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sumdood
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Should down votes hide thread titles 

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Should we be warned about downvotes

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crusher773
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3/12/2025 12:47pm Edited Date/Time 3/12/2025 12:47pm

If anything different, down votes should not be anonymous.  Sometimes the most ridiculous posts get a downvote.  Kid beats cancer, gets a dirt bike and a girl, nope downvote. 

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3/12/2025 12:47pm
crusher773 wrote:
If anything different, down votes should not be anonymous.  Sometimes the most ridiculous posts get a downvote.  Kid beats cancer, gets a dirt bike and a...

If anything different, down votes should not be anonymous.  Sometimes the most ridiculous posts get a downvote.  Kid beats cancer, gets a dirt bike and a girl, nope downvote. 

This

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sumdood
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3/12/2025 12:51pm

I'm curious what the number count is before a topic gets hidden. This poll should let us know shortly 😆 Raining here, stuck in the office and bored sorry.... lol   

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3/12/2025 1:23pm
sumdood wrote:

Should down votes hide thread titles 

You really loaded that poll and baited the questions questions properly, congrats. 

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sumdood
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3/12/2025 1:58pm
KurtJ99 wrote:

You really loaded that poll and baited the questions questions properly, congrats. 

Option #3 👍

 

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JM485
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3/12/2025 2:10pm

If we could get that Ignore User option that's been talked about forever that would be outstandible.  

 

Making down votes visible would also be great though, when I hit that thumbs down I want them to know it was me.

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3/12/2025 2:20pm

Can't remember a time anybody asked for a thread title to be hidden so not convinced it was needed.  Is this a trial phase?

But since we've seen that downvotes are able to hide content, if an ignore user option isn't technically possible on this forum, how about a compromise that has downvotes hide replies.

Not only would the occasional really bad take be hidden, but certain users would effectively be policed out then by the general population as well.  

Win/win.

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3/12/2025 2:21pm
JM485 wrote:
If we could get that Ignore User option that's been talked about forever that would be outstandible.   Making down votes visible would also be great though...

If we could get that Ignore User option that's been talked about forever that would be outstandible.  

 

Making down votes visible would also be great though, when I hit that thumbs down I want them to know it was me.

100%

It would help so much around here and like you I want people to know I'm downvoting them

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3/12/2025 2:23pm Edited Date/Time 3/12/2025 6:40pm

It’s part of a new system where if a thread or response receives a certain amount of downvotes, it collapses.

It was activated today but the threshold defaulted to a lower setting then we had planned.

I changed the threshold to a much higher number now. It also goes off of upvotes. So a post that's "controversial" with lots of upvotes and downvotes won't go hidden.

It’s a work in progress, I’ll update with a post today explaining more. I’m out testing right now.

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3/12/2025 2:26pm Edited Date/Time 3/12/2025 4:53pm
ML512 wrote:
It’s part of a new system where if a thread or response receives a certain amount of downvotes, it collapses.It was activated today but the threshold...

It’s part of a new system where if a thread or response receives a certain amount of downvotes, it collapses.

It was activated today but the threshold defaulted to a lower setting then we had planned.

I changed the threshold to a much higher number now. It also goes off of upvotes. So a post that's "controversial" with lots of upvotes and downvotes won't go hidden.

It’s a work in progress, I’ll update with a post today explaining more. I’m out testing right now.

I don’t know whether to upvote or downvote this 😎

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3/12/2025 2:27pm

Many say rubbin is racin. It's a big, really big, beautiful thing. I say we go full Twitter/Lil-X and let people post whatever the fuck they wanna post for the most part, if it's moto related. 

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3/12/2025 2:31pm

I look at downvotes like crashing. If you’re not crashing, you’re not pushing it far enough. 

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sumdood
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3/12/2025 2:39pm

ML I don't envy ya 😄 

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3/12/2025 2:54pm

Doesn't it just draw attention to those threads? I surely can't be the only one who can't resist clicking on it to see what it is.

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sumdood
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3/12/2025 3:02pm
ML512 wrote:
It’s part of a new system where if a thread or response receives a certain amount of downvotes, it collapses.It was activated today but the threshold...

It’s part of a new system where if a thread or response receives a certain amount of downvotes, it collapses.

It was activated today but the threshold defaulted to a lower setting then we had planned.

I changed the threshold to a much higher number now. It also goes off of upvotes. So a post that's "controversial" with lots of upvotes and downvotes won't go hidden.

It’s a work in progress, I’ll update with a post today explaining more. I’m out testing right now.

So in theory we could have a post with 1,197 downvotes to 1,226 upvotes. Sure why not 😆  Then guys who aren't even participating can have a say if gets flushed or not with a thumb war to vote for their side. If that funny fucked up thread you like is about to get flushed cause it has 29 downvotes you can help save it.  Once it's past 30 can more upvotes bring it back or is it like a toilet ? Once it's flushed that shit is gone ?  

