So you would rather have 30 people calling someone an idiot rather than a list of fails? I prefer a list of fails and do you really need to explain a fail. Most times it's pretty self explanatory.

Berz out.

Berz I would find it way more interesting in reading others opinion on why the OP is being called a idiot,versus just seeing the word "FAIL".

There have been many times where I would see a thread on a topic,it would have like 2 posts made in it,I open the thread and see like 20 fails on the first post,I don't even bother reading it.I just click back to the forum section and browse some more.

Most of the time, however, people will not give their opinion on why they call the OP an idiot. And we'll end up with, as Berz said, 30 posts of "what a tard" without any explanation.

Also, I don't see your second point as a negative. Heaps of fails on an OP speeds up my browsing by labeling the dumb threads.

8 pages discussing the pros and cons of the fail button..........

^^ Exactly lol I thank the fails for limiting my time in useless threads and pointless vids.

Berz out.

soooo isn't this poll conclusive? do the mods kno when/if we're getting fail button back?

^

What the fuck do you think this is.. a democracy?

whoops, my bad

if there are others like u who like a quick idea of how good a post is (i personally live in the garbage threads) maybe some kinds "rate this thread" quick polling type of system would be useful. would let ppl know the quality of the thread and would allow others to take out their frustrations on the op, i guess in a slightly less harsh way (unless the poll values are "good", "average" and "the op is a fucking cocksucker")
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why don't any of you guys wanting the FAIL button back just shut the fuck up already.

it was taken away for a reason. if many of you idiots didn't abuse it, obviously it'd still be here.

if you wanna complain to someone, get mad at the select few who ruined it for the rest.

Wow. so boss, man.

And this is why I miss the fail button. Get your knickers out of a knot. Help me out here, is is many of us who abused it, or a select few who ruined it? I'm not sure which one you're trying to get at here. Then again, a fail would have made this all that much simpler.

It's almost amusing at how offended some of you are getting when confronted by those who feel that the fail button isn't necessary... :lol

Fail button was humorous and fun at first, people turned it into something derogatory when they added comments like "OP is such a fag" etc..

This led to people feeling like they needed to be careful when posting to appease the "failers".

IMO fail button was fine until it turned into such a negative tool. It's literally like painting a big target on someone to be failed over and over by other members. RS members should not feel restricted in posting because they're afraid of being ostracized with a fail.

I think there should be a ratio in place of thanks>fails, when someone is heavy with the fails and doesnt thank enough, they should get the the title of "hater" in their Sig/Avater..

Something like that?

But fail button ftw, some people just need to be failed, saves me the trouble of writing a post about why they suck.

actually first thing i realized once the fail disappeared was the lower quality of posts on RS without the fail button. i was against it, now i think im for it.

Too bad it didn't make the low quality posters go away. :D haha.

Fail is good for weeding out reposts and shitty posts quick.

However, it's not good if the goal is to have maximum posting diversity.

I'm strongly opposed to the fail button; I've definitely noticed a slightly higher number of low quality posts since the fail button has been removed, but I've also felt RS is much more open. Overall, I think people just need more time to adjust.

I still think the best compromise is ONE fail per day.

You can't abuse the fail button if you can only use it once per day. That way, if some gets failed by more than one person, they the post is TRULY terrible. Best of both worlds.

The problem is people will still use their ONE fail, to fail someone with an opinion they disagree with. Its only been a couple weeks since the fail button was removed, so before we start discussing alternatives lets see how RS adapts to a life after fails.

to those saying post quality is shit wihout the fail button:
1. its the holidays. less posts
2. give it two weeks for everyone to adjust and i guarantee i
post quantity and quality will be the same
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new ground rules.

RS staff

HOLY SHIT FAIL IS BACK!!!!

Berz out.

WOOT!

Told you guys it was just a Christmas thing.
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