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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Does anyone else think having emojis as a response to a comment/thread would be a neat addition instead of only upvote/downvote?

Reddit seemed to sorta do that with awards but thats not quite what I'm suggesting.

Something similar to GitHub for instance, except we keep the upvote downvote system as-is.

This would hopefully discourage the use of upvote/downvote as a "I like/dislike this" button while also adding the ability to more accurately express the emotion the post/comment illicited

Additionally, there are a lot of people who are mostly just lurkers and have no desire to post, but they want to be able to emote further then just a upvote/downvote but DON'T want to actually post a comment like "I love this" or "You're so right" or even just commenting an emoji, because making a comment is a whole extra action that makes them visible, opens up to comments or upvotes/downvotes.

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[-] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

😣

[-] Pratai@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago

No.

[-] Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

Have more specific thoughts on why? Seemed like quite a few people misunderstood what I was going for, I definitely could have better described it in the OP

[-] Pratai@lemmy.ca -1 points 2 years ago

Because I don’t think lemmy is intended for 12 year old kids.

[-] Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago

Lol that's definitely an odd take but ok, didn't know older people never used Emojis, TIL

[-] Pratai@lemmy.ca -2 points 2 years ago

Older people that would like to be taken seriously, don’t use emojis.

[-] Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

Simply not true, I work with many older people and they like using emojis if they're more techy, there's nothing wrong with them, get over yourself.

[-] Pratai@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 years ago

Don’t ask questions if you’re not willing to accept answers you don’t like. It shows your age. It’s no wonder you’re wanting emojis on lemmy.

[-] Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago

Lmao, I accept your answer, I just disagree with your opinion from my lived experiences, you seem like you're a lot of fun at parties.

I'm hoping for actual constructive criticism to the idea, not just "I don't like emojis because Im an uptight ass"

[-] Pratai@lemmy.ca -1 points 2 years ago

You don’t accept my answer. If you did, you wouldn’t be arguing with me about it. You asked an opinion-based question, I gave you mine. You delved, I obliged. And now you have a problem with it.

Grow up.

It’s reasons like this that emojis shouldn’t be allowed on lemmy. Leave that shit on twitter.

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