Noticed that we now have more than “love” options on postings.
There’s no disagree? And what is the smiley with hands mean?
The option in admin is called discourse reactions .
The names of each default emoji in order are: Heart / +1 / laughing / open_mouth / clap / confetti_ball / hugs
If I’m provided with the emoji name I’ll add /remove to tailor to this forum, but I suggest we keep it under 8 emoji’s !
Done, I’ve changed Hugs to Cry.
Done
Thanks
So, I’m somewhat emoji-challenged but the Celebration/Party Popper emoji seems…an odd reaction to add to a post? I’ve never seen it on other boards.
Since I’m splitting hairs, Love, Thumbs Up and Clapping are all pretty much the same reaction. Personally, I think a “Confused” reaction could be appropriate where a posting is missing essential information or leaps to a conclusion that doesn’t seem to follow. I realize that some people might be offended to receive such a reaction, however.
Craig
The Party Popper is on the GitHub forum. You’ll usually see it when someone posts a solution, fix or enhancement that is appreciated & celebrated. Love & Clapping are arguably the same.
Although I see the following ‘clapping’ on Facebook frequently and it feels sarcastic… more like a “thank you, Captain Obvious”:
Open source has few rewards and needs the ability to express appreciation.
Thumbs up is a simple acknowledge or basic agree.
I’ve resented being limited to the Heart because it carried too much inappropriate emotional context in MOST cases. Most of the time, I just wanted to politely acknowledge a cogent response without the clutter of a “thanks, that’s helpful” posting. Sometimes, I wanted a little strong. “yes, that’s what I was thinking too”.