Hi, I think emoji reactions aren’t productive and hinders discussion. Some like :rofl: or :clown_face: are probably never good for fostering friendly discussion. Shouldn’t we replace them with just upvotes and downvotes (:+1::-1:)?

If someone says “Stupid idea A” and everyone just put a laughing emoji, this person might feel judged. It’s much better that someone says “This isn’t such a good idea, here’s why…” Now this isn’t the end of the world, but IMO it does contribute to nefarious effects. @jonah I think it was removed r…

[image] Encounter5729: If someone says “Stupid idea A” and everyone just put a laughing emoji, this person might feel judged. It’s much better that someone says “This isn’t such a good idea, here’s why…” That’s one way to look at it. But there are other ways to look at it in that not being bo…

hard disagree the :robot: is by far the most useful reaction. [image] Encounter5729: emoji reactions aren’t productive and hinders discussion. I think you are taking these reactions far to seriously if its hindering the discussion for you.

I personally don’t like the :clown_face: emoji because it can only really be used to make fun of people, so I doubt it was ever added lol

[image] anon57862721: That’s one way to look at it. But there are other ways to look at it in that not being bothered by silly reactions I think that it does impact you, even if only subconsciously. [image] anonymous378: hard disagree the :robot: is by far the most useful reaction. us…

If people get offended by a laughing emoji, i think they have a problem to deal with not the other members.

it isn’t about being offended, it’s just to see how we can make this forum better for discussing privacy in an agreeable and constructive way. those kind of thing hinders that. plus I would say it’s a compounding effect also.

[image] Encounter5729: Shouldn’t we replace them with just upvotes and downvotes (:+1::-1:)? Ultimately downvotes will just be used in the same way, so I personally feel there is no reason to remove the other reactions, unless we only have positive/upvote reactions. Some communities do do th…

So the solution is to limit the options of expression? There are often debates of radically different opinions. This is the way people engage when they dont want to join in. I feel like there arent even enough reaction emojis by default. A lot of them aren’t very useful.

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anonymous378 (anonymous378) August 18, 2025, 6:19pm 9

Users tend to repeat the same arguments over and over again, see a thread like require open source for password managers, they also tend to use AI slop. Both deserve the emoji

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