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Remove the laugh emoji for a more respectful community

tweaknmod said:
Direct mocking of other users is not allowed. I completely agree with this.

The laugh reaction is, I’m sure, intended for laughing at good natured jokes. The reality is that it is used, more often than not, to laugh at the opinions of others, to mock, and belittle them - just like directly mocking another user.

I truly believe that removing emoji reaction will foster a more respectful community and discourage belittling of the opinions of others. I don’t think it’ll magically make everybody hold hands and sing Kumbaya, but I do think it would help.

I’ve had people use the reaction to my opinions or my perspectives; it really sucks and discourages me from participating more.
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I use the reactions as a quick reply if I don't have more to say. Luckily, I don't think I have experienced any mocking here, but perhaps Reddit has thickened my skin on that. 🥺

I wouldn't care if the reactions were gone, as long as I can use emojis in the replies 😄
 
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Interesting how this thread persisted. Apparently I'm not the only one sorta itching to apply some rationality to the social media experience. I keep coming back to this topic, because it reminds me of my old man thickening up my skin in real life, to face the real world like a real grownup. I'd come home from the playground, sniveling over stupid name-calling drama, acting surly and ruining happy hour. He'd say, "Grow up, boy. You keep acting like that, I'll give you something actual to feel bad about."

That's how I feel about QR Emojis. Have a sense of perspective. Roll with the punches. Don't act like a pansy, because that's blood in the water.

Theres a current of false-equivalency between a simple QR emojis and ACTUAL abusive rhetoric. In this particular thread, the contention that the QR Laugh emoji is "more often than not, to laugh at the opinions of others, to mock, and belittle them..." Makes me wonder:
  • Is this a claim of World-Spanning Empathical Resolutionating Insightability of other peoples' Bio-Rythmical Continuum of Intellectory Emotionizations? <in the character voice of Izzy Moreno from Miami Vice>
  • Is this an admission - "more often than not" - to such fear, uncertainty and doubt in authoring posts, that a simple QR Laugh causes emotional wreckage?
  • Has this condition evolved into projecting FUD onto "most other" commenters, who might occasionally get the QR Laugh?
  • Has this condition sublimated into an effort ruining things for everyone else?
I expect the Mods to conclude that QR Emojis are a tool that works for most people, which is why they were introduced as a feature in the first place.
 
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tweaknmod said:
Direct mocking of other users is not allowed. I completely agree with this.

The laugh reaction is, I’m sure, intended for laughing at good natured jokes. The reality is that it is used, more often than not, to laugh at the opinions of others, to mock, and belittle them - just like directly mocking another user.

I truly believe that removing emoji reaction will foster a more respectful community and discourage belittling of the opinions of others. I don’t think it’ll magically make everybody hold hands and sing Kumbaya, but I do think it would help.

I’ve had people use the reaction to my opinions or my perspectives; it really sucks and discourages me from participating more.
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There's a user doing exactly that in this thread, laughing at every single post as a method of abuse. After reporting, MacRumors staff won't do anything about it. This is why this forum has become a troll's paradise.
 
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it wasnt me said:
Imagine being triggered by an emoji.
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Don’t have to. Seen it here and every forum with a dislike button.

“How dare you dislike my post without posting a dissertation of why you philosophically disagree with what I have said and post three examples to support your dislike-ment.”

A lol to you, sir. Good DAY!

I said GOOD DAY.
 
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I7guy said:
Keep in mind the laugh emoji contributes to your reaction score. So while the “laugh emoji” can be used in two ways, depending on your perspective, it increases a users reaction score.

So yeah “haha” my posts till the “cows come home.”
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I haven't done it, but I've considered sending a PM to a certain user who never replies or comments, but uses the laugh (or more rarely, the thumbs down) emoji on practically every post I make, to thank them for their support, and that I am glad I am able bring them so much joy.

But as much as it would make me smile for a minute, don't really think it'd be productive or do anything other than let the user know I notice and probably would just further encourage the behavior.
 
