[Funny] Cool Corgi - The Meme That Never Ends
- Thread starter Cheesy1
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We could honestly streamline them a little. Does Needs a Lock, Spoilers, or You're Doing That Thing Again ever get used except ironically? I've only ever used them for comedic purposes.
Nothing at all. It was just a thought.
GasBandit
Staff member
Needs a lock does serve a purpose, in that if a post gets 5 of them, it automatically gets hidden. Sort of like a community moderation function, for when your friendly neighborhood admins aren't around.
I've seen "spoilers" used maybe 2 or 3 times out of 100 without irony, yeah, but it's kind of a staple.
And we can get rid of "You're doing the thing again" when you guys STOP DOING THE THING.
Funny nautical metaphors aside, this is a very valid concern. As far as I can tell "disabling" a rating doesn't do any harm, but much beyond that and there be dragons in how the plugin interacts with the user profiles.
Yeah, it kinda had a nebulous definition, and ended up getting used the same as "needs a lock."
Oh Huh. It's been an option on every Halforums in every other dimension I've slided to. Right along with "Well that went over your head."
GasBandit
Staff member
I don't think you're remembering the original definition of the thing. You're thinking of the redefinition where certain people have hijacked it to mean "disagreeing with you as usual" which is not the thing.
I regularly wish for a hug rating on Facebook and the like.
Yeah, I hate liking a death notice.
I wish for brofist too
There's been several options on FB for quite a while now, you can 'sad' it... I just think the FB choices don't span the full emotional range quite that well. Hug can be positive, negative, encouraging, supportive, joyful, depending on context.
Honestly, I was under the impression that the version of 'the thing' that applied to you involved a certain unfortunate line of questioning in AMA threads.
GasBandit
Staff member
"The thing" is deliberately misunderstanding a post for attempted (and dubious) comedic value. I created the "doing the thing" rating during a period where it was particularly egregious. It's no coincidence who the two loudest objectors above are
I never considered it that, and I know several other posters don't, either. Plenty of people here have their own "thing" they do,and get the rating. Fade not liking something, you asking about dietary habits and furballs, whatever. You may not have meant it that way, it still gets used that way. Things change and words get new meanings literally all the time. 
GasBandit
Staff member
I never considered it that, and I know several other posters don't, either. Plenty of people here have their own "thing" they do,and get the rating. Fade not liking something, you asking about dietary habits and furballs, whatever. You may not have meant it that way, it still gets used that way. Things change and words get new meanings literally all the time.
Hey, it's not always deliberate."The thing" is deliberately misunderstanding a post for attempted (and dubious) comedic value. I created the "doing the thing" rating during a period where it was particularly egregious. It's no coincidence who the two loudest objectors above are
--Patrick
It's my fault, sorry. I was trying to set up that "over-your-head-rating" joke while also trying to get under Gassy's skin with yet another "why can't we have [insert rating here] rating" whine piled on top of pretending to be a Slider.What have you monsters done to my Corgi thread?!
I didn't expect anyone to bite, but I got everyone - and set up the joke I was aiming for. But nobody laughed
And for that, I'm sorry.
Hey, you work harder at it than I do.
Sometimes too hard. It can feel forced.
--Patrick
No, it was my fault. "Rorgi One" was a pun too far. What hath I wrought?!
@Cheesy1 , turn this thread around. I need to be corgi-shamed.
(I don't know what that means, but I'm sure you'll think of something good.)