I'm seeing less deleted posts than usual...

[reflection]

Is it possible that the unrec feature is decreasing the number of flamewars?

It used to be that if you saw a post you disagreed strongly with, you would hop in and take the OP to task. Now, you can just unrec them and move on.

Has anyone else noticed snark being replaced with <0s? Might be a good side effect. :shrug:

[BlooInBloo]

1. That's a possible side-effect. Nothing but time will tell what sticks long-term, though.

[MNDemNY]

2. This will not stand.

[BlooInBloo]

3. (shrug) Either way.

[MNDemNY]

5. I am having some fun with it while it's here.

[HughMoran]

4. I wonder if some will feel compelled to be nicer to people to minimize unrecs?

NAH!

:rofl:

[MNDemNY]

6. .

:o :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Stinky The Clown]

7. Yeah ... cowardly hit and run bullshit

[reflection]

8. That's certainly one way to look at it. n/t

[MercutioATC]

9. Fuck you and the horse you rode in on.

(just trying to disprove your assertion)

:)

[reflection]

10. FYI, my horse will be unreccing your next thread.

:kick:

[MercutioATC]

11. Ahhhh! I have an enemy!!!

(your horse)

[Horse with no Name]

22. Why must we always invoke the beating of the horse??

It saddens me greatly...:D

[obliviously]

21. The poor horse was just doing his job! N/T

[zagging]

12. Fewer.

I'm unrecommending this thread to satisfy one of my very many pet peeves, if I can find the button.

[reflection]

14. You're right. Thanks for the correction. n/t

[zagging]

15. I can't find the button!

You have dodged an impotent bullet.

[DCKit]

16. +1

Was hoping to comment before edit time was up, trying to be a "grammer crossing guard" before the "grammer nazis" showed up.

Less, fewer, smaller.... oy.

[Laelth]

13. Interesting point. n/t

:dem:

-Laelth

[TexasObserver]

17. I agree. People like to be able to show disapproval.

Contrary to the stated purpose, people here generally do not care whether something goes to the greatest page or not. They recommend threads they like to express agreement with, and they post to express displeasure with the thread. Now we can use the UNrecommend to express displeasure.

[reflection]

19. Well said.

The tradeoff may be that spirited discussion, as a poster stated below, will be harder to come by. But I think there will still be enough political red meat to satisfy most people.

[DCKit]

18. I like intelligent, spirited and civil argument.

If the unrec function dampens that (at all), it's got to go.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

20. Well, the flamewars are all about the unrec feature now, LOL.

;)