LoL button

Liquid_Time

I hardly put effort into hitting those buttons, but I would also like a disagree button as it is often a preferred choice (if available) instead of adding to a conversation that is going no where.

I believe someone had said that it was removed because it was being abused. People would click on the users profile and "disagree" with every post or comment they have made in the past and with little effort.. make them appear awful.

Simple.. Make some creative/funny medals with each associated rank, limit the amount of "disagrees" you can use on a single user, and etc. Also, if you value a forum profile enough to let a "disagree" count bother you.. then don't post.

PBpsy

circilion wrote: »

By the way, the Mods at ESO forums are ON THE BALL. I thought I was being sneaky by slipping in an enumerated cuss. and they snipped it in 10 minutes.

seriously! If they applied that awesomeness to my Mac Bleed Bug and other issues ESO would be kicking butt right now!

Oh . they are indeed very zealous in their sniping and they have been so since the start. The are very protective against comments about hippies and will probably snip words like homogeneous. If the ZOS bug removing division would have been as effective as the sniping team this game would have been bug free months ago.

circilion

Bolo_Bob wrote: »

circilion wrote: »

Bolo_Bob wrote: »

i use the LOL button on posts for disagree or because i think the argument that is made is laughable.

lets just say i put more LOL's in this forum than anything, especially when posts say everything is fine in the game. (give or take a level with the state of the game posts that claim the game is doing decent to awesome)

mostly tho all i see is people posting how much more superior they are whether its time spent in other MMO's to how many stars they have on this forum.
rather than actually looking at the state of the game.

still using my paid game time just for forum posting, just because i can.
which will most likely be followed by some form of insult about my life and goals or something.
but i might as well enjoy watching the forum wars fighting over a dead carcass since i still have a few days paid up for this entertainment.

its like watching a bad movie... but funnier.

you are the most depressing person in the world. =(

whats wrong with watching bad movies for laughs?

I love how you post a mini rant about how sad we all are, and then finish it with a veiled comment about how you are bound to be insulted for your post. Not because you are being ignorant, but because we are sad.

I'm not entirely sure what the rules are here on the ESO forums. I have seen some pretty aggressive Mod Snipping. and I have been warned.

But your weak man. really weak.. Most passive aggressive poster ever.

Phantax

Well I use the LoL button as a LoL button. If I want to disagree with somebody I would at least have the manners to articulate my point and not just resort to using an abbreviation that is clearly meant for another function.

david271749

SFBryan18

I take them as a compliment. I've never LoL'd a post that didn't make me laugh. Posts I disagree with get a reply or are ignored. If members give me an LoL because they disagree, they are doing me a favor because I like them. Alot of these trolls want a disagree button so they can discredit other members by spamming a negative stat on them, and I'm glad this forum doesn't let them get away with it.

PBpsy

david271749 wrote: »

Morgan Freeman= Automatic insightful.

circilion

PBpsy wrote: »

circilion wrote: »

By the way, the Mods at ESO forums are ON THE BALL. I thought I was being sneaky by slipping in an enumerated cuss. and they snipped it in 10 minutes.

seriously! If they applied that awesomeness to my Mac Bleed Bug and other issues ESO would be kicking butt right now!

Oh . they are indeed very zealous in their sniping and they have been so since the start. The are very protective against comments about hippies and will probably snip words like homogeneous. If the ZOS bug removing division would have been as effective as the sniping team this game would have been bug free months ago.

Well that makes good sense to me. I have been spending more time on the Forums than playing through Vet Content.

Seems only appropriate that they prioritize forum staffing and efficiency.

Bolo_Bob

circilion wrote: »

Bolo_Bob wrote: »

circilion wrote: »

Bolo_Bob wrote: »

i use the LOL button on posts for disagree or because i think the argument that is made is laughable.

lets just say i put more LOL's in this forum than anything, especially when posts say everything is fine in the game. (give or take a level with the state of the game posts that claim the game is doing decent to awesome)

mostly tho all i see is people posting how much more superior they are whether its time spent in other MMO's to how many stars they have on this forum.
rather than actually looking at the state of the game.

still using my paid game time just for forum posting, just because i can.
which will most likely be followed by some form of insult about my life and goals or something.
but i might as well enjoy watching the forum wars fighting over a dead carcass since i still have a few days paid up for this entertainment.

its like watching a bad movie... but funnier.

you are the most depressing person in the world. =(

whats wrong with watching bad movies for laughs?

