Poll: Do you want sticker notifications back? - Not the score, just the notifications.

[Baraadmirer]

I'm honestly ok with the score being gone. But I used the notifications frequently to navigate the farms. Either we get some sort of notification back or watched threads gets overhauled.
Example: I will not watch this thread. I am not generally interested in it. But if I get a sticker notification I'll probably click on it and read some posts.

Enjoy the alternative.

 

[Myrtle the Turtle]

I don't even think the DM chains were that big of an issue,

I do. They were turning discord-esque and unmoderated. Knowing the haram behavior that occurs on Discord from the goonclown to catboy ranch, its safe to say that could have been a liability for the forum. Discord can afford to have trannies grooming kids in random Roblox related dms or private servers, The Farms cannot.

 

[BrainSand63]

He's too stubborn to cave in

You will read the thread as the lord above intended- start to finish- and you will love it

Noooo stalker child, I will not. Enjoy prison.

 

[Arocyt]

They're not exactly the kind of user you want cater to and should scare off. This forum is not an open air asylum to talk about your intimate personal issues, go to reddit or discord for that.

Yeah exactly, and I think even besides the furry gooncaves, a lot of the conversations people talked about having in DMs still won't make their way to the public discussion/off topic forums anyway just by taking notifications away. The stickers being present at all is still going to hurt their fragile feelings. So it's a group you probably aren't going to please, anyway.

On the topic of stickers, I swear I remember when Null added that Political Sperging sticker that he said the reason was because he was annoyed at people shitting up his "content threads" with political tirades, and the reaction would hopefully shame the people doing it and make them more afraid to do so in the future.
It feels like it's flip flopping between stickers doing something to self moderate site culture, or being for shorthand replies (and hurting feefees)

 

[Baraadmirer]

Yeah exactly, and I think even besides the furry gooncaves, a lot of the conversations people talked about having in DMs still won't make their way to the public discussion/off topic forums anyway just by taking notifications away. The stickers being present at all is still going to hurt their fragile feelings. So it's a group you probably aren't going to please, anyway.

On the topic of stickers, I swear I remember when Null added that Political Sperging sticker that he said the reason was because he was annoyed at people shitting up his "content threads" with political tirades, and the reaction would hopefully shame the people doing it and make them more afraid to do so in the future.
It feels like it's flip flopping between stickers doing something to self moderate site culture, or being for shorthand replies (and hurting feefees)

 

[marvlouslie]

Personally, I dislike having my notifs blow the fuck up over retards sperging about a post I made months ago. It makes everything easier to navigate without paying attention to every little thing going on in a conversation you were only paying half attention to.

 

[JelloJerk]

I do. They were turning discord-esque and unmoderated. Knowing the haram behavior that occurs on Discord from the goonclown to catboy ranch, its safe to say that could have been a liability for the forum. Discord can afford to have trannies grooming kids in random Roblox related dms or private servers, The Farms cannot.

They were very Discord-esque, but when I said "issue", I meant the issue Null was trying to "amend" of people messaging jannies about constantly getting invited, I've only ever been invited twice, maybe it's because I'm not cool, or maybe it's because I left quietly and didn't make a scene about it. People crying over getting invited to DMs are just as bad as people crying over neg-rates, and takes away from the wild west vibe this site has, which is sad (but it has been fading for a while, imo).

As for grooming kids, this site is explicitly not for minors, so I don't think we have to worry about that much. Surely the Catler thing is just one horrific occurrence and it's not an active problem? Most DM chains that I've seen just seem to be about weird in-fighting and powerlevelling, which is a concern, but I don't think we needed mod intervention for that, just bully these users more until they stop talking about how fat they are and how they're autistic NEETs with mommy issues.

 

[Boglim Enthusiast]

Much like the great cheese debate our dear feeder Null has been BTFO and his autism laid bare.

 

[HodgePodgeRogerDodger]

two clicks. it literally only takes two clicks to check if you have gotten any new reactions


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null is completely right about this feature turning people into retards and i hope notifications never come back, fuck you

 

[derpherp2]

two clicks. it literally only takes two clicks to check if you have gotten any new reactions


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null is completely right about this feature turning people into retards and i hope notifications never come back, fuck you

Nigga can u read

 

[Netizennameless]

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[变性黑鬼]

Terrible idea. The sticker notifications and reaction scores encouraged effortposting.

