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View Poll Results: Are you for or against the Fail button? | |
I am FOR the Fail button, please bring it back.
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I am AGAINST the Fail button.
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12-24-2010, 11:16 AM
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#176 | | Ricer Mod
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Originally Posted by spyker  I have also noticed how much more livelier this place has become in general.
Instead of people just hitting the fail button,they are now making a post in response to a dumb post.It's actually interesting to open a thread and seeing many posts made on the topic,instead of seeing one or two posts with like 30 fails under them,which is just boring and a waste of time.
I do agree with what others have said,the NSFW section does need the fail button revised. | 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.
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12-24-2010, 11:37 AM
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#177 | | I bringith the lowerballerith
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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.
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12-24-2010, 12:21 PM
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#178 | | Rs has made me the man i am today!
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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.
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12-24-2010, 12:27 PM
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8 pages discussing the pros and cons of the fail button..........
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12-24-2010, 12:27 PM
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#180 | | Ricer Mod
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^^ Exactly lol I thank the fails for limiting my time in useless threads and pointless vids.
Berz out.
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12-24-2010, 09:41 PM
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#181 | | Rs has made me the man i am today!
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soooo isn't this poll conclusive? do the mods kno when/if we're getting fail button back?
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12-24-2010, 09:53 PM
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#182 | | resident Oil Guru
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What the fuck do you think this is.. a democracy?
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12-25-2010, 01:51 AM
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#183 | | Rs has made me the man i am today!
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whoops, my bad
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12-25-2010, 07:30 PM
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#184 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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Originally Posted by Berzerker ^^ Exactly lol I thank the fails for limiting my time in useless threads and pointless vids.
Berz out. | 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") Posted via RS Mobile | |
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12-25-2010, 09:05 PM
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#185 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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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.
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12-25-2010, 09:19 PM
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#186 | | resident Oil Guru
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Originally Posted by boss_clad 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.
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12-26-2010, 10:07 AM
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#187 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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Originally Posted by boss_clad 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. | 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.
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12-26-2010, 10:58 AM
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#188 | | Head Moderator
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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...  | |
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12-26-2010, 11:09 AM
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#189 | | My AFC gave me an ABS CEL code of LOL while at WOT!
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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.
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12-26-2010, 11:12 AM
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#190 | | I contribute to threads in the offtopic forum
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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.
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12-26-2010, 01:19 PM
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#191 | | SFICC-03*
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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.
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12-26-2010, 01:43 PM
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#192 | | resident Oil Guru
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Too bad it didn't make the low quality posters go away.  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.
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12-26-2010, 01:53 PM
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#193 | | Wanna have a threesome?
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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. Quote:
Originally Posted by unit 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. | | |
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12-26-2010, 01:58 PM
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#194 | | resident Oil Guru
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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.
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12-26-2010, 02:50 PM
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#195 | | Wanna have a threesome?
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Originally Posted by LiquidTurbo 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.
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12-26-2010, 03:23 PM
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#196 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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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 Posted via RS Mobile | |
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12-26-2010, 07:40 PM
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new ground rules.
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12-26-2010, 07:45 PM
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#198 | | Ricer Mod
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HOLY SHIT FAIL IS BACK!!!!
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12-26-2010, 07:57 PM
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WOOT!
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12-26-2010, 08:10 PM
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Told you guys it was just a Christmas thing. Posted via RS Mobile | |
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