I love how you post a mini rant about how sad we all are, and then finish it with a veiled comment about how you are bound to be insulted for your post. Not because you are being ignorant, but because we are sad.

I'm not entirely sure what the rules are here on the ESO forums. I have seen some pretty aggressive Mod Snipping. and I have been warned.

But your weak man. really weak.. Most passive aggressive poster ever.

actually this type of post from you is what i was talking about.
so you can read your own post to yourself and apply it.

thats ok tho, i wouldnt expect you to understand.
by the way LOL.

Pele

The meaning of LOL: Laugh(ing) Out Loud

The meaning of LOL on the ESO forums: Since I cannot present a proper counter to your post, and there is no I hate your post button, I will hit LOL and hope you feel my flaccid Internet wrath. I also kick puppies and club baby seals in my spare time.

Rylana

Id go for a lulz button, personally

Insanyti

I use LOL in order to display two things:

1) To show that I thought the post was funny, or LOL worthy.

2) To express either disdain or utter disbelief at what was posted. Ie: I'm LOL'ing AT the person who posted, and not at what they posted.

circilion

Bolo_Bob wrote: »

circilion wrote: »

Bolo_Bob wrote: »

circilion wrote: »

Bolo_Bob wrote: »

i use the LOL button on posts for disagree or because i think the argument that is made is laughable.

lets just say i put more LOL's in this forum than anything, especially when posts say everything is fine in the game. (give or take a level with the state of the game posts that claim the game is doing decent to awesome)

mostly tho all i see is people posting how much more superior they are whether its time spent in other MMO's to how many stars they have on this forum.
rather than actually looking at the state of the game.

still using my paid game time just for forum posting, just because i can.
which will most likely be followed by some form of insult about my life and goals or something.
but i might as well enjoy watching the forum wars fighting over a dead carcass since i still have a few days paid up for this entertainment.

its like watching a bad movie... but funnier.

you are the most depressing person in the world. =(

whats wrong with watching bad movies for laughs?

I love how you post a mini rant about how sad we all are, and then finish it with a veiled comment about how you are bound to be insulted for your post. Not because you are being ignorant, but because we are sad.

I'm not entirely sure what the rules are here on the ESO forums. I have seen some pretty aggressive Mod Snipping. and I have been warned.

But your weak man. really weak.. Most passive aggressive poster ever.

actually this type of post from you is what i was talking about.
so you can read your own post to yourself and apply it.

thats ok tho, i wouldnt expect you to understand.
by the way LOL.

You are correct, I do not understand.

Micallef

In my case it depends entirely on the post that gets the LOL.
If the post was meant to be funny (and I know how to read Internet sarcasm, most of the time) my lol means I'm laughing *with* you.
If the post was meant to be serious but I think your point totally missed the mark, I'll be laughing *at* you.
And if it's a nerdrage type rant which meets my sincere and wholehearted disapproval, I'm hoping for something slightly unpleasant to happen to you, like an onion falling on your head.

circilion

Micallef wrote: »

In my case it depends entirely on the post that gets the LOL.
If the post was meant to be funny (and I know how to read Internet sarcasm, most of the time) my lol means I'm laughing *with* you.
If the post was meant to be serious but I think your point totally missed the mark, I'll be laughing *at* you.
And if it's a nerdrage type rant which meets my sincere and wholehearted disapproval, I'm hoping for something slightly unpleasant to happen to you, like an onion falling on your head.

Yea, when you are looking at the Post by Post breakdown of your LoL's you can pretty well figure out the intention.

I post a comment that is marginally ignorant and inflammatory. I get 4 LoL's. Probably 1 of them is from a sympathetic soul that thinks I'm hilarious and the other 3 are from people who are decent, and think I'm a jerk.

