Topic: The Chit-Chat Thread

Yeah, that sounds right for him.

@Delibheel I used your friend code.mine is 5430 2977 8452 if you want use it

So, I've noticed that recently, we seem to have a "serial disliker" (not my label, OorWullie came up with that one), who seemingly dislikes literally all posts in a comments section just for the hell of it, easily recognizable because most of the dislikes make no sense whatsoever. I don't know if I should have mentioned that here or in another topic, but it annoys me to no end. Is there anything you guys can do about it, @antdickens? Seems to me like this user is seriously abusing this function, because I'm pretty sure you didn't intend for it to be used so randomly...

If you need an example, then just take a look at these articles:
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/02/1tb_micro_sd_cards_a...
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/02/sega_wants_to_know_w...
Literally EVERY comment has dislikes, which makes no sense whatsoever.

Eh. Let them waste their time. It's not like these dislikes actually mean much.

@ThanosReXXX thanks for making me aware, I'll investigate

@ThanosReXXX update: user has been identified and banned. Thanks again!

EDIT: I just noticed that in the first link, Ant was the only one without a dislike. It was @antdickens all along. And he would've gotten away with it if it weren't for that pesky Thanos.

@Delibheel True on the one hand, but on the other, it's still either a troll or a bully, and they shouldn't get away with stuff like that, simply because it doesn't actually mean much. And today it's the dislike button, tomorrow it's the report button, who knows? Although probably not, because that would actually require some real effort, but still. You'll get the idea. Stop 'em while you still can...

@antdickens You're welcome, but actual credit should probably go to @OorWullie, because reading his comment about it, actually made me aware of this rather weird occurrence in the first place.

Will mods eventually get the tools to check that information? That’d be useful if this were to happen on a large scale.

One user disliking everything is just a lone loser. A mob doing it however...

@antdickens Okay... that was a bit harsh, wasn't it? I was actually thinking more along the lines of a warning, as in: give him a yellow card first, and with repeated offenses, a red card, but not straight away. Then again: it's your site, so your decision, ultimately.

The user was conflictive anyway so...

The Ant giveth and the Ant taketh away.

@ThanosReXXX it may not be a permanent one, but I'll see what their excuse is.

@JackEatsSparrows sparrows are sneaky

@Delibheel So he was lashing out, then, by giving everybody dislikes? That's rather petty...
@antdickens Fair enough.

I won't go into detail because that's not a good look for a mod, but based on their comments, they seem a bit bitter and confrontative.

The kind of person that writes "shut up, troll" in most of their comments.

@Delibheel Aha. Duly noted. And agreed, let's move on to more pleasant topics.

I have a pleasant topic!! I’m eating chicken for lunch.

I have a pleasant topic!! Venezuela I ordered a new soprano recorder, and four skeins of supposedly super soft chunky yarn. These two things are completely unrelated, but they make me happy. Can't wait.

I want to save for a fancy wooden recorder. But plastic is enough for now.

Ooof, gotta love the strikeout!
I can make the two related; craft a yarn 'sweater' for your new recorder so it doesn't get cold. BAM. Innovation, right now.