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LEST WE FORGET
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As has been mentioned a buttonless Codex is already showing signs of improvement in both loading times and people actually bothering to write meaningful replies.
However I also recognize the poor addled Codexers who seemingly can't comprehend life anymore without their precious buttons and the fact that some posts don't merit a whole post - just a rating.
So my proposal is to bring back only a handful of buttons (like ten at the most) and have them be pairs that represent opposites. A five-minute thinking session made me think of these:
The 'Brofist' and the '(Bro)Shit' - pretty much speak for themselves.
The 'Laughing' smiley and the 'Sad' smiley - for comic and tragic posts.
The 'Citation Needed' and 'Stop Posting!' (or equivalents) - to indicate when Codexers want to know more/know less.
The 'TL;DR' and 'Whatever shit you posted didn't load' - to signal to fellow Codexers when they've gone too far/not far enough in their posts.
And finally the two biggest Codex memes, the 'Face that Never Remembered' and the 'Parrot', to cover miscellaneous situations.
(Close runner-ups would be the 'YES!' and the 'Rage' ratings - to indicate extreme delight/extreme anger.)
I think this will appease both sides - ratings are available to quickly express your opinion, while simultaneously encouraging people to say more when deemed necessary (and cut down on loading times).
EDIT: Many ratings would be lost by this course of action, so I make a second proposal - make the images for the 'lost' ratings be available in the 'Small Smileys' tab of the smiley menu. That way posters can still use them if needed.
However I also recognize the poor addled Codexers who seemingly can't comprehend life anymore without their precious buttons and the fact that some posts don't merit a whole post - just a rating.
So my proposal is to bring back only a handful of buttons (like ten at the most) and have them be pairs that represent opposites. A five-minute thinking session made me think of these:
The 'Brofist' and the '(Bro)Shit' - pretty much speak for themselves.
The 'Laughing' smiley and the 'Sad' smiley - for comic and tragic posts.
The 'Citation Needed' and 'Stop Posting!' (or equivalents) - to indicate when Codexers want to know more/know less.
The 'TL;DR' and 'Whatever shit you posted didn't load' - to signal to fellow Codexers when they've gone too far/not far enough in their posts.
And finally the two biggest Codex memes, the 'Face that Never Remembered' and the 'Parrot', to cover miscellaneous situations.
(Close runner-ups would be the 'YES!' and the 'Rage' ratings - to indicate extreme delight/extreme anger.)
I think this will appease both sides - ratings are available to quickly express your opinion, while simultaneously encouraging people to say more when deemed necessary (and cut down on loading times).
EDIT: Many ratings would be lost by this course of action, so I make a second proposal - make the images for the 'lost' ratings be available in the 'Small Smileys' tab of the smiley menu. That way posters can still use them if needed.