It was also just nice to be able to see what people thought of my posts, positive of negative, without the extra effort of tracking the thread myself.

I understand that some drama and sperging must have made Null very upset, but from the perspective of someone who hasn't followed the drama, it just seems like a key feature of the forum has been removed for no reason.

 

[Faceless Whore]

I see the only genuine usefulness of stickers being this:

1. Seeing the general community sentiment of a post you make. Check the post 24-48 hours after it's made and see reacts. It will only get more of the same as time goes on, so there's no need to know about it and more stickers on it after this point are irrelevant.
2. So other people reading the thread, especially newfags, can see the community's opinion and understand what is and isn't tolerated on the Farms. This helps readers understand the community and shapes the forum's culture. Stickers made later in time still give weight to this.

If it isn't too difficult a patch to the code could be a fair compromise:
New users get sticker notifications until they make 50 or so posts. At 50 posts send them a notification that no more sticker notifications will be given, and if they want to see reacts they can check the relevant page. (So they don't get confused and think it just broke for some reason.)

nigger there are some things that are mildly enjoyable that, if it was marginally more difficult to acquire, i would not go through any more effort to do. an example: there is something kinda shitty but enjoyable being sold for 50 cents. you like this thing and buy it at this low price (low effort). its price is raised to 5 dollars (higher effort). the point is defeated since part of the nice thing was that it did not take much effort.

Nigger they're stickers. If they're so immensely important to you that you become this deranged over them being taken away, maybe you need to step back and reconsider what value this forum really has to you. Because if it isn't the info or conversation then maybe you're here for the wrong reasons.

One day when you are older you will see someone rate something you said ages ago and think "hmm, I wonder what I said back in those Halcyon days that warranted a snappy doot upon someone seeing it in the present?"

This is so pathetic and Redditpilled I'm almost speechless. Holy shit. I can't believe I'm reading this on the Farms. Count me immensely grateful that my life isn't so completely devoid of meaningful and valuable things that something as absolutely insignificant and ephemeral as a thumbs up SVG on a 5 year old shitpost from a complete stranger on the Internet, who doesn't and never will know or have any tangible relationship with me, is something I give a shit about. (On a lighthearted gossip forum full of spergs no less.)
If I've said anything worthwhile then I continue on with my life knowing whoever will enjoy it will enjoy it, I don't hang on to knowing about it because when I find myself caring about something as stupid and uninteresting as upvotes that's a sign I need to hit X on the browser and focus more on shit that actually matters. Attention economy Jews can eat my ass.

Jesus christ how empty does someone's life have to be to care about that. When I joked that stickerfags are the Twitter trannies of the Farms I was more accurate than I realized. There but for the grace of God go I.

ETA: And I wouldn't see it anyway because I have sticker notifications turned off.

 

[Klamimera]

This started because I received feedback from multiple users that they prefer to post in fucking retarded DM chains specifically because they don't want negative feedback on their posts. They have been discouraged from using this webforum as a forum because they do not feel safe to post as a result of these incessant notifications and looming persistent scorecard ratings.

I am legitimately interested in this part of your post, specially "they have been discouraged". Why do you care about a group of users that apparently can't handle being on the Internet?

If I'm following your train of thought, and they feel bad because of the negrates (or that people ignore them when they get the stickers), why don't you just get rid of the stickers? Should be an easy fix, right?

Now, let's imagine: there's no stickers, and these users feel free to post whatever the fuck they want. One of them posts dumb shit. They get called nigger, faggot, niggefaggot, retard, and any other variation you can come up with. Would that also result in the users being discouraged? Would that lead to banning the use of those words?

I think you can understand what's the point I'm trying to get across.

 

[Whiskey]

Find them useful to check in on slow moving threads for specific fandoms and hobbies that don't see a lot of moment without needing to watch the thread. Also a good way to say " I agree" without shitting up the thread with a post without any substance.

