Can we do away with "+1"?

[Jiggybass]

+ 3.14 cause I'm hungry.

 

[Muusers]

It just seems kind of pointless and redundant to me. In my opinion people who agree should either post that they agree and explain why or refrain from posting since someone has already made the point.

Thoughts?

Good sir, my thoughts on this for you apparently really bothering event, as i might say, is that you are overreacting. Quote plus one unquote is an easy way of giving a virtual agreement without having to go through the trouble of repeating said comment you agree with, thus making it easier for third parties, and of course the first party, to comprehend that you are in agreement with the first party. Therefore I find that you are undermining the entire forum "community" by saying we should make "+1" redundant.

What I'm trying to say to your question is... hmm, how can I put this simply...
-1

IN YO FACE

 

[derelicte]

I propose we replace "+1" with cosign.

That solves it.

do you mean Cosine?

- cos(90)

 

[iamthebassplayr]

-1
If I wanted to have meaningful, intelligent discussion, I wouldn't be on the internet.

+1

 

[iamthebassplayr]

do you mean Cosine?

- cos(90)

+ (sin2​x + cos2​x)

 

[Benjamin Strange]

I approve this message.

 

[crimson_basser]

Originally Posted by James Hart
- ∞

sometimes a virtual 'nod' is exactly what the discussion needs to validate it's points

Originally Posted by BruisedOoze
As James put it, he nod helps validate the points. Given that many posts in here are of advice oriented nature, people are either going to support it, disagree with it, or be somewhere in between. If they agree entirely then they have nothing else to add except by being redundant. However, by simply saying they agree it shows that this idea is supported. +1 is just a holdover of board karma systems for showing your support.
If someone partially agrees or disagrees they usually explain why which still adds to the intelligence of the conversation.

Exactly. It's nothing other than a sign of approval. I'd rather read an idea once and see others agree than see the same idea over and over. +1 is efficient and meaningful.

Good sir, my thoughts on this for you apparently really bothering event, as i might say, is that you are overreacting. Quote plus one unquote is an easy way of giving a virtual agreement without having to go through the trouble of repeating said comment you agree with, thus making it easier for third parties, and of course the first party, to comprehend that you are in agreement with the first party. Therefore I find that you are undermining the entire forum "community" by saying we should make "+1" redundant.

What I'm trying to say to your question is... hmm, how can I put this simply...
-1

IN YO FACE

And you see, this is exactly why the system exists.

 

[L-A]

It's easier to write +1 to signify your agreement, than, say,

OP++

 

[gold_member_321]

I concur.

 

[Eric Perry]

The original poster has made a well thought out, intelligent, and articulate point on the subject matter. It is my opinion that this topic needs to be validated. Therefore, I hereby take this moment, via via digital medium, to throw a big 'ole +1 at 'em!

 

[L-A]

Should a +1 emoticon be discussed?

 

[cassanova]

-1

"Carrots" is just as useful as +1/-1.

I raise your -1 with a +2 I see no point in "carrots" Not nit picking, but how the Hell is it as useful?

 

[cdef]

Posts that only contain +1 don't count for much. Still, it's just customary shorthand for agreement with some (usually quoted) point, no further argument.

 

[XtreO]

In all seriousness, on another forum I visit they've banned +1's entirely and the level of intelligent responses has gone way up as a result.

Here's how they framed the rule:

Post only in a way that contributes to the discussion at hand. Posting constructive criticism and helpful suggestions is a great way to contribute to our community. Bumping old threads, posting "pluswan", "+1" or one-liners, and arguing aren't and will result in warnings, suspensions, or other actions.

...again, this is just a thought.

+1

 

[jazzy grille]

On this "forum" you frequent, do the Nazi's ban a post if someone puts a +/-1 and also weighs in on the topic at hand, like this:

-1, this thread is a waste of internets. I think that anyone should be able to write whatever they want as long as it is not breaking the rules of talkbass.

 

[CanadaMan]

+1

 

[Nino Valenti]

a2 + b2 = c2

 

[jazzy grille]

a2 + b2 = c2

The Pythagorean theorem of approval.

 

[debassr]

I'm not really going to bother respond to all the posts on this, it doesn't mean much to me to begin with. I just thought it would be an interesting discussion. But I will say that the other "forum" I referenced that banned +1 is macthemes - I didn't make it up as some people implied...

http://macthemes2.net/forum/misc.php?action=rules

 

[iamlowsound]

Should a +1 emoticon be discussed?

Good idea, but the code for it has to be "+1" or it will not be used. At the very least, it can't be more than two characters long.

lowsound