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Its become a matter of contention on a much smaller tech forum I'm in and it was the laugh emoji that certain members were indiscriminately clicking on newer posts. A user brought it up after asking a question and the admin banned all those (single digit numbers) who "reacted" but otherwise never really post or respond. It's a tightly run ship but in relation a minuscule forum.

On here it's always the same members who put thumbs down on nearly every comment made within a News story. See this time and time again.
 
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surferfb said:
I haven't done it, but I've considered sending a PM to a certain user who never replies or comments, but uses the laugh (or more rarely, the thumbs down) emoji on practically every post I make, to thank them for their support, and that I am glad I am able bring them so much joy.
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You have a fan!

Me too -- several in fact! -- fun isn't it?

Last night my notifications lit up with someone who did an "angry face" on 24 of my posts. I went and checked the two threads and the person didn't comment on anything and made no other reactions on any other posts that I saw..

Just "give Turbine a mad face emoji" over and over and over .... and over ... click, click, click...

Honestly, sometimes I worry about the mental health of some folks doing this endlessly
 
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turbineseaplane said:
You have a fan!

Me too -- several in fact! -- fun isn't it?

Last night my notifications lit up with someone who did an "angry face" on 24 of my posts. I went and checked the two threads and the person didn't comment on anything and made no other reactions on any other posts that I saw..

Just "give Turbine a mad face emoji" over and over and over .... and over ... click, click, click...

Honestly, sometimes I worry about the mental health of some folks doing this endlessly
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I would imagine that most active posters have "fans".

🤣🤣🤣 Thanks for all the +1s and for amplifying my posts! 🤣🤣🤣
 
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I shared this in PM to a 'fan' mass emoting my posts. Thought I'd share here.



It's going to be OK.


dont let other people get to you.
your feelings matter.
just not to anyone else.

once you realize this, you'll be free to express your own truth and not care what others say or think.

like me! emote to your hearts content.



Someone please 'haha' emote this post!
 
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My super fan is back today!

Gave me all of his allotted downvotes for the day, and now has moved on to the "unlimited" angry faces on every post he can find!!

😂
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Sidenote:

Maybe all emoji reactions should have a daily quota?
or at least the negative ones?

Maybe just to protect a users own mental health from boiling over?
 
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turbineseaplane said:
My super fan is back today!

Gave me all of his allotted downvotes for the day, and now has moved on to the "unlimited" angry faces on every post he can find!!

😂
🫠

Sidenote:

Maybe all emoji reactions should have a daily quota?
or at least the negative ones?

Maybe just to protect a users own mental health from boiling over?
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Yeah I have one of those lol a RE agent too would thing they would be more mature.
 
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turbineseaplane said:
My super fan is back today!

Gave me all of his allotted downvotes for the day, and now has moved on to the "unlimited" angry faces on every post he can find!!

😂
🫠

Sidenote:

Maybe all emoji reactions should have a daily quota?
or at least the negative ones?

Maybe just to protect a users own mental health from boiling over?
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Hmm that kinda seems like they're violating TOS. I don't think you can just go into someone's profile every day and downvote as many posts as you can. On other sites I've been on, that would be considered harassing a user and is grounds for suspension.
 
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It was early today and got my tabs mixed up and replied on the wrong thread so I did what I do since we don't have a "delete post" button

lmao -- I mean, c'mon?
Is this a bot doing this or something?
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Why don't we have a delete post button by the way?
 
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turbineseaplane said:
It was early today and got my tabs mixed up and replied on the wrong thread so I did what I do since we don't have a "delete post" button

lmao -- I mean, c'mon?
Is this a bot doing this or something?
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Why don't we have a delete post button by the way?
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WOW, that's no regular fan, that's a superfan!
 
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turbineseaplane said:
It was early today and got my tabs mixed up and replied on the wrong thread so I did what I do since we don't have a "delete post" button

lmao -- I mean, c'mon?
Is this a bot doing this or something?
😂

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Why don't we have a delete post button by the way?
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Also assuming the "85" is a birth year, that implies the person is turning 40 this year. Wow.
 
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