Bring back the downvote

[-JiZ53-]

I know profiles might not be the top priority of most of the developers/ administrators right now, but i think it's time the downvote was brought back as an option. Is this possible? Feasible? A popular idea? If you want to bring back the downvote post in here and let the administrators know.

[Riotpolice]

If it ain't broken, don't fix it. Leave the profile voting system the way it is.

[-JiZ53-]

Originally Posted by Riotpolice

If it ain't broken, don't fix it. Leave the profile voting system the way it is.

What an ironic thing to say. The profile voting system wasn't broken before and it was changed to remove the downvote. What was broken in the previous two vote system? If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

[Ksl33zy24]

Down voting just makes everyone mad.

[-JiZ53-]

Originally Posted by Ksl33zy24

Down voting just makes everyone mad.

To be honest, I am mad that downvotes were removed.

[leonid]

Let's revive downvote and remove upvote

[_Zenith_]

posting in a meme thread

[-JiZ53-]

I started this thread in earnest. As silly as it may seem, this is not a joke.

[Lost Potential]

With the removal of the downvote it becomes less about passing judgement on a person and more about acknowledging their presence.
Which to be honest is a more pleasant environment to be in.

If you really need a few pixels to let strangers on the internet know you don't like them, you must be a sad, petty person.
if you don't like someone, don't acknowledge them. Or tell them.
If you're incapable of articulating how you feel towards others to such an extent you need a button of disapproval, you're a silly person.
say you manage to get your way, you'll be the first profile whose downward thumb pixels I'll click.
-1 on an arbitrary, pointless counter of internet popularity on an old video game that some people sometimes play. That'll show ya.

[-JiZ53-]

Originally Posted by Lost Potential

With the removal of the downvote it becomes less about passing judgement on a person and more about acknowledging their presence.
Which to be honest is a more pleasant environment to be in.

If you really need a few pixels to let strangers on the internet know you don't like them, you must be a sad, petty person.
if you don't like someone, don't acknowledge them. Or tell them.
If you're incapable of articulating how you feel towards others to such an extent you need a button of disapproval, you're a silly person.
say you manage to get your way, you'll be the first profile whose downward thumb pixels I'll click.
-1 on an arbitrary, pointless counter of internet popularity on an old video game that some people sometimes play. That'll show ya.

it's ironic(i use that word again) how negative you are in your opposition to the downvote. it's ironic how negatively you speak of my character and my intentions simply because i want to be able to click a thumbs up or thumbs down on profiles. i did not explicitly say that i was going to downvote every profile i saw, nor did i say that i wanted to downvote people to express my disdain for them; those are all assumptions that you made. you have misconstrued my motivations for bringing back the downvote. it is also ironic how you have you used "a few pixels to let a stranger know that you dont like them". you have called me a "sad, petty person"; these insults are groundless and i can assure you that you know very little of my motivations or understanding of this matter. all i can do is give you your own advice "if you dont like someone, dont acknowledge them or tell them".

[Lambdadelta]

lol

[TheRapingDragon]

Remove both upvoting and downvoting. Julius Caesar used the thumb to condemn men to death for nothing more than societal joy and we still see this as an acceptable form of communication?

Can we not rise above this oppression and free ourselves from the shackles of popularity and the need to be accepted?

Thumbed voting is the new dark ages of society. With it, we will never put a man on Mars. We will never cure cancer. People will be too busy downvoting a person's dress or the words spoken and the layout of their digital space rather than actions.

[XelNya]

Might as well just outright remove them.

Because some hypersensitive idiot is gonna take it the wrong way and complain later down the road, might as well just cut the headache at the source before it happens.

[Rapta]

Julius Caesar used the thumb to condemn men to death for nothing more than societal joy and we still see this as an acceptable form of communication?

Hitler ruined the image of the Swastika. A symbol that meant something much different because of what what he (Hitler) did. I don't think we should let Julius ruin our conception of the thumbs up just because of the way he used it.

[XelNya]

Originally Posted by Lost Potential

Xel don't hate on the hypersensitive idiots *crying in a corner or something*

Or they could stop being hypersensitive idiots.

It's a lot less work for me if they do all the work.

[ShadowDueler97]

Thank flaming dingleberry lolololol

[XelNya]

THANK YOU, ONE WHO IS THE ALMIGHTY

Actually no, let's thank the hypersensitive idiots for being hypersensitive idiots.

I like that one better.

[Lost Potential]

Originally Posted by XelNya

Or they could stop being hypersensitive idiots.

It's a lot less work for me if they do all the work.

replying to a deleted post, haha.

I didn't feel like being a petty fuck bringing myself down to his level with hopes of some kind of rational debate, but I'm drunk so lemme make the most of it

Originally Posted by -JiZ53-

it's ironic(i use that word again) how negative you are in your opposition to the downvote. it's ironic how negatively you speak of my character and my intentions simply because i want to be able to click a thumbs up or thumbs down on profiles. i did not explicitly say that i was going to downvote every profile i saw, nor did i say that i wanted to downvote people to express my disdain for them; those are all assumptions that you made. you have misconstrued my motivations for bringing back the downvote. it is also ironic how you have you used "a few pixels to let a stranger know that you dont like them". you have called me a "sad, petty person"; these insults are groundless and i can assure you that you know very little of my motivations or understanding of this matter. all i can do is give you your own advice "if you dont like someone, dont acknowledge them or tell them".

I don't recall assuming a thing, you haven't refuted a single point I made nor have you stated your case as to why FFR (not just you) needs downvotes in the first place. "because I want it" isn't a valid answer. You say I misconstrued your words yet you misquoted me, I can't tell if it was an intentional twist of my words or you're just an idiot.
"if you don't like someone, don't acknowledge them. Or tell them." (tell them you don't like them.) Sorry I didn't make that clearer for you. before you assume I'm misconstruing your words, make sure you aren't misconstruing mine. I still think you're sad for needing this vice to express your negativity towards others. I'm not trying to cause an argument (though a less-than-friendly debate is fine), I simply want you to defend your suggestion with a reason.
Why?

Why do we need downvotes?
And why do you think the FFR staff don't anything better to do than to advocate negativity?
Enlighten me. Your "motivation" and "understanding of the matter" are simply too deep and profound for me to work out on my own.

I understand I'm being negative towards you and your ideas, and you feel it's ironic. But at least I've substantiated a reason as to why. All you've done is complain things are changing and deconstructed my points. I'd like to hear some of yours.

mfw I'm arguing with a monkey great ape

[XelNya]

Originally Posted by Lost Potential

But at least I've substantiated a reason as to why.

Here's the issue

you haven't

[Lost Potential]

nice bait

With the removal of the downvote it becomes less about passing judgement on a person and more about acknowledging their presence.

I made it clear in my first sentence, it's overall a more positive environment without downvotes.

[redacted]
too many drinks for a coherant rebuttal, I'll try again tomorrow