After this emoji was introduced here at AN, I found it appearing in a most surprising, confusing & irrelevant forms.

It would be great if someone with a knowledge of psychology, explain how and why this is so prevalent? Perhaps a misunderstood emoji?

4 minutes ago, ravip said:

After this emoji was introduced here at AN, I found it appearing in a most surprising, confusing & irrelevant forms.

It would be great if someone with a knowledge of psychology, explain how and why this is so prevalent? Perhaps a misunderstood emoji?

Oh God, another whiny emoji post. 

Just now, josephbloggs said:

Oh God, another whiny emoji post. 

Does it bother you so much?

Next time just skip it and save a couple of seconds and grief.

1 minute ago, ravip said:

Does it bother you so much?

Next time just skip it and save a couple of seconds and grief.

And you gave it a thumbs down, oh the irony.

18 minutes ago, ravip said:

After this emoji was introduced here at AN, I found it appearing in a most surprising, confusing & irrelevant forms.

It would be great if someone with a knowledge of psychology, explain how and why this is so prevalent? Perhaps a misunderstood emoji?

 

 

There are certain idiots who hold a grudge and stick a thumbs down on any posts by the person they disagree with/dislike.

 

They will put it on posts they don't even read, they will put it on posts as they appear......I had ten or more thumbs down go on posts the other day all within 3 mins.

 

Watch the thumbs down go on this post.....555

22 minutes ago, ravip said:

After this emoji was introduced here at AN, I found it appearing in a most surprising, confusing & irrelevant forms.

It would be great if someone with a knowledge of psychology, explain how and why this is so prevalent? Perhaps a misunderstood emoji?

Yes. I got a thumbs down on the cocaine thread for a comment about being in transit between planes.

1 minute ago, frank83628 said:

Yes. I got a thumbs down on the cocaine thread for a comment about being in transit between planes.

 

 

They are mental....to be fair I put a thumbs down on posts complaining about thumbs down......but why wouldn't you?.....555

6 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

 

 

There are certain idiots who hold a grudge and stick a thumbs down on any posts by the person they disagree with/dislike.

 

They will put it on posts they don't even read, they will put it on posts as they appear......I had ten or more thumbs down go on posts the other day all within 3 mins.

 

Watch the thumbs down go on this post.....555

Yes and given the average of AN members its shows how childish, petty & pathetic some are.

7 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

 

 

There are certain idiots who hold a grudge and stick a thumbs down on any posts by the person they disagree with/dislike.

 

They will put it on posts they don't even read, they will put it on posts as they appear......I had ten or more thumbs down go on posts the other day all within 3 mins.

 

Watch the thumbs down go on this post.....555

That is undoubtedly true. I got one immediate on posting a factual helpful bit of visa advice.

But it seems only a certain segment of posters get upset about them. 

8 minutes ago, frank83628 said:

Yes and given the average of AN members its shows how childish, petty & pathetic some are.

The only ones that are childish, petty & pathetic , are those that can't handle negative emojis.

9 minutes ago, frank83628 said:

Yes and given the average of AN members its shows how childish, petty & pathetic some are.

You get many things wrong but you got this right!lol.

2 recent posts got multiple thumbs down. I like it better than nothing. Means someone thought about your post and disagreed rather than thought nothing. 

11 minutes ago, josephbloggs said:

That is undoubtedly true. I got one immediate on posting a factual helpful bit of visa advice.

But it seems only a certain segment of posters get upset about them. 

 

 

How about this???....putting a thumbs down  automatically opens a text box into which you must post a response of no less than twenty words.....otherwise the forum is locked for you.

Just now, Fat is a type of crazy said:

2 recent posts got multiple thumbs down. I like it better than nothing. Means someone thought about your post and disagreed rather than thought nothing. 

 

i read that....555

31 minutes ago, josephbloggs said:

And you gave it a thumbs down, oh the irony.

Up to date, I have never used the thumbs down FYI. That's why I am so puzzled.

(also about instant assumptions!)

15 minutes ago, Fat is a type of crazy said:

2 recent posts got multiple thumbs down. I like it better than nothing. Means someone thought about your post and disagreed rather than thought nothing. 

 

I looked at those posts, and my money is on it that it are 2 cult disciples that didn't read the post at all.

 

Thumbs down are now hidden from view who posts them, is a protection for those maga members.

 

When I give a thumbs down to a cult member, it usually disappears of it's own

42 minutes ago, ravip said:

After this emoji was introduced here at AN, I found it appearing in a most surprising, confusing & irrelevant forms.

It would be great if someone with a knowledge of psychology, explain how and why this is so prevalent? Perhaps a misunderstood emoji?

Too many got their own vendetta and follow their low intelligence 

Don't worry.