Not life or death

 

[Focken Kiwi]

However brief it might had been we must remember Null's love and cherish its short time with us as a remainder of the fragility of life, love and why we must protect them
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[PhoBingas]

I really do think that the death of the Farms will not be from outside sources, but from Josh eventually having such a massive spergout that he either kills the site himself or makes such a terrible change that people start leaving en masse. These meltdowns towards the userbase are becoming more common. I understand he must be under unimaginable stress right now, so it makes sense that he cracks sometimes, but it's concerning. This could've all been avoided if he just didn't do anything. I don't even think the DM chains were that big of an issue, just leave. They won't invite you back unless you have a massive hissy fit and at that point that's just funny.

If Null has a PO box somewhere, they should send him some real good Indica weed or some dabs and a silicon banger. Hopefully Jewsh has a torch and can get butane. I guess he could nigger it with a sewing needle, a butter knife over a stove's burner element and a cut up cola or water bottle to act as a funnel to help inhale the dab smoke if Null's afraid of burning his face with the hot knife... It's probably better if someone just sends him a silicone dab banger.

 

[6thRanger]

notifications are gay and people who care about them are even gayer
forums need less notifications, not more

just look at threads you're interested in. you don't need to know if someone gave your retarded comment reddit gold or not
it's self masturbatory dimwittery

edit to say: groomercord/pm users always gonna find a way. they say its about stickers or w/e but that's just an excuse

Join date last month. 2 posts. You are not the kind of person that benefits from stickers in the way they're being discussed.

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null is completely right about this feature turning people into retards and i hope notifications never come back, fuck you

Join date Dec 2023. Outside of happening/spoonfed threads, 70% of user activity is across 3-4 threads. 90% in the same subforum. You are not the kind of person that benefits from stickers in the way they're being discussed.

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I could probably do a similar post for 70% of people flippantly saying stickers aren't useful. Why can't you users understand that features that benefit other users may not benefit you, and that the option to use them is preferred to site-wide loss of function?

 

[SacredChao]

No, I removed it specifically because I've realized that not only have many, many users apparently trained their brains to use a forum specific way that is counter-intuitive to how forums are supposed to work, but you're also making posting decisions based on that feedback.

This started because I received feedback from multiple users that they prefer to post in fucking retarded DM chains specifically because they don't want negative feedback on their posts. They have been discouraged from using this webforum as a forum because they do not feel safe to post as a result of these incessant notifications and looming persistent scorecard ratings. That is FUCKING STUPID. That means the site is broken and is fundamentally failing to encourage people to use it. It means that the reaction system, which exists to provide feedback on individual posts, is having a chilling effect on the entire site.

I am not undoing this. I am observing genuine psychological damage inflicted on people.

As others have said this is a pretty stupid reason. Even as someone who doesn't care all that much about whether they stay or not.

In what way exactly would catering to people afraid of a sticker help? It's not like the score impacts anything. And who is so sheltered they can't handle a trashcan or a red x reaction? Part of growing up is realizing not everyone will agree or like you. Or what you say. Taking away a sticker reaction doesn't do much of anything but cater to a very sheltered and weird niche of people afraid of people going "eh i dont really like this post". If there were brigades of people just spamming sticker reacts or something then I can kinda see. That'd be a little annoying, but you can just turn the notifications off. Aren't people who act like this generally ones we make fun of? What grown adult is sitting around in fear of being judged by a sticker? Or having people not like what they say? The people will still just not like what they say. But now instead of just a trashcan sticker it'll be "you're a faggot". It seems like one step towards just being a hugbox.

The people afraid of being judged for their posts need to mature a little bit. To realize that you will come across people that don't like you or your posts. Probably for good reason if this is anything to go by. Granted, it's just stickers. But maybe trannies feel excluded and judged. Or homosexuals. Or really just anyone for any reason. Are you gonna cater to them too? Are you gonna adapt the site around ensuring they don't feel judged or disliked and afraid of posting? It's a bad reason. And probably not a particularly honest one. I would assume you're doing this because someone you actually like said that as a reason. I can't imagine that insensitivity or some vague group of people afraid of a sticker reaction is the real catalyst for this. Especially considering the vast majority of the community, even anti sticker ones, don't seem to be citing "like guys come on its like so mean and idk i just cant... he reacted with a trash can emoji". Jesus Christ. Nut up.

 

[Otis Mallebrok]

Yes, I want them back. I agree that there is a danger, that it turns people into updoot addicted redditors, high on dopamine. But without it, expect lots of one word replies fouling up the threads. It's a tradeoff.