But then I'd need to put rubber bands on my flippers!

not to get off topic, but that is one nice looking "mars trek"...

Good idea, but this is Pinside... so instead of IFPA ranking, we should create a MOD rating.

The more mods you can cram into your pin, your MOD rating points go through the roof.

The more retina scorching your LED install is, the higher your LED BURN rating.

The more garish your powder coat choice is, you get the POWDER KING points.

That's the ticket.

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And the more boobs you post the more your GIANT BOOB rating goes up.

I know the point you were trying to make but understanding and comprehension are some of the biggest problems sometimes, just look at this example, you say "I like apple pie" and I thumbs it down meaning I disagree that YOU like apple pie crazy. Has nothing to do with me liking apple pie or not.

Today it's all about mince pies anyway, ho ho ho.

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But thumbs downing someone does nothing towards furthering the discussion. I've recieved 11 thumbs down for my post above and hardly any of them gave a reason for why they disagreed. The exact reason why I think its pointless. Look at how people thumbs down Kaneda. I don't know the history there but people use the thumbs down just to bully the guy.

I know im pretty new here but it sure seems like a lot of people abuse the thumbs down thing simply because they decide they dont like someone (and then thumbs down their every post). Heck, people even thumbs down posts where it does not even make sense to disagree (like if someone just makes a statement "hey, I picked up such and such game today", thumbs down).

Is there a way to see who thumbs downs' the most people? That might be a nice feature to add (rather then who gets the most thumbs down).

A thumbs down (usually) means 1 of 2 things

1. The person disagrees with me

2. I'm being a douche

If we remove the thumbs down feature then we will likely see negative replies increase because sometimes you just have to voice your opinion. I'd rather see 100 thumbs down than 100 argumentative replies.

I'm new here as well and have seen a few members play the thumbs down game to advance their own agenda, which has been in various threads both negative to the topic and frankly trolling as well. There is no repercussions to use the thumbs down serially in an extensive manner. And so far some members agendas doing such have not resulted in any significant repercussions or accountability. I'd also be interested in seeing who submits thumb's down as a leader here. And if not, tie some limits or accountability to the use of thumbs down by member's (e.g., limits, reporting, deducting points, etc.).

I've also seen some repetitious thread hijacks by some members serially having negative posts on a subject or machine.

I agree that focusing on the positive parts of the hobby is always best. In that spirit, without significant changes to the thumbs regime I'd like to see more active enforcement for members who troll threads/games with serial negative posts and what is essentially trolling. By all means a negative post or two is not a bad thing, but when a member reposts his negative opinion over and over again in the same thread, and in what is supposed to be a positive thread for a machine (the subject heading notes such), it becomes a distraction as well as being what appears to be a mission of discreditation. I have literally recently observed a member post negative feedback in over 50 posts (10%) of a 500+ post thread that was supposed to be a positive thread on a game, redundantly as well also fighting over trivial childish things as a result of his negative posts. As such, at this time he is essentially the top poster in that thread, which is supposed to celebrate the positive aspects of a game.

What do you see is the issue here? A lack of reporting or lack of enforcement?

I recently reminded myself of the pinside community rules and am looking forward to seeing them enforced, for the benefit of the community and to encourage the overall positive aspect of what a forum should be.

Only 8 more to go!

Here I was thinking it get some king of badge. Sheesh...thanks for nothing!

KEEP the thumbs down!

Sometimes someone posts in a tech thread the totally wrong answer.

It's good to be able to thumbs down the post before everyone blindly follows bad advice.

It also draws attention to the poster of the incorrect information, allowing him to fix his post if it was simply a typo or bad voice to text.

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Sometimes its easy to see thru a thumbs up......

I's suggest picking top two thumbs-downers each month and give them a 30 day ban. If that doesn't work... 120v delivered to their junk might help.

I hear what you are saying, but I actually think the thumbs down feature prevents or dispels more drama than would otherwise exist. If someone sees a post they disagree with, it gives them the option to simply give the post a thumbs down and move on. Without it, they are more likely to quote and reply negatively, which will elicit a response, cluttering a thread with bickering. The thumbs down I feel can often work as an outlet for disagreement that doesn't necessarily derail a thread.

Of course bickering and negativity still happens, but I feel like the thumbs down feature does swallow some of it.

Who knows you could make the "most thumbs down list"

Though I haven't used the thumbs down feature that I recall, it seems to be an okay feature. It may discourage people from posting something which may be perceived by their peers as crummy. But could also go without it, and probably miss it.

I like a positive pinside, and the thumbs up is a great feature. One we most definately should keep.