Will you agree or like a post by someone you don't like?

[Machinehead]

One of the worst posters on the Rangers board (besides me) made a really good point the other day.

 

[Backcheckmonster3]

i think it reflects on a persons maturity level.

 

[Rich Nixon]

Yep. I probably hit 'like' four or five times more often than I post. Maybe more, now that I think about it. I usually try to read through a thread before I'll post in it, so I end up going through a lot of content before adding my own.

Yup, and that's a good thing. I disagree with people around here on a lot of hockey things, especially on my team board, but at the end of the day it's just our thoughts on a thing we watch in our spare time. I have more serious disagreements with people on the (politics board), but I'll still like their hockey takes on the main board if they're good takes. It's only a message board, I don't heff to be med.

 

[member 300185]

Once I start to recognize a username as being argumentative or, as you called it, an enemy, I just click "ignore."

You've got one of the most unique usernames on these boards. Pure genius.

 

[Drugs Delaney]

I’m not stubborn enough to think I’m always right. I’ll throw a like at stuff I like. Who typed it isn’t really an issue for me.

 

[Kevs Security]

I admire some posters, like Killion. Never hated or disliked any fellow posters though. As someone said, good argument is a good argument. And I tend to hit the like button on a funny joke whoever told it. Even if somebody argues or disagrees with me I can hit like if the post is reasonable. My own posts are a combination of high quality analysis and low quality banter so I'm always glad if somebody likes my ramblings. Thank you fellas.

 

[member 300185]

There was a guy on here 4 or 5 years ago. His name was Maxnapster if my memory is correct.

He had a purely genius hockey mind. But he also had a trashy attitude. I was just a lurker back then but I remember thinking I will just join and let him have it.

He made incredible hockey observations but the next post he would call people every name in the book. A real tool.

People got sick of him. He had no friends. He also brought real conflict to the boards. He was upsetting everyone. He finally went overboard and I am not sure if he was banned or just quit.

The point is, we all fall into those traps of wanting to just trash someone. I fell for it myself. The mods look after these boards so well and they don't get enough credit but they see guys like Maxnapster coming a mile away. Never takes long to get rid of the trouble makers. But even guys like him made some amazing posts, just to bad 50% of his posts were dumpster fires.

There was another guy of similar infamy, but I cant remember his name.

 

[tarheelhockey]

If this is all a thinly veiled reference to me and @Beef Invictus, the answer is that I've liked over 30,000 of his posts and don't intend to stop.

 

[Falco Lombardi]

Of course.

 

[IPS]

My take:

People are way too gun-heavy with the ignore button. My advice: don't be so weak-minded that you can't read opposing opinion. I don't ignore any of the main board Leafs haters. I legitimately get a kick out of it. The Leafs board is horrible with this. There's a group of about 10 or so posters who are just so dead-set on everything being unicorns, fairies and candy that when you try to inject a little reality into the situation, the discussion just gets destroyed because they just can't handle that you have an opposing opinion that's not positive.

 

[varano]

Ive blocked all the people I don't like...

 

[David Bruce Banner]

The Canucks board is full of dissent and bickering these days, but for the most part everyone, no matter how extreme, is capable of making some valid points.

Except Johnny Canucker who’s just a trolling Flames fan alt. And RonningMorrisonBooth who’s Jim Benning.

 

[Amorgus]

If someone normally obnoxious actually shows a moment of non-douchery then I will definitely "like" it to hopefully encourage more of that and less of the usual.

 

[tarheelhockey]

TBH, if I had a serious enemy on these boards I'd like every single one of their posts. Even the ones on random boards. Every time they logged in, they'd see that little red dot and rage.

 

[member 300185]

If this is all a thinly veiled reference to me and @Beef Invictus, the answer is that I've liked over 30,000 of his posts and don't intend to stop.

No, not about anyone at all. I just started to see many patterns, mostly on Leaf and Habs boards. I post on the habs boards fairly regularly, and there are 3 guys that are only out to get posters from other boards, but most are good hockey people and know the game fairly well. By sheer population, the leafs have the most fans, so the numbers will indicate there will be more bad apples and thats what gives us a bad name.