Sometimes I'm genuinely funny, and get a LoL or two.

I think the problem lies in the fact with when you look at a profile, and see that a guy has 400 LoL's. and you can't figure out if he's the funniest man on the planet or the worlds biggest mega@#$%$

RedMiniStapler

League of legend?

Micallef

circilion wrote: »

Micallef wrote: »

In my case it depends entirely on the post that gets the LOL.
If the post was meant to be funny (and I know how to read Internet sarcasm, most of the time) my lol means I'm laughing *with* you.
If the post was meant to be serious but I think your point totally missed the mark, I'll be laughing *at* you.
And if it's a nerdrage type rant which meets my sincere and wholehearted disapproval, I'm hoping for something slightly unpleasant to happen to you, like an onion falling on your head.

Yea, when you are looking at the Post by Post breakdown of your LoL's you can pretty well figure out the intention.

I post a comment that is marginally ignorant and inflammatory. I get 4 LoL's. Probably 1 of them is from a sympathetic soul that thinks I'm hilarious and the other 3 are from people who are decent, and think I'm a jerk.

Sometimes I'm genuinely funny, and get a LoL or two.

I think the problem lies in the fact with when you look at a profile, and see that a guy has 400 LoL's. and you can't figure out if he's the funniest man on the planet or the worlds biggest mega@#$%$

That LOL you just got was me, and in this case it signifies my agreement and appreciation for your writing style ;-)
Just thought I'd qualify, because I don't think you meant to be joking and yet I did lol...

Falmer

For the OP... Don't worry what other people think of you. That's first and foremost. Everyone has their opinion and honestly no one else's is better than your own. Don't be swayed by bullies you want to impose their opinion on you.

There is no medal in life that gets pinned on you for "fitting in" or "following the collective mass". I post my opinions and feelings based on my experiences and couldn't really care less about how others view that opinion.

Micallef

Falmer wrote: »

For the OP... Don't worry what other people think of you. That's first and foremost. Everyone has their opinion and honestly no one else's is better than your own. Don't be swayed by bullies you want to impose their opinion on you.

There is no medal in life that gets pinned on you for "fitting in" or "following the collective mass". I post my opinions and feelings based on my experiences and couldn't really care less about how others view that opinion.

Not trying to be antagonistic, seriously curious about your last comment. Why post if you genuinely don't care?

C'mon admit it, you care a little, just a little, don't you? ;-)

Bolo_Bob

circilion wrote: »

Micallef wrote: »

In my case it depends entirely on the post that gets the LOL.
If the post was meant to be funny (and I know how to read Internet sarcasm, most of the time) my lol means I'm laughing *with* you.
If the post was meant to be serious but I think your point totally missed the mark, I'll be laughing *at* you.
And if it's a nerdrage type rant which meets my sincere and wholehearted disapproval, I'm hoping for something slightly unpleasant to happen to you, like an onion falling on your head.

Yea, when you are looking at the Post by Post breakdown of your LoL's you can pretty well figure out the intention.

I post a comment that is marginally ignorant and inflammatory. I get 4 LoL's. Probably 1 of them is from a sympathetic soul that thinks I'm hilarious and the other 3 are from people who are decent, and think I'm a jerk.

Sometimes I'm genuinely funny, and get a LoL or two.

I think the problem lies in the fact with when you look at a profile, and see that a guy has 400 LoL's. and you can't figure out if he's the funniest man on the planet or the worlds biggest mega@#$%$

in your case its most likely the latter.

also if you want to separate the meaning then ask for a "disagree button" and "i hate you and every thing you just said button".

funniest thing about this thread is when people tell you what they use LOL for you get butthurt like we just pissed in your coffee.

im sure some of your insightful posts where actually insults as well, because you know that is a thing too... guess i shouldnt have told you that your universe might explode inside your head.

Bigtuna

LoL stand for "laughing out loud"

You're welcome.

Tabbycat

I didn't read all the posts but in general there's usually one of two reasons why a person clicks the LOL button.

