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So, as predicted, the 'expansion' of post-reactions beyond a simple 'nice-one' type agreement/like to now include a whole array of troll-food has indeed resulted in, shock and surprise, people using them to troll other users.
While this might work on the codex, it's never been RPGWatch's intent to encourage trolling. If anything, the whole appeal of the site is that the only way to troll someone is to actually post stuff, thereby bringing those that 'don't get' the site quickly to the fore.
The other day I logged on to find user @arthureloi has rated 20+ random posts of mine with an 'eyeroll' emote.
It communicates nothing apart from to insinuate that another poster is 'at war' with you. Information which is useful to no-one except the excited and juvenile troll.
And this is the primary reason why the site doesn't use these kinds of 'reactions', because no-one needs to read an agreement post or a +1 post, but you do need to read a reason why someone is in disagreement. Agreement doesn't require clarification, disagreement does.
I think we can all do without trolls targeting us every time we post and having posters afraid to post because people with 'medical conditions' decide to make us their food for thought of the day.
If that's how it's going to be now, then why don't we all just migrate to the codex? What's RPGWatch's USP if it just goes down this road? Just somewhere to read aggregated news and nothing else?
And, no, apps and tools to 'hide' or 'ignore' troll frenzies are not the answer, so please don't miss the point by that particular country mile.
While this might work on the codex, it's never been RPGWatch's intent to encourage trolling. If anything, the whole appeal of the site is that the only way to troll someone is to actually post stuff, thereby bringing those that 'don't get' the site quickly to the fore.
The other day I logged on to find user @arthureloi has rated 20+ random posts of mine with an 'eyeroll' emote.
It communicates nothing apart from to insinuate that another poster is 'at war' with you. Information which is useful to no-one except the excited and juvenile troll.
And this is the primary reason why the site doesn't use these kinds of 'reactions', because no-one needs to read an agreement post or a +1 post, but you do need to read a reason why someone is in disagreement. Agreement doesn't require clarification, disagreement does.
I think we can all do without trolls targeting us every time we post and having posters afraid to post because people with 'medical conditions' decide to make us their food for thought of the day.
If that's how it's going to be now, then why don't we all just migrate to the codex? What's RPGWatch's USP if it just goes down this road? Just somewhere to read aggregated news and nothing else?
And, no, apps and tools to 'hide' or 'ignore' troll frenzies are not the answer, so please don't miss the point by that particular country mile.
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