Popular Post Starhawk Posted May 18, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted May 18, 2020 I've always liked the reaction system so I can simply say “I saw you posted and here’s what I think about it“ without having to make a reply, which probably didn't warrant a reply anyway. The data shows that's the case in this ranked list of Reaction Givers: 🏆to @Magness Since there's been any type of reaction system in the forum, we've reacted to posts 25,725 times. Here's a breakdown of which reactions were used most going back to 2018: And when you filter out "Like" to see the rest: These are sort of the default ones in the Invision system, but slightly modified. But those choices are limited, and while "Like" will still be the default and the one that's used the most, it's lacking nuance and there's some fun we can have with this. So here's an attempt to flesh that out, big time. The original idea was Smilies, but in testing, the icons end up small enough where they blend in during actual use and look too similar, so I added these alternate non-smilie versions. The alt-icons are the ones that will be used, but here are the originals for posterity. Reaction Icon Non-Smilie icon Notes Haha Will replace the current “Haha" Amazing Excellent Interesting Thanks Alarmed/Shocked Sad Will replace the current “Sad" Annoyed Will replace the current “WTF" Bravo Will replace the current “Epic Post" None of this is set in stone, and this might even be a few too many, but fuck it, let's give it shot and see how we do. What's missing? Angry the Clown, Dimness, NickC and 11 others 5 2 1 1 3 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry the Clown Posted May 18, 2020 Report Share Posted May 18, 2020 I like them, particularly the sinister “excellent” one. PS: DAMN YOU, AMEX! Starhawk and iainl 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted May 18, 2020 Report Share Posted May 18, 2020 Love’em! Starhawk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magness Posted May 18, 2020 Report Share Posted May 18, 2020 Hooray for me 😀 and I love the new ones Starhawk and rustyjaw 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Carlucci Posted May 19, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted May 19, 2020 I'm not sure how to react to this news. Carlos. rustyjaw, Robot Monkey, Angry the Clown and 6 others 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFo Posted May 20, 2020 Report Share Posted May 20, 2020 It's funny — I was looking at my post from last night about several cases of COVID-19 popping up at my son's daycare and saw that it had received quite a few reactions, all of which were the new Shocked emoji. Because it received at least five reactions, there's now a little banner with heart on it that says, "This is a popular post," when you hover your mouse cursor over it. Now, normally I associate something that's popular with something people like. However, I don't think that people like the fact that teachers and children have tested positive for COVID-19. I also don't think they like the possibility that my 4 year-old son may have been exposed to this dreaded disease. But because it received enough reactions, that's what the forum software says is happening. I'm not saying that we need to change this. I just find the semantics regarding likes on the Internet funny. That's all. Also, you people are monsters. AlbertA 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starhawk Posted May 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2020 1 hour ago, JFo said: Now, normally I associate something that's popular with something people like. However, I don't think that people like the fact that teachers and children have tested positive for COVID-19. I also don't think they like the possibility that my 4 year-old son may have been exposed to this dreaded disease. But because it received enough reactions, that's what the forum software says is happening. No joke, I actually questioned on what to do with that reaction when setting up the new system. Reactions can give points or they can remain neutral. The positive reaction give 1 point and the negative ones are 0. For "stunned" I saw it either used in a positive or negative way so I left it as +1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTello Posted May 21, 2020 Report Share Posted May 21, 2020 I'm confused by that 'Reaction Givers' list. Paticularly speaking, Curtis, Amex and Izzy stats/rankings/'Last post date' do not seem compute. How? Like did Curtis spam reactions until 2016? I don't feel like we've even had reactions that long. Have we? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starhawk Posted May 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2020 43 minutes ago, JTello said: I'm confused by that 'Reaction Givers' list. Paticularly speaking, Curtis, Amex and Izzy stats/rankings/'Last post date' do not seem compute. How? Like did Curtis spam reactions until 2016? I don't feel like we've even had reactions that long. Have we? The early reaction system was different in that (if I remember correctly) it was simply an up arrow in the bottom right corner. Almost no one used it.. except for the football guys in that one thread. They used it a lot. It wasn't until the system changed to more of a "Like" system that everyone else gravitated to using it. Those guys are also why we have the custom "real face" emojis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Monkey Posted May 21, 2020 Report Share Posted May 21, 2020 Now I'm waiting for The Oral History of LCVG podcast. Starhawk and AlbertA 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JFo Posted May 21, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted May 21, 2020 24 minutes ago, Robot Monkey said: Now I'm waiting for The Oral History of LCVG podcast. Chapter 1: "Free Romier" Starhawk, JoeyN, Angry the Clown and 3 others 1 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foogledricks Posted May 21, 2020 Report Share Posted May 21, 2020 JFo and AlbertA 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustyjaw Posted May 21, 2020 Report Share Posted May 21, 2020 So, maybe I'm slow, but I just realized that the "excellent" reaction is more Montgomery Burns and less Bill and Ted. AlbertA and Angry the Clown 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry the Clown Posted May 21, 2020 Report Share Posted May 21, 2020 12 minutes ago, rustyjaw said: So, maybe I'm slow, but I just realized that the "excellent" reaction is more Montgomery Burns and less Bill and Ted. Starhawk, rustyjaw and AlbertA 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTello Posted May 21, 2020 Report Share Posted May 21, 2020 16 hours ago, Starhawk said: The early reaction system was different in that (if I remember correctly) it was simply an up arrow in the bottom right corner. Almost no one used it.. except for the football guys in that one thread. They used it a lot. It wasn't until the system changed to more of a "Like" system that everyone else gravitated to using it. Those guys are also why we have the custom "real face" emojis. Ahhh, I legit totally forgot the football section. Universe, within a universe, within a universe. 🙂 Starhawk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry the Clown Posted May 21, 2020 Report Share Posted May 21, 2020 Release the Snyder cut of the sports forum, you cowards! Romier S, kelley and JTello 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlbertA Posted June 1, 2020 Report Share Posted June 1, 2020 On 5/18/2020 at 12:29 PM, Starhawk said: I've always liked the reaction system so I can simply say “I saw you posted and here’s what I think about it“ without having to make a reply, which probably didn't warrant a reply anyway. The data shows that's the case in this ranked list of Reaction Givers: 🏆to @Magness Since there's been any type of reaction system in the forum, we've reacted to posts 25,725 times. Here's a breakdown of which reactions were used most going back to 2018: And when you filter out "Like" to see the rest: These are sort of the default ones in the Invision system, but slightly modified. But those choices are limited, and while "Like" will still be the default and the one that's used the most, it's lacking nuance and there's some fun we can have with this. So here's an attempt to flesh that out, big time. The original idea was Smilies, but in testing, the icons end up small enough where they blend in during actual use and look too similar, so I added these alternate non-smilie versions. The alt-icons are the ones that will be used, but here are the originals for posterity. Reaction Icon Non-Smilie icon Notes Haha Will replace the current “Haha" Amazing Excellent Interesting Thanks Alarmed/Shocked Sad Will replace the current “Sad" Annoyed Will replace the current “WTF" Bravo Will replace the current “Epic Post" None of this is set in stone, and this might even be a few too many, but fuck it, let's give it shot and see how we do. What's missing? I think the beer icon, should be "Cheers!" right? it seems weird for it to say "thanks" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starhawk Posted June 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2020 On 6/1/2020 at 4:53 PM, AlbertA said: I think the beer icon, should be "Cheers!" right? it seems weird for it to say "thanks" Let's do that. The reason it was like that in the first place was the reaction was always to be "Thanks" with the smilie, and then later trying to shoehorn a non-smilie icon into that Reaction. "Cheers" fits the icon better and is still in the same spirit. Magness, Robot Monkey and Angry the Clown 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starhawk Posted June 18, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2020 One month in... With Like removed: With Haha removed: That's a purty good spread. Angry the Clown, JTello, Robot Monkey and 1 other 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlucci Posted June 18, 2020 Report Share Posted June 18, 2020 21 minutes ago, Starhawk said: That's a purty good spread. We need a TWSS emoticon. Carlos. JoeyN and Eldorado 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFo Posted June 18, 2020 Report Share Posted June 18, 2020 4 hours ago, Carlucci said: We need a TWSS emoticon. Carlucci, Kranix and JoeyN 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFo Posted October 7, 2020 Report Share Posted October 7, 2020 I was just thinking... can the “Fire” reaction be renamed to “Burn”? As in, “Sick burn.” It seems more appropriate for what it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starhawk Posted October 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2020 I thought about this, but left it “fire” as I couldn’t come up with a clear definition for it. It seemed to work in multiple ways as “sick burn” as well as “that’s fire”/“amazing“/“Banderas explosion” all at the same time. What do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelley Posted October 7, 2020 Report Share Posted October 7, 2020 Can we add Banderas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starhawk Posted October 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2020 Let me see if that will work 🙂 Angry the Clown 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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