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  • gr8slayer
    Registered User
    • Feb 2005
    • 20796

    Remaining Candidates, A Question for You.....

    How do you feel about bringing back the "groan button?"
  • Michael82
    Registered User
    • Jul 2002
    • 82330

    #2
    Re: Remaining Candidates, A Question for You.....

    I can't wait for their response....

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    • The King
      Without me it's just Awe so
      • Jun 2004
      • 42380

      #3
      Re: Remaining Candidates, A Question for You.....

      I never had an issue with the groan button. But I am more of a rep user than the Thanks/Groan feature.

      I have actually never heard a great reason as to why it was removed. I think its a pretty handy thing to have to be honest. So I would say Im Pro Groan.
      I remember that one fateful day when Coach took me aside. I knew what was coming. "You don't have to tell me," I said. "I'm off the team, aren't I?"
      "Well," said Coach, "you never were really ON the team. You made that uniform you're wearing out of rags and towels, and your helmet is a toy space helmet.
      You show up at practice and then either steal the ball and make us chase you to get it back, or you try to tackle people at inappropriate times."
      It was all
      true what he was saying. And yet, I thought something is brewing inside the head of this Coach.
      He sees something in me, some kind of raw talent that he can
      mold. But that's when I felt the handcuffs go on.


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      • L.A. Playa
        Registered User
        • Aug 2003
        • 19295

        #4
        Re: Remaining Candidates, A Question for You.....

        I can understand why the staff took the groan button away, it caused an uproar amongst some Zoners who did not take kindly for their opinion being taken what could be deamed negative.

        In life no one will agree with you all the time, that doesnt negate your opinion it just makes it a different opinion.

        I would consult with the staff and see if it would be feasable to reinstate the groan button on an trial basis to see if the reasons it was removed originally are now resolved.

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        • BlackMetalNinja
          I'm not Jewish, I'm just in it for the hats.
          • May 2005
          • 31525

          #5
          Re: Remaining Candidates, A Question for You.....

          Originally posted by MBBedard
          I never had an issue with the groan button. But I am more of a rep user than the Thanks/Groan feature.

          I have actually never heard a great reason as to why it was removed. I think its a pretty handy thing to have to be honest. So I would say Im Pro Groan.
          Supposedly it was a solution to the issue of people being more civil around here. Somehow it was decided that no more groan would make people nicer to each other... in fact I think that's the opposite answer. That just leads to more people leaving negs, which include words, which can be far more hurtful... and anonymous, where as the groans did no serious damage other than to let somebody know you didn't like their post, plus it included your name when you left it.

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          • mybills
            81 st zoner
            • Jul 2002
            • 61717

            #6
            Re: Remaining Candidates, A Question for You.....

            I'd like to see groan stay gone!
            I didn't come here to fight, I hate fighting. Life is way too short to spend it on fighting! Go fight with yourself, one of you will eventually win!

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            • BlackMetalNinja
              I'm not Jewish, I'm just in it for the hats.
              • May 2005
              • 31525

              #7
              Re: Remaining Candidates, A Question for You.....

              Originally posted by mybills
              I'd like to see groan stay gone!
              Personally I'm pretty indifferent on groan/thanks and rep really, I just don't think I necessarily agree with the reason I heard for the groan going away in the first place. Only the staff knows whether that plan worked or not however...

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              • RockStar36
                Dude's Little Ignorant Crony
                • Sep 2004
                • 24761

                #8
                Re: Remaining Candidates, A Question for You.....

                I personally like Thanks/Groan better than regular rep. Regular rep does nothing for me, especially the rep girls. We live in a day and age where porn is readily available. A girl in a bikini isn't really doing a whole lot for me. The negative rep is far more hurtful than a groan, plus you don't know who did it unless you donate. I think the Thanks/Groan option was easy to use, quick, and plain for the world to see. It's a shame some immature people took advantage of the feature for their own childish beliefs and it's a shame that some immature people took offense to it.

                D & S Sports



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                • Dude
                  that slimey ass of an admin at the zone
                  • Feb 2005
                  • 18176

                  #9
                  Re: Remaining Candidates, A Question for You.....

                  I'm not a candidate, but my opinion is that far too many people place far too much weight on message board reputation.

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                  • Stewie
                    Sarah Palin for President... of my pants!
                    • Aug 2002
                    • 11567

                    #10
                    Re: Remaining Candidates, A Question for You.....

                    Originally posted by mybills
                    I'd like to see groan stay gone!
                    groan
                    Originally posted by Topdog
                    Damn , your're showing you're ignorance!
                    Originally posted by mercyrule
                    I love Weiner.
                    Originally posted by mercyrule
                    also cheese

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                    • gr8slayer
                      Registered User
                      • Feb 2005
                      • 20796

                      #11
                      Re: Remaining Candidates, A Question for You.....

                      Originally posted by Dude
                      I'm not a candidate, but my opinion is that far too many people place far too much weight on message board reputation.
                      Agreed 100% I would be for doing away with fake reputation all together and just having the thanks and groan buttons. It would also do away with the verbal attacks via rep.

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                      • BlackMetalNinja
                        I'm not Jewish, I'm just in it for the hats.
                        • May 2005
                        • 31525

                        #12
                        Re: Remaining Candidates, A Question for You.....

                        Originally posted by JediRalphWilson
                        Agreed 100% I would be for doing away with fake reputation all together and just having the thanks and groan buttons. It would also do away with the verbal attacks via rep.
                        Those aren't verbal sir... unless somebody is creative enough to embed audio in them... but I agree with your point

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                        • gr8slayer
                          Registered User
                          • Feb 2005
                          • 20796

                          #13
                          Re: Remaining Candidates, A Question for You.....

                          Originally posted by BlackMetalNinja
                          Those aren't verbal sir... unless somebody is creative enough to embed audio in them... but I agree with your point
                          Theoretically they are....

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                          • LtBillsFan66
                            Registered User
                            • Jul 2002
                            • 35553

                            #14
                            Re: Remaining Candidates, A Question for You.....

                            I would say I'm Pro Groan too.

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                            • Dude
                              that slimey ass of an admin at the zone
                              • Feb 2005
                              • 18176

                              #15
                              Re: Remaining Candidates, A Question for You.....

                              Originally posted by JediRalphWilson
                              Agreed 100% I would be for doing away with fake reputation all together and just having the thanks and groan buttons. It would also do away with the verbal attacks via rep.
                              Thanks and groans are fake reputation too.

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