New Feature—Reactions

James Puckett

Users now have buttons to react to posts. A post can be flagged for moderation. Users can also mark posts as off topic, like posts, agree, and disagree.

James Puckett

What the reaction options do:

Off topic posts are not releveant to the topic being discussed. If a post gets enough off-topic votes then it will be buried so it won't derail the discussion. This reaction subtracts 1 from a post's score. Users that get this reaction get -1 point.

Insightful comments bring new information or perspective to the discussion and increase the value of the conversation as a whole. This reaction adds 1 to a post's score. Users that get this reaction get +1 point.

Disagree Users that disagree with a post can give their opinion with this reaction. Since a disagreement is highly subjective, this reaction desn't promote or bury the post or give any points.

Agree Users that agree with a post can give their option with this reaction. This reaction adds 1 to a post's score. Users that get this reaction get +1 point.

Like A like is a general approval of a post. Enough likes will promote a post. This reaction adds 1 to a post's score. Users that get this reaction get +1 point.

Stephen Coles

The flag reactions (Spam, Abuse, Troll) each result in -1 point.