I will bring buttons back

[ortucis]

The only button I'll miss is the one telling people "Whatever shit you posted didn't load."

It was actually useful.

 

[Koschey]

It's not vague, if you deal in logic.

Let me put it this way.
Someone gives Robot A 170 Maga Hats.
Then Robot B passes by. It asks Robot A: "do you own 150 Maga Hats?"
Robot A would definitely answer: "Yes!".
(using a button, obviously)

I'd actually assume Robot A to notice 170 != 150 and answer: "No, I have 170 Maga Hats."
Rephrasing it doesn't change the fact that the natural language statement 'I have x things' is vague as to the distinction between 'at least x' and 'exactly x' before being translated into a formal statement, as would be required in mathematics or set theory.

But if you like examples, try this one:
Donald Trump wants to celebrate his birthday with a yuge party, the best party and invites all his 170 friends. He calls McDonald's to order the catering. The McD employee asks: "Do you need 150 meals?"
Would 'YES!' be a smart final answer?

 

[mastroego]

It's not vague, if you deal in logic.

Let me put it this way.
Someone gives Robot A 170 Maga Hats.
Then Robot B passes by. It asks Robot A: "do you own 150 Maga Hats?"
Robot A would definitely answer: "Yes!".
(using a button, obviously)

I'd actually assume Robot A to notice 170 != 150 and answer: "No, I have 170 Maga Hats."
Rephrasing it doesn't change the fact that the natural language statement 'I have x things' is vague as to the distinction between 'at least x' and 'exactly x' before being translated into a formal statement, as would be required in mathematics or set theory.

But if you like examples, try this one:
Donald Trump wants to celebrate his birthday with a yuge party, the best party and invites all his 170 friends. He calls McDonald's to order the catering. The McD employee asks: "Do you need 150 meals?"
Would 'YES!' be a smart final answer?

Not a smart one, but a correct one nonetheless. He does need 150 meals. He actually needs more, but that doesn't make the first statement untrue.
If you study logic, that's how you deconstruct statements.
Nobody told the robot to do the additional check about 150 being different than 170, the total it owns. It's just been asked if 150 hats are in its possession, and it answers "Yes!"

In a dialogue you're tempted to add stuff because of your interpretation, and yes, your intelligence, but it's still you adding stuff: you have to add "precisely", or "and no more than that" or similar qualifiers to the phrase for it to gain the meaning you're suggesting, it's never actually implied by the naked logic of the statement itself.

Having 150 Maga hats means just that, you own 150 Maga hats for sure. It says nothing about additional hats. You may have them, or not.

 

[Kz3r0]

It's not vague, if you deal in logic.

Let me put it this way.
Someone gives Robot A 170 Maga Hats.
Then Robot B passes by. It asks Robot A: "do you own 150 Maga Hats?"
Robot A would definitely answer: "Yes!".
(using a button, obviously)

I'd actually assume Robot A to notice 170 != 150 and answer: "No, I have 170 Maga Hats."
Rephrasing it doesn't change the fact that the natural language statement 'I have x things' is vague as to the distinction between 'at least x' and 'exactly x' before being translated into a formal statement, as would be required in mathematics or set theory.

But if you like examples, try this one:
Donald Trump wants to celebrate his birthday with a yuge party, the best party and invites all his 170 friends. He calls McDonald's to order the catering. The McD employee asks: "Do you need 150 meals?"
Would 'YES!' be a smart final answer?

Autism unbound.

 

[Morality Games]

If this post receives 150 brofists.

That's a shame, Codex was nearly great again.

 

[Punch]

I think the buttons made brofist alot more valuable resource, and earning them is alot harder.

To earn brofist was quite an effort, that (at least in majority of the case) only real posts contribute to relevant discussion, or a worthy news or something will earn a brofist.

Other low effort post, trolling post, jokes (even a good joke), snarky comments, puns and jests usually get funny buttons instead of brofist.

Of course the system still arent perfect, but it oversaturating the forum with worthless but relevant buttons actually increase the value of actual reputation system we have because it simply distill which posts are really button worthy, and those who are funny, amusing, entertaining, but ultimately don't add anything to the discussion.

I would let the main RPG forums have buttons back, but keep some of public library like the gif topic/image topic which sole reason are quick entertainment brofist only.

Hahah people actually care about an integer counter on the message board database and the BUTTON ECONOMY. DON'T DISTILL MY WORDS PER BROFIST RATIO

 

[Brozef]

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[mastroego]

Autism unbound.

Yes, but it's de-activable autism

 

[DarkUnderlord]

As I am a man of my word, I have returned the buttons.

I will most likely remove them for some arbitrary reason later or maybe not, who knows! Everyday is an exciting adventure here at the Codex.

 

[Strange Fellow]

Thanks, I hate it.

 

[Nano]

Thanks! Undid my brofist for the OP and gave it a retadred rating instead.

 

[Zarniwoop]

Yay, buttons are back. Enjoy them, millennials, tonight, while Jaye-kwon pounds you in the ass and you rage about how racist Trump is on Instabook and how you have to #resist things that aren't actually things.

 

[imweasel]

God damnit.

 

[Chainsaw Gutsfuck]

It was sweet while it lasted

 

[Grimlorn]

 

[Generic-Giant-Spider]

Lets get some FUNNY ratings up in here to cover lost ground. I did the mathematics and I am owed 36.

Edit: You're all not doing it right. FUNNY ratings, not the retard award and rainbow. Stop trolling me, I have lots of friends in the police force.

 

[taxalot]

This was a fun thread.

 

[Deleted member 7219]

Right, glad that got sorted. Now to go back and rate all the posts that triggered me.

 

[Egosphere]

oh lawd

 

[King Crispy]

I highly recommend exercising your reborn ratings powers in the Cleve vs. GOG thread.

Do so with vigor.

 

[Funposter]

Very happy that buttons are back because I now have a reason to post again

 

[oldbonebrown]

I feel like they aren't as fun anymore now that they are back. When they were gone I could dream about how good they were, the cold reality is much less exciting.

 

[Generic-Giant-Spider]

Funposter molested me in the community shower.

 

[Dawkinsfan69]

Where the FUCK is the merry christmas button??????!????

 

[Deleted member 7219]

Where the FUCK is the merry christmas button??????!????

It was becoming my favourite button. After ‘Bad Spelling’ and ‘It is a mystery’.