Want better discussions on these forums? Disable "reactions."

[biostem]

13 hours ago, temnix said:

if you want more intelligent and meaningful conversations here, about CoH and not about CoH, disable these "reactions" below posts

Or, just hear me out, if seeing reactions under your post affects you so, maybe focus on addressing that, instead of taking the time to post here in the first place... 

[Doomguide2005]

3 minutes ago, Kaika said:

Can you really call it pizza if it doesn't have pineapples on it?

More or less my position on the subject of pizza.  Preferably hot, fresh, thin and crispy and with ham (or whatever ham-like meat the joint uses or calls it).  

[Forager]

5 minutes ago, biostem said:

Or, just hear me out, if seeing reactions under your post affects you so, maybe focus on addressing that, instead of taking the time to post here in the first place...

 

That's a big ask. He would have to accept that the reaction comes from insecurity and not mental superiority.

 

That takes decades for some people... and for others it never comes.

[Captain Fabulous]

/powercreep

[Captain Fabulous]

41 minutes ago, biostem said:

Or, just hear me out, if seeing reactions under your post affects you so, maybe focus on addressing that, instead of taking the time to post here in the first place... 

The quality of the forums would greatly improve if the maturity level of most posters advanced beyond that of pre-teens. 

[Krimson]

1 hour ago, biostem said:

Or, just hear me out, if seeing reactions under your post affects you so, maybe focus on addressing that, instead of taking the time to post here in the first place... 

That's a lot of words to say grow a thicker skin.

[TheMoneyMaker]

9 hours ago, Ukase said:

Well, the OP's not wrong. When someone reacts with a pizza...I really don't have a clue what that means. Fortunately, I don't really care. The only ones that kind of bug me are the confused ones, because I feel like I'm way too wordy to be confusing. I go to great lengths to over-explain my thinking, because there's a lot missed in the written word. Intonation, pitch, etc. 

Pizza means someone thinks your comment/post is cheesy, but is it good cheesy (with pepperoni) or bad cheesy (with pineapple).

[TheMoneyMaker]

6 hours ago, Captain Fabulous said:

The quality of the forums would greatly improve if the maturity level of most posters advanced beyond that of pre-teens. 

I disagree. And I farted when I did it.

 

[Solarverse]

You expect far too much from human beings. Your first mistake is believing that they somehow have intelligence to begin with. Most humans are purely reactionary and tribalistic followers who are better at repeating the things they see and hear rather than giving actual thought to anything outside their own bubble. Rational thought is simply too complicated and requires too much energy to actually think. In short, it simply won't happen. Remember, humans are nothing more than evolved upright walking apes; don't expect much. 

 

 

 

Edited July 15 by Solarverse

[Forager]

3 hours ago, Solarverse said:

Most humans are purely reactionary and tribalistic followers who are better at repeating the things they see and hear rather than giving actual thought to anything outside their own bubble.

 

Is this your assessment based on your experiences?

[OverkillEngine]

On 7/13/2025 at 11:56 PM, temnix said:

And if they don't feel strongly enough about a post to click and write below at least "I agree" or "Bad idea, because...", let them write nothing at all.

 

Haha someone is an optimist to the point of naivety. This sort of thing has been attempted on other forums in the past to great failure.

See: 10chars.

The responses won't be any less one note for having forced people to type them out. And you don't get to determine if they feel like replying or not, so maybe drop that particular hubris.

See: /jranger

 

  

4 hours ago, TheMoneyMaker said:

Pizza means someone thinks your comment/post is cheesy, but is it good cheesy (with pepperoni) or bad cheesy (with pineapple).

But...I like pizza with both, and with ham, bacon, onion, and bell and jalapeno peppers too. And Parmesan to make the cheese flavor moar pungent. Sweet, sour, salty, spicy and umami flavors locked in a post apocalyptic cage match to determine WHO RUNS PIZZA TOWN?!

Edited July 15 by OverkillEngine

[Snarky]

Can we get more reactions?

 

[GM_GooglyMoogly]

Less bags with  . . . stuff and condiments and more excellence, please.

 

[GM Crumpet]

20 hours ago, MTeague said:

I hear what you're saying, but if you ever frequented the CoH forums back on Live, remember how many one-word posts there were there, as well.  Just /jranger, which had become forum shorthand for "This is a terrible idea, under no circumstances do we ever want to see anything like this, and the poster's intellect is highly suspect for that matter."

