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The LOL option and its usage.

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  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,481
    AFKABartram said:
    I keep it simple. 

    If I like a point of view, or someone has taken the time to present a post well, add something different etc I’ll like the post.

    If someone posts something that makes me chuckle, I’ll lol it.

    If someone posts something I disagree with or I think is stupid, I ignore it. 

    Those who issue sarcastic lol’s as a way of showing disagreement or belittling, I think are pathetic considering you’re all meant to be adults and I look upon with disdain.

    lol away…
    Thing is Bart, it’s not being used as you initially intended.
    In an ideal world what you would like and what is actually happening are considerably different.
    I for one am disappointed by your reply as it would seem you aren’t about to even consider giving folks an option of some kind and keep things as they are.
    Am I right?
  • Wheresmeticket
    Wheresmeticket Posts: 17,304
    thai malaysia addick said:
    I log the number of likes and LOLs I get to each thread and store the results in a spreadsheet. I calculate my daily, weekly and monthly average. If the LOLs are a bit low for any month, I tell my wife jokes. 
    OK but what do you do for laughs?
  • Wheresmeticket
    Wheresmeticket Posts: 17,304
    edited May 2022
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  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,006
    AFKABartram said:
    I keep it simple. 

    If I like a point of view, or someone has taken the time to present a post well, add something different etc I’ll like the post.

    If someone posts something that makes me chuckle, I’ll lol it.

    If someone posts something I disagree with or I think is stupid, I ignore it. 

    Those who issue sarcastic lol’s as a way of showing disagreement or belittling, I think are pathetic considering you’re all meant to be adults and I look upon with disdain.

    lol away…
    Most of the time it is the same users who lol sarcastically … fortunately they are names I normally ignore anyway, so not a problem
  • johnnybev1987
    johnnybev1987 Posts: 11,412
    I use for two reasons:
    option a) i genuinely found funny 
    b) post is ridiculous or you cant be serious

    I know the second one isn't really good for the forum and promotes a negative reaction but the only way around that is literally have a WTF button
  • Wheresmeticket
    Wheresmeticket Posts: 17,304
    Yo ushould be able to LOL lols.
  • sillav nitram
    sillav nitram Posts: 10,164
    edited May 2022
    Personally I think anyone disagreeing with me should be banned for a week Life and the cops called!
  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,355
    edited May 2022
    Personally I think everyone should grow a pair and pull their necks in...  In any order!
  • T_C_E
    T_C_E Posts: 16,421
     sillav nitram said:
    Personally I think anyone disagreeing with me should be banned for a week Life and the cops called!
    Evening Tony 😉
  • Ben18
    Ben18 Posts: 1,638
    edited May 2022
    I make sure that if I make a serious point that people may disagree with, I include a joke in the post. 

    Then when I get lol’d, my confidence lacking ego can pretend that I got a lol for being funny, rather than the painful truth of my point being shite.
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  • Blackheathen
    Blackheathen Posts: 6,656
    I’ve always assumed the LOL to be a stronger indication of “Like” and it never occurred to me there would be a negative connotation.
  • ElfsborgAddick
    ElfsborgAddick Posts: 29,062
    Can we not bring back the flag option? That was good fun.
  • JamesSeed
    JamesSeed Posts: 17,380
    edited May 2022
    I think we should be able to give each post a score, 1 to 10. 
    1= massively disagree, 10 = massively agree.

    The algorithm would then show a running average score for each post, with the lifer with the highest score for a single post in a calendar month winning a fabulous prize like dinner at Bartram Towers, and the lifer with the lowest score ‘winning’ dinner at ‘Spoons with Elfsborg (with Elfsborg paying). 

    The lol button could be supplemented by a ROTF button, and perhaps perhaps there could even be a Whoosh button. 

    If the mods could get that up and running by the weekend we could have a seven day trial period.

    No lols for this post please. 
  • Gribbo
    Gribbo Posts: 8,485
    edited May 2022
    Always thought LOL was Lots Of Love
  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    I read the option forwards if I have one intention, and backwards if I have another.
  • cafcdave123
    cafcdave123 Posts: 11,491
    Gribbo said:
    Always thought LOL was Lots Of Lube
    I bet you did BIGROB
  • Saga Lout
    Saga Lout Posts: 6,845
    I had assumed that all the LOL's I've amassed are because of my great wit. I am crestfallen to learn that this may not be the case.
  • shirty5
    shirty5 Posts: 19,235
    Scrap the likes and the lols. Just be honest with each other if you disagree with a comment but in a constructive manner 
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,638
    shirty5 said:
    Scrap the likes and the lols. Just be honest with each other if you disagree with a comment but in a constructive manner 
    Or meet up in Makro’s car park.
  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,355
    What about an LSOL?

    (Laugh sarcasticly out loud)
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  • ElfsborgAddick
    ElfsborgAddick Posts: 29,062
    JamesSeed said:
    I think we should be able to give each post a score, 1 to 10. 
    1= massively disagree, 10 = massively agree.

    The algorithm would then show a running average score for each post, with the lifer with the highest score for a single post in a calendar month winning a fabulous prize like dinner at Bartram Towers, and the lifer with the lowest score ‘winning’ dinner at ‘Spoons with Elfsborg (with Elfsborg paying). 


    As @Covered End said a while back.
  • thai malaysia addick
    thai malaysia addick Posts: 18,337
    I find it frustrating that you can’t like and LOL something. Maybe an option to like and LOL and another option for like quite a lot and a bit LOL. And, perhaps an option for like a lot but only very slightly LOL. Then again, it’s not really a LOL if it’s only very slightly, I suppose.

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