Are you a Propper or Disser???

I think this question sort of boils down to are you a half cup full or half cup empty sort of person...

So are you more willing to prop a post you like or diss a post that evokes some kind of negative emotional response in you? It sort of seems this forum has more props than disses at about a 1.65 to 1 ratio, but I don't really feel that is painting an accurate picture of how the majority of this board acts. Most of the propping I've noticed is mostly confined to the Concert Hall or file sharing threads while I hardly see anything but disses in the rest of the forum.

I never really understood the purpose of propping or dissing a post myself, and sort of think it can't really do anything but bring discontent on one side or unnecessarily inflate ones ego on the other.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Cadillacs

http://www.gamingforce.org/forums/po...46&action=diss

lol... I figured that was what would happen. I'm still interested in what people think of props and disses though.

Random thought :
It would be neat if you could attach a little message to a prop or a diss that only the receiver could see.

...or maybe that everyone could see.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Cadillacs

YOU SUCK


(see this would be useless)

I didn't mean private messages, but something like below.



When you hover over the prop or diss icon with your mouse you could get a pop-up menu with little comments.

That way people would actually have to think a bit and come up with a reason to prop or diss a post. This would make it more useful I feel as well and prevent a lot of spam and flamming that usually takes place in (and disrupts) a thread.

It would be fun to read some of the comments for some posts as well.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by Denicalis

Not even remotely, actually. This insinuates that someone will only diss or only prop, rather than simply giving a nod to things they agree with or a quick dismissal of things that are ridiculously inane, or dull. It's not really a matter of "do you diss or do you prop" it's a matter of what do you like and what do you not like in a given post.

I don't necessarily mean that the individual solely engages in one or the other, but at some level I do feel they tend gravitate towards propping or dissing.

Case in point Knighthawk's seemingly benign comment about you which somehow inspired 37 disses (and his own unique animated tile, name, and avatar). I really can't see most people taking any personal offense to his comment, and I doubt you took much either yet it was almost like a chain reaction and the disses kept accumulating.

On that note, it is very rare to see a post get that many props, outside the file-sharing areas of course. (Please provide links to posts that contradict this assumption if they exist)

I am sort of under the impression that people here, like society in general, are more willing to "punish" those for making mistakes than to "praise" them for doing good.

Originally Posted by Denicalis

Um, no they wouldn't? A diss saying "you suck" takes pretty much the same amount of effort as just dissing. It also says the exact same thing: your post sucked. Your fairly well spoken and I appreciate the effort to get a discourse going, but your point is incredibly shaky and poorly thought out.

For instance: You know what avoids a lot of spammy flame comments of "fuck you BZ, you're an idiot"? A diss button. Some things just aren't worth the effort of a well-thought out reply. Sometimes all a comment requires in response is a quick little tap of a button that says all you need to.

...well maybe you could require a minimum of ten words or something describing why you dissed the post to prevent the "You Suck" comments. I do think people would put more thought into propping or dissing a post though if other individuals could see their reasoning for doing so. It would also prevent the lemming effect that happens quite often when an influential person disses (or props) a post.

How ya doing, buddy?

Originally Posted by Denicalis

I think you miss the point of the diss button. If you have ten words or more to say on the subject, you don't diss. At that point you reply to the actual comment. The diss button serves a completely different function than you seem to think it does.

In short: You've utterly missed the point.

Then you get stuck with an infraction for member moderating, trolling, flaming or something else. ...and yes, like probably just about everyone else here , I have missed the point entirely of these two features.

I suppose I can see one potential use for the in the file-sharing threads; merely to avoid thousands of "thank you" posts which would render the thread unusable. The feature still has no benefits as I see it though other than maybe the occasional comic relief ...

* I wonder how many disses I will be able to get out of this thread...

I was speaking idiomatically.