I find a downvote or negative reaction button unnecessary. If you disagree with something just type it out and explain why. That is better than just some generic negative downvote that gives no constructive feedback.

FeedbackOnly wrote: »

Eidolon wrote: »

I find it interesting that ZoS only allows positive votes for posts, including thier own announcements. It appears that rather than looking for actual feedback you are looking only for affirmation of your news. "We just put out a 40 dollar DLC where the biggest pro is a new card game" (insightful agree awesome) or "We are working on hybridization for combat which will unbalance the game and create a single end game meta" (insightful agree awesome)...how about a button to let you know when your idea is terrible?

It wasn't always this way. The forums have changed a lot over years.

I except this post will eventually be closed for some arbitrary reason later.

Agree

Amottica wrote: »

There is a difference between providing constructive feedback and what they remove. They do not seem to remove formative or productive messages.

I disagree. [snip] I suspect as OP stated this thread won’t be open for very long.

[edited for discussing disciplinary action]

Elsonso wrote: »

Are you talking about the "Awesome" "Agree" and "Insightful" at the bottom of the message?

They used to also have "LOL" but took it away. Apparently, before or near launch, they also had the "Disagree" that people could select. I do wish they had kept the disagree. As I recall, word is that using "Disagree" resulted in an opinion but did not say why the person disagreed. Taking that away forces an actual reply, but sometimes I have already said it elsewhere and just want to disagree without repeating myself endlessly.

Insightful is the down vote. Its the passive-aggressive option.

daim wrote: »

Elsonso wrote: »

Are you talking about the "Awesome" "Agree" and "Insightful" at the bottom of the message?

They used to also have "LOL" but took it away. Apparently, before or near launch, they also had the "Disagree" that people could select. I do wish they had kept the disagree. As I recall, word is that using "Disagree" resulted in an opinion but did not say why the person disagreed. Taking that away forces an actual reply, but sometimes I have already said it elsewhere and just want to disagree without repeating myself endlessly.

Insightful is the down vote. Its the passive-aggressive option.

I use Awesome as the down vote. As well as "awesome" as it is intended. This way, no one knows for sure.

Disagreement needs elaboration because your response is different to what is already posted. Agreement needs no elaboration because your opinion might just be the same as whichever post you agreed with. The lack of a disagree button is to encourage people to post their disagreement rather than just saying "No" as it's more constructive to conversation.

I've been on forums with disagree buttons and I've always found them pretty useless. "Someone, somewhere disagrees with some or all of this post for an unknown reason" isn't useful information. You can't address the point/s they disagree with in any way because you don't actually know what they are.

(In some cases you can't even be sure it's that post they disagree with because some people will take such a dislike to a person or one of their posts that they'll go back through their posting history clicking 'disagree' on everything they've ever said.)

It's far more useful and informative for everyone involved to actually write a response rather than just clicking a button and telling yourself you've contributed.

Jierdanit wrote: »

Jeffrey530 wrote: »

So feedback to you is merely pressing the buttons at the bottom of a post? Maybe do something more constructive and type out your feedback?

Ah yes, type out the feedback to then get banned from the forums for bashing

Lol if feedback = bashing to you then sure, get banned.