New GAG Community Update For February 2023!!!

[GirlsAskGuys]

Hello Gag Community!

We know some of you have been waiting for this update we made on Emojis!

We have simplified the emoji buttons for you and now there are only ''like'' and ''dislike'' buttons instead of emojis! No more confusion about the meanings of the old emojis!

So, here are the new buttons that will allow you to express your opinions easily:

Give the new ''like'' and ''dislike'' buttons a try and let us know what you think about them!

[AmandaYVR]

This was the burning issue you were working on? No one cared.

HOW ABOUT FIXING THE BUSTED NOTIFICATION SYSTEM, WHICH HAS BEEN ON THE FRITZ FOR MONTHS NOW? ENOUGH IS ENOUGH, ALREADY.

Or any of these... List all the GAG programming bugs are you experiencing?

Or this, for example... Why would GAG feature a question that is over a year old?

And to the users of GAG: The reason the downvote count is gone now (I suspect) is so that trolls cannot get their rocks off by gang en masse downvoting / harassing specific users. I doubt it's the reason some of you think, which is due to sensitivity. It's just a workaround for another problem, which they cannot technically resolve. Do I agree? Hell no. Feedback should be a part of social media. Yes, there's going to be harassment, but playing all nicey nicey, shielding people from negativity is not the right decision in my opinion. Youtube made a huge mistake when they implemented this. Doesn't mean others have to follow suit. People don't learn when everything is easy and frictionless. Sometimes criticism hurts, but it results in growth. (But the reason this was put in place is technical, not philosophical, I suspect.)

[EmmaMary]

@GirlsAskGuys

Far more importantly is when the hell are you going to start taking notice, and act accordingly on the issue of this downright Dictatorship and Censorship that is fast destroying the whole essence of the forum.

[D_Bone_Steak]

Boom... yeah for reals! We got people leaving that's been here forever all of a sudden. What's going on with that?

[Being_a_good_Indian]

Here it comes the real issue. Boom !!! Shadow banned.

[D_Bone_Steak]

@Being_a_good_Indian For reals... they doing that here now?

[WanderingLoveWizard]

I... I think I love you 😧

[D_Bone_Steak]

@WanderingLoveWizard https://youtu.be/Y4ket21Tg6w

[WanderingLoveWizard]

@D_Bone_Steak 🤣

[EmmaMary]

@WanderingLoveWizard
@d_bone_steak

Just what the hell has any of this crap got to do with my comment?

[D_Bone_Steak]

Just enjoy the Lolz

[WanderingLoveWizard]

@EmmaMary
Mine meant I agree with you. I don't love you

[EmmaMary]

@WanderingLoveWizard

Well I thank you for your upmost and forthright honesty.

[WanderingLoveWizard]

Uhuh

[D_Bone_Steak]

Lolz 😂

[WanderingLoveWizard]

@EmmaMary and it's *utmost

[WanderingLoveWizard]

Lol..

[D_Bone_Steak]

lolz 😂 Right you know... utmost.

[WanderingLoveWizard]

Yeah, if you're gonna insult me. Do it right! Lol

[EmmaMary]

@WanderingLoveWizard

You are of course absolutely correct... Sincerest apologies.

[WanderingLoveWizard]

Ok. I forgive you

[EmmaMary]

@WanderingLoveWizard

My most grateful thanks indeed... Very much appreciated.

[WanderingLoveWizard]

Friends? 🤜

[D_Bone_Steak]

Well, I think you might have just learned your lesson. Can I have an apology too?

[EmmaMary]

@WanderingLoveWizard

Friends. 🙂

[WanderingLoveWizard]

😁..

[EmmaMary]

@D_Bone_Steak

For what reason do I owe you an apology?

[D_Bone_Steak]

Because... I didn't get an apology.

[EmmaMary]

@D_Bone_Steak

You're not due one.

[D_Bone_Steak]

I mean I even asked nicely.

[EmmaMary]

@D_Bone_Steak
@WanderingLoveWizard

Right, I'm now becoming extremely bored with batting this back and forth, so I'm now muting the question and leaving you to it.

[D_Bone_Steak]

😢 I asked so nicely though.

[EmmaMary]

Thank you for the MHO.

[Anonymous]

Update? I think your meant downdate.

I've been a member of the GAG community for years. I've watched GAG make countless "improvements" that resulted in a lower quality experience for users, and this one is no different.

