I've noticed that some people here give others a thumbs down just because they dislike them, regardless of the content of their answers. For example, I posted a question a few days ago in which I asked how old the people here at Yahoo!Answers Politics were. One of the answerers just stated her age, and for some strange reason, she got a bunch of thumbs down! This so reminds me of grade school!
2007-03-19 05:28:01 · 12 answers · asked by tangerine 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
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In theory:
Thumbs down = bad answer or non-answer
Thumbs up = Informative, useful
In reality :)
Thumbs up = I agree. It can also mean, I agree and don't plan an answering so I don't have to worry about your answer looking better than mine by having more "thumbs ups."
Thumbs down = You stupid moron; how *dare* you have a different view than me.
;)
2007-03-19 15:58:38 · answer #1 · answered by Squirtle 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I have noticed that there are some that come on about Al Gore's movie and call it a farce. They don't like him so they don't believe his message.
Let me say this...if in his presentation he is only half right I would be worried.
I am in my early 70's and I have lived in the biggest change in our society in history. An AM band radio, a phone with a party line if you could afford one and an occasional newspaper.
I can remember as a boy how good things were and now it has changed drastically for the worst.
I am not going to be around to see what conditions my grandchildren will be living in but I am concerned.
If anyone believes that we haven't compromised our air and water then I think they don't want the responsibility of caring or they just have their heads buried in the sand.
2007-03-19 13:00:18 · answer #2 · answered by dVille 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Someone went into a health chat room and thumbs-downed every single response yesterday. They were all good, serious and informative answers about a medical problem or something. It was totally uncalled for. Some people are just gerks.
2007-03-19 12:33:56 · answer #3 · answered by Eisbär 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Well, I get thumbs down just for giving a Historical precedence to an argument...not something far fetched like 9/11 was an inside job, but something with real historical backing..and it is all because I proved someone's argument wrong...sad, very sad...
2007-03-19 12:42:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
yes, it's true... many will.. but it's no big deal... the thumbs have no value... but I for one only give thumbs down to those who personally insult others... other than that I either just don't score or give a thumbs up...
2007-03-19 12:34:49 · answer #5 · answered by pip 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely. I got like six thumbs downs because I said I was a liberal and I loved my country.
Didn't know loving your country was something worth getting a thumbs down for. And these people call ME unpatriotic.
2007-03-19 12:31:26 · answer #6 · answered by Bush Invented the Google 6 · 5⤊ 1⤋
I agree, I've seen really good well thought out arguements with neutral tones get thumbs down.
2007-03-19 12:32:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
There are a lot of folks posting on this site who lack emotional maturity. Hence, they resort to pettiness. They need to learn to think for themselves.
2007-03-19 12:31:21 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 2⤋
Yeah. Happens to me all the time.
2007-03-19 12:30:52 · answer #9 · answered by Abu 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Its a bad practice but we should avoid them.Everything is not to be taken seriously.
2007-03-19 12:32:57 · answer #10 · answered by manavi 1 · 2⤊ 1⤋