 

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3/12/2025 3:12pm

What did I miss? I can't tell that anything is different?

Can't believe people find it so difficult to scroll past posts or threads they don't love without reading and responding and not sure there's much to be gained by catering to people with that little self control. Trolls that don't get fed go away. 

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Meister
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3/12/2025 3:17pm

Its silly. Specifically because of the serial down voters (goons). Please quit hiding their identity lol.. 

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3/12/2025 3:27pm

All this will do is encourage BS downvotes to shadow ban the thread, or whatever you want to call it. To me it's just another version of everyone gets a trophy or everyone needs a safe space.

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Falcon
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3/12/2025 3:33pm

I say remove the upvotes and downvotes altogether. What do they really add to the thread? 

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3/12/2025 4:08pm
ML512 wrote:
It’s part of a new system where if a thread or response receives a certain amount of downvotes, it collapses.It was activated today but the threshold...

It’s part of a new system where if a thread or response receives a certain amount of downvotes, it collapses.

It was activated today but the threshold defaulted to a lower setting then we had planned.

I changed the threshold to a much higher number now. It also goes off of upvotes. So a post that's "controversial" with lots of upvotes and downvotes won't go hidden.

It’s a work in progress, I’ll update with a post today explaining more. I’m out testing right now.

Honestly this is the dumbest thing ever. Are people really so soft they get their feelings hurt by a downvote? BTW, I downvoted your comment.

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3/12/2025 4:11pm
ML512 wrote:
It’s part of a new system where if a thread or response receives a certain amount of downvotes, it collapses.It was activated today but the threshold...

It’s part of a new system where if a thread or response receives a certain amount of downvotes, it collapses.

It was activated today but the threshold defaulted to a lower setting then we had planned.

I changed the threshold to a much higher number now. It also goes off of upvotes. So a post that's "controversial" with lots of upvotes and downvotes won't go hidden.

It’s a work in progress, I’ll update with a post today explaining more. I’m out testing right now.

Why are you making this so complicated?? Just eliminate the thumbs up and down feature. 


How is this so confusing to everyone? 

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3/12/2025 4:32pm

Shit's fine just the way it is. Not caring who downvoted what is free, doesn't cost you a cent! Only negativity and fights comes from seeing exactly who downvoted you. Some of ya'll have way too much spare time on your hands and next thing you know we've got a stalker situation.

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3/12/2025 4:45pm
davis224 wrote:
Shit's fine just the way it is. Not caring who downvoted what is free, doesn't cost you a cent! Only negativity and fights comes from seeing...

Shit's fine just the way it is. Not caring who downvoted what is free, doesn't cost you a cent! Only negativity and fights comes from seeing exactly who downvoted you. Some of ya'll have way too much spare time on your hands and next thing you know we've got a stalker situation.

I downvoted you just for the fun of it. I downvoted BAD10 as well, just because ! 🤣

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3/12/2025 4:56pm

All it’s going to do is encourage people to click on it to see what post was hidden lol

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3/12/2025 5:10pm

I was so confused earlier while scrolling a thread when I came across a Magoofan comment that was collapsed.  I immediately had to click it to see what it said. 

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3/12/2025 5:15pm
davis224 wrote:
Shit's fine just the way it is. Not caring who downvoted what is free, doesn't cost you a cent! Only negativity and fights comes from seeing...

Shit's fine just the way it is. Not caring who downvoted what is free, doesn't cost you a cent! Only negativity and fights comes from seeing exactly who downvoted you. Some of ya'll have way too much spare time on your hands and next thing you know we've got a stalker situation.

Langhammx wrote:

I downvoted you just for the fun of it. I downvoted BAD10 as well, just because ! 🤣

And that's OK! That's also why people shouldn't worry about downvotes, could have been an accidental click while scrolling, could be a total shitshow of a person (in which case, why would you care about their opinion?) or just a person who doesn't really care. 

If I have a post that gets downvotes, I'll either rethink my position, or just understand that some people simply don't agree but don't feel like taking the time to either have a constructive conversation, or have a knock down, drag out, good old fashioned internet fight.

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3/12/2025 5:17pm
Melicar wrote:
I was so confused earlier while scrolling a thread when I came across a Magoofan comment that was collapsed.  I immediately had to click it to...

I was so confused earlier while scrolling a thread when I came across a Magoofan comment that was collapsed.  I immediately had to click it to see what it said. 

I’m yet to see one ? 

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3/12/2025 6:15pm
1911 wrote:

Why are you making this so complicated?? Just eliminate the thumbs up and down feature. 


How is this so confusing to everyone? 

I'm confused - how is what so confusing? 😕

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