An idea for improving the “thumbs” feature

@suzianne said
Stalin also silenced his critics. You see nothing wrong with that.

I don't want to silence or limit the freedom to post of anyone, whether they be critics or non-critics. Stalin, incidentally, relied on anonymous condemnation.

@moonbus said
@divegeester

The real issue here is not thumbs. The real issue is that you (and @fmf) reap a large amount of negative feedback which you think is unfair and you suspect that it is due to a small number of posters who have multiple accounts. That is the real issue here. Eliminating the thumbs feature is not the solution; it would unfairly penalize the many posters he ...[text shortened]... d @fmf don't have to see the thumbs, but the feature remains active and anonymous for everyone else.

I object to it because I see it an infantile feature that this site ought to get rid of.

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So every time someone disagrees with the abuse that you dish out, they are abusing the system?

Are you being repressed, too?

@fmf said
I object to it because I see it an infantile feature that this site ought to get rid of.

Get over it. I don’t object to a restaurant serving bambini spaghetti when I order lobster thermidor. Why should you?

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OK, here‘s another analogy: I don‘t object to clowns at the circus even though I go primarily for the dancing horses.










PS For the literarily challenged: „circus“ is a metaphor for RHP, „dancing horses“ is a metaphor for actually playing chess here, „clowns“ is a metaphor for some of the people who post at the forums here, and „literarily challenged“ is a metaphor for people Shav would call a mor-on second thought, Shav has a good thread going on favorite paintings.

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Then why are you so desperate to stop people pointing out the clowns?

@moonbus said
Get over it. I don’t object to a restaurant serving bambini spaghetti when I order lobster thermidor. Why should you?

Gosh. Do whatever you want about what you think is best for the restaurant in your analogy. I won't be trying to dissuade you from lobbying.

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He was saying he doesn't object to X so why should I object to Y.

@moonbus said
OK, here‘s another analogy: I don‘t object to clowns at the circus even though I go primarily for the dancing horses.

Good for you. Your analogy involving your choice not to object to something doesn't apply to me because I DO choose to object to something.