Foreveryoung Discussions

Don't like jeers.Never did--seems at least faintly embarrassing for grownups to be tossing jeers around like cooties.Wouldn't Agree/Disagree be better? More accurate, more mature, more in tune with the spirit of this forum, I'd think; and maybe total Agrees and Disagrees rather than "rank" members with a score.Almost anything else would be better. The current system is hurtful and divisive.It's cheers or nothing for me. Savvy?

Thanks, Panda.Names matter.I'm unsure how "Disagree" could be used as a textual brickbat like "Jeers", especially since even a cursory glance at our posts suggests jeering is not contained by the Cheers/Jeers buttons. I suspect the history of usage here is little comfort to a newcomer who finds herself confronted by a dozen jeers.A jeer is a jeer. Despite the historicity, I'm at a loss to understand why a forum for serious discussion wants to encourage jeering: most of our moderation efforts are directed at containing that counterproductive activity.Part of civility is saying "I disagree" when what you are thinking is "You stupid ass."Civility and courtesy create a better experience for all, and, I think, a superior outcome for discussion.But I don't expect any changes, so I'll just stick with my cheers-only policy.Cheers, mate!