 

[member 300185]

I admire some posters, like Killion. Never hated or disliked any fellow posters though. As someone said, good argument is a good argument. And I tend to hit the like button on a funny joke whoever told it. Even if somebody argues or disagrees with me I can hit like if the post is reasonable. My own posts are a combination of high quality analysis and low quality banter so I'm always glad if somebody likes my ramblings. Thank you fellas.

You've got a great "messages to likes" ratio so that indicates to me you are a good poster.

 

[Zhamnov5GoalGame]

I have liked several posts of people that I thought were pretty ridiculous. Lots of threads are derailed by a very small group of people yelling / throwing shade at each other.

I generally like to offer olive branches in the particularly heated threads. It’s silly that people assume 10 or less people being mean to each other on the internet represent 10’s or 100’s of thousands of people’s opinions.

Some posters change their avatars on a fairly regular basis so a few times I’ve gotten deep into a thread and then realized that I “know” a poster from a previous image.

Just avoid a thread if it’s making you that upset.

 

[NeelyWasAWarrior]

Its become extremely evident that no matter what team you cheer for, some of your fellow fans of that team are either liked or disliked....or flat out became enemies.

Then, I read some very solid post with facts bang on, but their fellow fans will do and say anything to discredit that poster, regardless if they are making a very good point or not.

Or, if a poster goes to post on another board, they are lamb basted no matter how good their point is.

So here is the question. Be honest. If you have an enemy on these boards that for whatever reason, you just can't see eye to eye, will you like a post your enemy makes if its a good point, or are you just going to try to discredit that post by saying anything that you can?

I for one, like a good debate until it gets ugly. Some posters are just looking for a reason to hit that ignore button or start calling people names.

And often a poster will make an incredible point, but his enemies start with name calling, slinging BS at that poster. Sometimes they deserve it and just lost some credibility, so therefore all their points must be bad. People will also pile on.

Clearly a social question.

I have clearly got warnings for posting on other boards like the Islanders, then when it got heated, I would fight back and get mod warnings. Thats why I lost my like button for a duration. I am trying to read the posts now without seeing who posted it. Seems to be working so far because when I look back, I am liking posts by my previous enemies.

Thoughts?

Don't care who likes or dislikes my post. It's the interwebs i'm not on it to make friends. LOL.

 

[Unsustainable]

TBH, if I had a serious enemy on these boards I'd like every single one of their posts. Even the ones on random boards. Every time they logged in, they'd see that little red dot and rage.

Ummm. Is there something you want to tell me

 

[Unsustainable]

You've got a great "messages to likes" ratio so that indicates to me you are a good poster.

I’m almost to 2:1 likes to posts

 

[member 300185]

I’m almost to 2:1 likes to posts

I just saw that just before you said it and was about to post. Thats an amazing stat.

And its not like you post 10 and had 20 likes. Well over 28,000 with 2 to 1 is truly amazing. Makes you one of the most liked posters on the boards.

 

[King'sPawn]

TBH, if I had a serious enemy on these boards I'd like every single one of their posts. Even the ones on random boards. Every time they logged in, they'd see that little red dot and rage.

Do they get the notification if you "unlike" and then like their post again?

Because doing that every time they log in has some serious potential.

 

[Cotton]

I tend to be a mirror and reflect what I'm getting back rather than be mature about it and take the high road, so I can certainly be percieved as a dick or troll depending on the topic. And most of the time I'd give a Like to a poster i typically dont see eye-to-eye with if it's worth a Like.

But I dont forget stupidity, so if these arguments are more the result of habitual trolling I wouldnt give them a Like at any point because posting something clever or insightful doesnt erase the fact they're a moron.

 

[SavedByRoy]

Agreed. What I did was take a simple piece of cardboard and cut it 2 inches wide. Now, whenever I come on the boards I just hand the cardboard over my left side of my screen to block out the avatars. It works amazing and I feel now I can respond without any bias.

Well if you block avatars, you wouldn't see the STUNNING pic of my dog biting a rope toy.

I have nobody on ignore. I'm mostly here for the playoffs, but check in during the season. It's easy to dismiss the crazy posts and biased stuff. I like people's posts who I disagree with if the content is very good.

 

[Cheese Wagstaff]

Would be nice if they’d stop throwing threads from the trash part of the boards in to the only good forum.