@divegeester saidI think he did it more to get you to stop crying about all the red thumbs and alerts you were getting, and still would be. 🙂 😛
Take it up with Russ; it was he who changed the alert function to stop you abusing it 🙂
-VR
22 Aug 23
@very-rusty saidYou were another moronic culprit which caused the modification of the alert function.
I think he did it more to get you to stop crying about all the red thumbs and alerts you were getting, and still would be.
@divegeester saidLOL@ Gooster, name calling will not help you. That is why we need the alert function. 🙂
You were another moronic culprit which caused the modification of the alert function.
-VR
The post that was quoted here has been removedI laugh at pretty much everything you say, even the stuff that makes no sense. 🙂 😛
You just keep working on getting rid of the Alert function, see how much you can get rid of, before people start going too. ( NOW that isn't funny, and not meant to be)
-VR
24 Aug 23
@very-rusty saidNo one is working on getting rid of the alert function.
You just keep working on getting rid of the Alert function
What are you on about.
@divegeester saidIN your own words to Venda.
No one is working on getting rid of the alert function.
What are you on about.
@venda said
I'm with you on this,or at least,as I have suggested introduce an option to turn them off in one's profile.Not that I ever look at them anyway
You said:
I would also get rid of them altogether but I don’t think that’s going to happen as too many subscribers like using them. But seeing as how alerts are for subscribers only, a change which worked really well, then perhaps thumbs should be also.
( You received 7 thumbs down for your efforts)
-VR
Russ, you may have noticed that there has been some debate about this feature and I would like to make a serious suggestion.
The what:
- make the thumbing of forum posts only available to subscribers
The why:
- clearly it is a feature which many members see value in and that value can be commercialised
- the feature is currently rendered largely useless and frequently used as an infantile lever to overheat disagreements in the various forums
- the original intent of the feature is being made obsolete
Gooster another 12 thumbs down for this contribution! Really, you should know when to quit. 🙂
-VR
05 Sep 23
@very-rusty saidThat exchange was about thumbs, not alerts.
IN your own words to Venda.
@venda said
I'm with you on this,or at least,as I have suggested introduce an option to turn them off in one's profile.Not that I ever look at them anyway
You said:
I would also get rid of them altogether but I don’t think that’s going to happen as too many subscribers like using them. But seeing as how alerts are for subscribers only, a ...[text shortened]... well, then perhaps thumbs should be also.
( You received 7 thumbs down for your efforts)
-VR
Do try to follow the conversation or you make yourself look a bit thick.
@very-rusty saidThanks for highlighting the problem of multiple non-subscribed accounts abusing the thumbing function.
Russ, you may have noticed that there has been some debate about this feature and I would like to make a serious suggestion.
The what:
- make the thumbing of forum posts only available to subscribers
The why:
- clearly it is a feature which many members see value in and that value can be commercialised
- the feature is currently rendered largely useless and freque ...[text shortened]... ooster another 12 thumbs down for this contribution! Really, you should know when to quit. 🙂
-VR
Here is Russ directly acknowledging the problem:
https://www.redhotpawn.com/forum/clans/mghrn55-has-passed-away.196882/page-2
15 Sep 23
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@very-rusty saidYou should probably use the quote feature to quote, instead of putting it in your reply, because 19 pages in, it looks like you agree with @divegeester word-for-word.
Russ, you may have noticed that there has been some debate about this feature and I would like to make a serious suggestion.
The what:
- make the thumbing of forum posts only available to subscribers
The why:
- clearly it is a feature which many members see value in and that value can be commercialised
- the feature is currently rendered largely useless and freque ...[text shortened]... ooster another 12 thumbs down for this contribution! Really, you should know when to quit. 🙂
-VR
@divegeester saidHere is Russ' post:
Thanks for highlighting the problem of multiple non-subscribed accounts abusing the thumbing function.
Here is Russ directly acknowledging the problem:
https://www.redhotpawn.com/forum/clans/mghrn55-has-passed-away.196882/page-2
I do not want to take this thread OT, so please don't reply to this, but a quick note to say in an effort to stop trolling of the "thumbs" system, any removed / banned player will have their votes deleted going forward.
"any removed / banned player will have their votes deleted going forward."
Any removed or banned player. Their thumb votes will be removed upon their removal. This does not address YOUR problem, which is your disagreeable posts being thumbed down by multiple normal users. There is no "abuse" of the thumb system, only normal users disagreeing with your misanthropic posts. The actual problem is your posting style, which is to put down all disagreement. You are not the dictator of the site, and even Russ, the owner of the site, did not support your ridiculous contention with his post, as you claim he did. I'm in agreement with him that banned or removed players thumb votes be removed because this is one way the thumbs system could be trolled.
However, this says nothing about your problem, which is your attempt to shut down the voices of normal users who disagree with you.