1. They found the post funny and laughed.

2. They used it as an alternative to the disagree button which no longer exists.

AlexDougherty

PBpsy wrote: »

Yes,lol means "I laugh at you and your stupid post". Anybody that uses lol any other ways is doing it wrong. If you are genuinely funny you will get an awesome from me.

I give lols for funny, I give Awesome for people who make an extremely good point, and insightful for people who provide an insight, and agree if it's alright and I generally agree with them.

If other people use them differently, well that's their choice, but I aint changing my mindset over that.

Tabbycat

PBpsy wrote: »

Yes,lol means "I laugh at you and your stupid post". Anybody that uses lol any other ways is doing it wrong. If you are genuinely funny you will get an awesome from me.

This seems counter-productive.

More LOL's = More Points = More Stars behind someone's name. For some odd reason, more stars tends to equal more respect on the forum for that person (though I have no idea why).

So basically you are respecting people by laughing at them.

Bolo_Bob

the OP should add this to the end of the thread title: (forum LOL farming thread)

RedMiniStapler

Tabbycat wrote: »

More LOL's = More Points = More Stars behind someone's name. For some odd reason, more stars tends to equal more respect on the forum for that person (though I have no idea why).

So basically you are respecting people by laughing at them.

We non-5 star posters are not worthy of the awesome 5 star posters presence in this forum. *bows*

Soloeus

yodased wrote: »

@Soloeus there used to be disagree and off-topic too. These really were helpful. This may seem like a click bait/troll post but it's sincere.

With the amount of discord on this forum negative points should be made available as well. I'm sure I'll get alot of them but its only fair

I really believe these buttons are important. Not only is it "that post has 100 disagrees" but on the other side of the coin "I have disagreed with those 100 posts and agreed with these 100..." it lets me give a more complete picture.

I sum up the failure of juvenile policies like this:

I suppose we just should not allow Humans to drink water because someone might choke on it.

Adults don't want to be "kidded down" by snobs.

Liquid_Time wrote: »

I hardly put effort into hitting those buttons, but I would also like a disagree button as it is often a preferred choice (if available) instead of adding to a conversation that is going no where.

I believe someone had said that it was removed because it was being abused. People would click on the users profile and "disagree" with every post or comment they have made in the past and with little effort.. make them appear awful.

Simple.. Make some creative/funny medals with each associated rank, limit the amount of "disagrees" you can use on a single user, and etc. Also, if you value a forum profile enough to let a "disagree" count bother you.. then don't post.

People can still troll each other in that exact way with the LOL button though, and reply to every post the person makes taking the opposite stance with loaded language and weasel words.

purple-magicb16_ESO

yodased wrote: »

http://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/search?Search=lol+button

to premptve search before posting threads:

Does LOL mean laughing out loud or "I have nothing else to hit but I am angry so LOL is close enough to rage I want to kill you but have to laugh to hide me rage"

Every time I hit LOL its because I LOL.

Been asked multiple times how I got so many LOLs and it may because 80% of this place hates me and only has LOL as a defense.

Discuss among yourselves.

That gets a huge LOL for sure man! LOL indeed!

Tabbycat

RedMiniStapler wrote: »

Tabbycat wrote: »

More LOL's = More Points = More Stars behind someone's name. For some odd reason, more stars tends to equal more respect on the forum for that person (though I have no idea why).

So basically you are respecting people by laughing at them.

We non-5 star posters are not worthy of the awesome 5 star posters presence in this forum. *bows*

You, sir, are awesome. You made me laugh and therefore I have awarded you for your awesomeness. Carry on.

Soloeus

Tabbycat wrote: »

RedMiniStapler wrote: »

Tabbycat wrote: »

More LOL's = More Points = More Stars behind someone's name. For some odd reason, more stars tends to equal more respect on the forum for that person (though I have no idea why).

So basically you are respecting people by laughing at them.

We non-5 star posters are not worthy of the awesome 5 star posters presence in this forum. *bows*

You, sir, are awesome. You made me laugh and therefore I have awarded you for your awesomeness. Carry on.

As did I.