 

Take away the reaction icons, I guaran-dam-tee you will start seeing a flood of /jranger replies, and probably a few others will be cooked up and instituted.  

Personally, I'd far rather keep the reaction icons, which at least eliminate that kind of chaff from the actual message streams.  You can always just flat out ignore the icons if you wish. There are no settings to ignore one-word text replies, or forum replies that are just images/meme's, etc.

 

Be careful what you wish for.

I have the most terrible urge to reply to you with /jranger. Not because you're wrong, just because I'm a terrible person 😛 

[GM Crumpet]

14 hours ago, Doomguide2005 said:

More or less my position on the subject of pizza.  Preferably hot, fresh, thin and crispy and with ham (or whatever ham-like meat the joint uses or calls it).  

as long as there is pineapple on it. There. I said it.

[cranebump]

There’s a tipping point where one person’s “thoughtful” post becomes someone else’s homework. I’m not sure where that is but, as a secondary teacher of nearly 30 years, I can tell you the distance to that point gets shorter and shorter every year.:-)

 

(Also: one person’s in-depth, detailed discussion is another person’s “nails on a chalkboard” [i’m looking at you, student who talked only about K-Pop boy bands…every day…constantly…and wanted to do research projects on them…and hummed their songs…and-SKREEEEEEEEEEEEEECH!]).

[Snarky]

13 minutes ago, cranebump said:

There’s a tipping point where one person’s “thoughtful” post becomes someone else’s homework. I’m not sure where that is but, as a secondary teacher of nearly 30 years, I can tell you the distance to that point gets shorter and shorter every year.:-)

 

(Also: one person’s in-depth, detailed discussion is another person’s “nails on a chalkboard” [i’m looking at you, student who talked only about K-Pop boy bands…every day…constantly…and wanted to do research projects on them…and hummed their songs…and-SKREEEEEEEEEEEEEECH!]).

[SeraphimKensai]

I definitely don't want better discussions on the forums. I just want the masses to take my statements as the gospel and to buy the ice I'm selling in Alaska.

[lemming]

13 hours ago, Solarverse said:

You expect far too much from human beings. Your first mistake is believing that they somehow have intelligence to begin with. Most humans are purely reactionary and tribalistic followers who are better at repeating the things they see and hear rather than giving actual thought to anything outside their own bubble. Rational thought is simply too complicated and requires too much energy to actually think. In short, it simply won't happen. Remember, humans are nothing more than evolved upright walking apes; don't expect much. 

Sometimes I think I'm too cynical, and then I get a post like this to read.

 

Most people I find are just trying to do stuff they're used to and when forced out of it, react poorly.    Most tend toward good, but the exceptions seem to be louder.

I deal with a lot of terrible people nearly daily, but I find focusing on the helpful,  compassionate people is better for my overall mental health.   Granted, it's difficult when I get yelled at by someone who has a different idea on some aspect of rescue where I will have to say, emotions seem to rule a lot.

I also find having a calmer demeanor helps when working with animals, usually works with people too.

[PeregrineFalcon]

On 7/13/2025 at 8:56 PM, temnix said:

To whosoever may be running these forums as well as to the participants therein: if you want more intelligent and meaningful conversations here, about CoH and not about CoH, disable these "reactions" below posts.

[MTeague]

16 hours ago, Solarverse said:

Remember, humans are nothing more than evolved upright walking apes; don't expect much. 

Yes, but we have Fire!  And pointy sticks!!  And we can sweat across our entire bodies, giving us mastery of the hunt!

 

 

Edited July 15 by MTeague

[Psyonico]

1 hour ago, MTeague said:

Yes, but we have Fire!  And pointy sticks!!  And we can sweat across our entire bodies, giving us mastery of the hunt!

 

 

That video was amazing.

[Forager]

OP made a thread about having more intelligent and meaningful conversations and then immediately abandoned it...

[Luminara]

[Major_Decoy]

13 hours ago, GM Crumpet said:

as long as there is pineapple on it. There. I said it.

You're English. Pineapple on pizza doesn't even rank of list of English pizza crimes.

 

Eggs, peas, mayonnaise?