What is the point of a downvote option if no one can see the count? Seriously, what purpose does it serve?

I sometimes imagine GAG's decision making process for updates like this one.

Let's see, what "improvements" can I make today?

[FunkyMonkee]

HERE'S a great way to improve this site!! ALERT POTENTIAL POSTERS BEFORE THEY SPEND HALF AN HOUR WRITING A RESPONSE THAT THEY'RE RESPONSE TO A QUESTION WILL NOT BE ALLOWED BECAUSE THEY WERE BLOCKED FROM RESPONDING TO THE PERSON ASKING THE QUESTION!!! WHY IS THIS SO FUCKING HARD?

[WonderBell99]

This!!

[FunkyMonkee]

Hmmm, looks like I'm getting a LOT of use out of that like button!! 9 people, so far, agree with me!! Now, I just HAVE to wonder if the mods will ACTUALLY do anything about it?

[EmmaMary]

@FunkyMonkee

100% in agreement... Don't go holding your breath though!

[FunkyMonkee]

@EmmaMary Lol!! Thank you!! That's 10!!
Yeah, I KNOW!! I'd have a better chance of getting my virginity back, again!! I'll bet they won't even bother to respond to this and say WHY they won't or can't do it!!

[EmmaMary]

@FunkyMonkee

They might do the complete opposite and delete/remove it... Sadly the word censorship comes to mind.

[FunkyMonkee]

@EmmaMary same here! They already censor the living fuck out of half the stuff I say here and most of it's completely innocent!! And, I was just watching a news item about how they're continuing to censor the hell out of old books and it got me thinking, "1984" is a warning, not an instruction manual!! we''re ACTUALLY LIVING in the world of ,"1984"!! And the big joke about is that, when they censor the hell out of you, it's all done in the name of freedom!1 LOL!!!

[lightbulb27]

Agree. or post it but the blocked person can't see it.

[FunkyMonkee]

@lightbulb27 That's another option! Thank you!
Or, keep questions from blocked members from showing up in your own question feed as potential questions that you can answer. LET'S GO, MODS!! GET ON THE BALL!!!

[BCRanger10]

I like simply like or dislike better.

A couple of other updates I would like to see are a clarifications and updates of the community guidelines and mods selected by users.

[Nikki1989]

Another Bot has been added.

https://www.girlsaskguys.com/user/cinematic-lily

[Being_a_good_Indian]

Thank you GirlsAskGuys for creating such a wonderful community. I am glad to be part of the community. I liked the simplified emoji buttons for G@G family and now there are only ''like'' and ''dislike'' buttons instead of emojis!

This is my 7500th opinion. A milestone on G@G community. Looking forward for Better and Healthy relationship with G@G Team.

Thank you for creating such a wonderful platform. Everything and Everyone has cons but it's all about how you deal with it. I am glad you people are working hard to make it better place.

[nightdrot]

Put me down for favoring this much more simplified approach. In part, because it was a bit difficult to ferret out the meanings and applicability of the old emojis.

However, also because the new "thumbs up/thumbs down" is straightforward. No chance of misunderstanding.

Moreover, instead of using the emojis to convey nuance, these will obliged the "voter" to actually write out his/her thinking. That is the real point of this site.

Bottom line, sometimes the simplest approach is the best. That is definitely true in the case of this site. Many thanks!!

[xHoneyxBeex]

I don't care about losing the emojis but... why was the dislike number removed but the icon is still there? What is the point of keeping it when you don't know if anyone has selected that option? Seems redundant.

[ericclayton]

I'd assume it's the same reason youtube did that -- to keep the overall temperature down. Feels get hurt with bad ratios.

[xHoneyxBeex]

@ericclayton If that is their thought process then the downvote icon should have been removed all together, it makes absolutely no sense in it's current function (or lack thereof).

[Anonymous]

I don't get why you had to get rid of the emojis, because some people were being trolled. You could just limit the feature (such as keeping someone from downvoting more than x amount in 24 hours or keeping upvote/downvote limited to xper 3 and above for example)

[AmandaYVR]

Somebody's thinking. 🤔
You're evidently smarter than the Devs.

[AviatorTom]

I miss the emojis, especially the funny one. With only Up/Down thumbs, there is no way to say an opinion is funny. Also, it would be good if there was a sideways thumb to indicate "I don't care, one way or the other".

