the post. Although some people like eachother's posts because they're friends, the worst that can happen is that the likes have no benefit. With dislikes, however, there is more potential for abuse and damage to be done.

The devs specifically added the "like" button so that people who don't have much to say other than "good idea" or "i like this idea" can do so without actually posting. People who dislike a post can instead simply not click the like button, and express their disdain with a textual post.

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And this.

Yes, but the "Like" button is friendly and happy and doesn't hurt people's fragile little egos.
Add a dislike button, and this will become Allakhazam in literally a week.

We SHOULD be able to voice our displeasure of a topic within the thread itself. However, 90% of the posters on this forum believe that to be "Trolling" and every topic immediately devolves into KillingIfrit

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Originally Posted by Kalilla

Believe me, a dislike button will only be abused and used to harass members.

Don't even think people will know better, that will never be the case on any forum.

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Originally Posted by Svens

Can we dislike dev posts?

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this! don't make a dislike button for random post but make it possible to dislike dev post so dev understand they are doing it wrong. (understand that we wont dislike the little moogle posting but the content they are asked to post)

now if 5 people hit "like" on a dev nerf post (because it nerf a job they don't play) but everyother poster dislike it dev team think their idea is good

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Originally Posted by Kalilla

Believe me, a dislike button will only be abused and used to harass members.

Don't even think people will know better, that will never be the case on any forum.

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I approve of this idea.

Dislike buttons don't work, it's the reason most forums/sites etcetera are removing them.