I read only comments and don't care about idiotic thumbs down.

8 minutes ago, Fat is a type of crazy said:

2 recent posts got multiple thumbs down. I like it better than nothing. Means someone thought about your post and disagreed rather than thought nothing. 

I agree, they just show you what the feeling is on your post. If you can hit a thumbs up to show you agree with someone then you can hit a thumbs down to show you disagree with someone. It's that simple. 

No one says "If you agree with me then you must write a full post to explain why". So why do they think you need to write a full post if you disagree? Sometimes I don't have time, or I don't want to engage, or the post is so incredibly stupid that it doesn't deserve a written reply - all fair reasons for a down vote, just as the same reasons are valid for an upvote.

I have no idea why we have so many threads about them. People need to grow thicker skins. And I stick by my comment that it always seems to be a certain political leaning segment of the forum populace who constantly get upset about them.

7 minutes ago, FlorC said:

The only ones that are childish, petty & pathetic , are those that can't handle negative emojis.

TBH its NOT only on negative comments, even some useful information has thumbs down.

No, I am not upset about this emoji, its just that I cant understand why something good and useful gets a thumbs down.

 

That was the reason I wanted an explanation for this by someone with a knowledge in psychology.

45 minutes ago, josephbloggs said:

And you gave it a thumbs down, oh the irony.

What makes you accuse me of this? You, yourself are confused alright with the thumbs down... oh the irony.

1 minute ago, ravip said:

What makes you accuse me of this? You, yourself are confused alright with the thumbs down... oh the irony.

I assumed, as it popped up just as you replied and before anyone else had come to the thread.

If I was wrong then I humbly apologise for my grave error.

9 minutes ago, josephbloggs said:

I agree, they just show you what the feeling is on your post. If you can hit a thumbs up to show you agree with someone then you can hit a thumbs down to show you disagree with someone. It's that simple. 

No one says "If you agree with me then you must write a full post to explain why". So why do they think you need to write a full post if you disagree? Sometimes I don't have time, or I don't want to engage, or the post is so incredibly stupid that it doesn't deserve a written reply - all fair reasons for a down vote, just as the same reasons are valid for an upvote.

I have no idea why we have so many threads about them. People need to grow thicker skins. And I stick by my comment that it always seems to be a certain political leaning segment of the forum populace who constantly get upset about them.

All these emojis are made for those who want to hide their AN identity. 

They are cowards to stand to their opinion.

Nobody needs emojis.

Maybe you can remember the time there weren't any? What did you do? Writing. Easy as that

57 minutes ago, ravip said:

After this emoji was introduced here at AN, I found it appearing in a most surprising, confusing & irrelevant forms.

It would be great if someone with a knowledge of psychology, explain how and why this is so prevalent? Perhaps a misunderstood emoji?

I believe they are fashioning this forum along the lines of Facebook. It was shown that the angrier you made the members, the more clicks got generated. There's no logical reason to bring it in then make it anonymous.

Just now, josephbloggs said:

I assumed, as it popped up just as you replied and before anyone else had come to the thread.

If I was wrong then I humbly apologise for my grave error.

 I did not - I am confused of this "Thumbs Down Syndrome"!!!

1 minute ago, HappyExpat57 said:

I believe they are fashioning this forum along the lines of Facebook. It was shown that the angrier you made the members, the more clicks got generated. There's no logical reason to bring it in then make it anonymous.

You have a valid point there!

So these anonymous brigade is doing something for someone!!!

Just now, HappyExpat57 said:

I believe they are fashioning this forum along the lines of Facebook. It was shown that the angrier you made the members, the more clicks got generated. There's no logical reason to bring it in then make it anonymous.

 

 

100%....look at some of the threads that are posted now.....from Trump being the saviour of the Earth to Vaccines kill 90% of all recipients.....and to be fair.....it works.

I won't ask where the thumb was before "thumbs down"

1 hour ago, ravip said:

It would be great if someone with a knowledge of psychology, explain how and why this is so prevalent?

Is due to social insecurities and antisocial reactions.

 

1 hour ago, ravip said:

Perhaps a misunderstood emoji?

Perhaps. It seems that a forum who’s objective trajectory was toward the positive wouldn’t have negative emojis, guess the nannies get bored, so suppose they need some action and some self reason to exist. Either that or the negative emojis option is a contradiction in of itself.

2 hours ago, ravip said:

It would be great if someone with a knowledge of psychology, explain how and why this is so prevalent?

 

Sigmund Freud .would struggle to explain it.

 

It is up there with TDSyndrome and  BDSyndrome 

 

Summed up in one word, Mentalism.

I would like to recommend that we have a Middle-Finger Emoji. There would be less confusion over its meaning, and I have the utmost confidence AN members would use it responsibly.