[AmandaYVR]

😁 or 😂

[Anonymous]

GAG used to have a simple upvote or downvote option with the ability to see who upvoted and downvoted, which was perfect. They went to the ridiculous emojis and took away the ability to see who downvoted, which like most other "improvements" they've made was a downgrade. Now they've gone back to the simple up vote, but took away the downvote altogether.

WTF, GAG. Just when I thought your heads were crammed as far up your asses as possible, you've managed to push them even further. At this point nothing surprises me anymore.

[LiamJHayden]

I kind of get the idea of removing the downvote count since some cool people were getting trolled on every answer with numerous, but as we now do not have any idea of how many, if any, downvotes are given is there really any point in retaining that choice at all?

[AmandaYVR]

Liam, I believe the reason they've done this is to negate the 'thrill' of trolls who mass downvote to harass a particular user. If not count, no more fun.
It was a workaround to a problem.

[AmandaYVR]

Sorry, Liam, what I said was totally redundant. Just ignore that.

[Apulu_Imback]

Honestly the previous emoji system was more creative.

[kinggeorge007]

It was confusing to be honest. The one before the last one was kinda good but I like it this way. I think this is what they had since the beginning

[Apulu_Imback]

@kinggeorge007 The last one was creative according to me because it was colourful, this is dull. It was better than this but that could be just me. But yes, the one before the last one was the best.

[abc3643]

So, let me get this straight...

We are going back to the way things were.

I have no problem with that...

Now bring back age-filtering!

[AmandaYVR]

They used to have age filtering? Wow I want that too.

[abc3643]

@AmandaYVR yes they got rid of it around 5 or 6 years ago.

[mstbooblover]

To be honest I prefere the previous choice between "agree", "disagree", and "funny".

[Anonymous]

I will miss the emoji system

Also, a downvote button is pointless if it doesn't show the total; at this point just remove the whole thumb down icon

[ManOnFire]

Bring back views for dislikes! Like at @xHoneyxBeex said it's pointless to even have the button if you can't see anything.

[Anonymous]

I wish y'all give us the ability to react to replies on opinions as well.

(Also the ability to edit and delete comments, but I know that's probably never gonna happen)

[blueonblack22]

Are dislikes even being shown anymore? Go ahead dislike this opinion so I can see if the downvotes appear or not.

[GirlsAskGuys]

They do not show.

[GirlsAskGuys]

and for clarification, users will not see the dislikes on your post if there are any.

[blueonblack22]

Well I’m not sure what the objective was for that decision. Dislikes do show how the majority of uses feel about opinion. It’s happened to me before but I don’t take that as “bullying”. It’s feedback about the consensus is about a certain opinion.

Anyway I appreciate the platform and vision GAG has provided. Thanks for everything you do. It had allowed people to anonymously ask questions they might not otherwise ever ask. But taking away dislikes does make the engagement much more bland in my opinion.

[blueonblack22]

Also I want to comment that my other question was meant to give better feedback to the GAG platform. I got in some heated arguments with other gag users about this.

I admit I am frustrated with the update but that wasn’t meant to insult the GAG dev team. I know your team has to make judgment calls about what is best for the platform and community. Not always a fun position to be in. But as you can see I am not the only user who disliked (no pun intended) this update.

I hope you can consider this feedback for future updates.

[GirlsAskGuys]

Thanks for the feedback.

[Guy13]

I like the facial expressions except for the grumpy disagree. There’s no Funny or Laughing/Yeah, wtf…. in 👍 👎.

Sterilize everything into Boredom.

[LovingJo]

I still see the emojis... and why do you hide the "disagree" comments, the whole point is to be open.. Why be so "sensitive" to people disagreeing?

[EmmaMary]

@LovingJo

The two words Dictatorship and Censorship keep coming back to me.

[LovingJo]

💯❤️

[douride2]

It doesn't make much of a difference in the end really. Just a question though. Why doesn't it show how many down votes a comment has?

[andreasderjuengere]

That fits well into the 21st century: only ''black-or-white-thinking''

Will we also soon see the removal of the option to drop a comment?

I mean... keep it simple...

[D_Bone_Steak]

I'm so going to win the dislikes... I hope I get a reward for it.

[exitseven]

here you go D Bone

[D_Bone_Steak]

@exitseven lolz

[Sixgunsound]

I don't know they're after me pretty hard too. Race you for the most dislikes?

[D_Bone_Steak]

@Sixgunsound I just thought about it... we can't keep count 😂

[Sixgunsound]

Yeah well...🤔