Facebook has a whole set of emoticons to use on posts to express how one feels about a post, instead of just a heart or like button.
Now, don’t get me wrong. I’m aware that it’s important to speak with words rather than just Emojis on this forum, and a feature like this would definitely have its cons, but I just thought it would add some spice to posts, even if it’s not completely necessary.
Even if this feature is completely out of the question, I’m completely happy with the little heart for now
Imo, either you have something to say or you don’t. Unlike social media i think the forums should be more focused on discussion, and emojis wouldn’t contribute much to that. I’m worried that they could be misinterpreted or used in a negative way.
I could possibly see a use case for some kind of ‘dislike’, especially for things like feature requests, but outside of that I agree with @maplestick on this one.
I think that when you dislike something you should write a response stating why you disagree with said person (as long as it remains within the boundaries of the topic). An emoji would only tell someone that a person disagrees, but not in what way.
Take this reply for example. If i only added a thumbs down to your post you would have no idea why i disagreed with you.
Agreed, but what about new members who can’t reply? It’s a situation that I’ve come across multiple times as a new member, and post approval is a non-negligible amount of work, not to mention the time lag in getting the post approved.
Plus, dislikes could serve as a quantitative measure of disagreement, like how likes serve as a quantitative measure of agreement. That could be useful for quickly evaluating what the public opinion is on a certain proposal.
Roblox does not maintain the forum software used for the devforum.
That’s the point. If it’s too much effort to go through the post approval process, then obviously you don’t have anything important to post. Expressions included. The forum is intended for responsible discourse – not driveby emotes where you “meh” and leave without constructively discussing why.
