An idea for improving the “thumbs” feature

@divegeester said
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 ...[text shortened]... e obsolete

Example:
https://www.redhotpawn.com/forum/clans/mghrn55-has-passed-away.196882/page-2

It is mainly yourself and your twin fmf who get thumbed down. Stop crying about it, as you bring it upon yourselves.

-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

Example:
https://www.redhotpawn.com/forum/clans/mghrn55-has-passed-away.196882/page-2

@divegeester said
Do try to keep up Suzianne … following Rusty’s posts won’t help you, he’s like a old dog chasing squirrels and barking up all the wrong trees.

The suggestion in my OP is nothing to do with removing anonymity. Have a read of it and get back to me with your usual rational, balanced thought-through comments.

Did I mention anonymity? At all? Did Rusty?

Do try to keep up.

@suzianne said
Did I mention anonymity? At all? Did Rusty?

Do try to keep up.

@fmf said
“Yes, it would. Good idea. And don't make them anonymous.

@Very Rusty replied
“Because you want to go after the Person(s) that gave you a red thumb causing more arguments in the forums?”

@Suzianne replied to Very Rusty
“Exactly”

And you have the front to suggest other people of “having a problem with language”.

[Do try to keep up]

The thumbing feature would become more valuable if it were for subscribers only.

As Russ has already noted elsewhere, it is being used by those with multiple accounts to troll various threads.

@divegeester said

@fmf said
“Yes, it would. Good idea. And don't make them anonymous.

@Very Rusty replied
“Because you want to go after the Person(s) that gave you a red thumb causing more arguments in the forums?”

@Suzianne replied to Very Rusty
“Exactly”

And you have the front to suggest other people of “having a problem with language”.

[Do try to keep up]

Correct, FMF mentioned anonymity, not me.

Why don't you crawl up in his face, instead of mine?

It's always hilarious when the English show they don't quite "get" English.

@suzianne said
Correct, FMF mentioned anonymity, not me.
Why don't you crawl up in his face, instead of mine?
It's always hilarious when the English show they don't quite "get" English.

You were agreeing with what VR said to FMF about anonymity.

I’m following the thread conversation; clearly you are blurting scorn as usual.

If you don’t want me to reply to your nonsense then I suggest you not posting it in the first place.