Iridescent Edge 414 June 15 Share June 15 Uhhhh...What do I put here? Anyway, adding a reaction that says "confused" or "huh?" would be a useful feature on this site. I get that you're probably really busy, but I would appreciate it. And if you don't do this, I can understand, if you give a good reason. 7 1 ('c') Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raskolnikov 1,537 June 15 Share June 15 (edited) On that note, I've found myself wanting a "thinking" or "shrug" reaction too. Maybe with the new smilies coming around soon we could use some of them for new reactions too? Maybe even a "wink" reaction... how possible would it be to make a reaction like the 💯 emoji, or a "^ this" reaction, but with an MLP style font? Edit: ohhh or a 'salute' reaction? Edited June 15 by Raskolnikov 4 "None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExplosionMare 20,871 June 15 Share June 15 I've always wanted a confused emoji too 4 Boom! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikifive 24,671 June 15 Share June 15 (edited) Yeah, I agree there could be more reactions, but it's tricky. Adding more by itself isn't a big deal. However, there's a more complex problem with these to keep in mind - to avoid reactions, that can cause drama. In the past we had more reactions, but users started misusing them for passive aggression, which over time spawned more and more reports where users complained on receiving "xxxxx" reaction from someone. This eventually led to changes and removal of some. For example, the "confused" or "huh" could be seen by some as annoying, if the user just dropped "huh" reaction without replying to elaborate what confused them. "shrug" could easily be abused too. Like, if someone would drop that reaction on someone stating their opinion, without replying to elaborate why they disagree. This could equal to "nobody cares about your opinion". That was actually an insanely common case with the "laugh" reaction depicting laughing Rainbow Dash, before it was decided to replace it with "delighted giggle". What was designed for laughs, jokes and memes, was misused to laugh at users. Basically the problem was, that reactions were often used as a substitute to posts. Why put effort and time to write words if someone could just come, laugh at someone's opinion, and call it a day. This was leaving post authors irritated. Because staff at the time didn't want to deal with this problem on case-by-case basis, it was decided to redesign it and limit reactions to ones with more positive/respectful meaning. Personally I wasn't a big fan of this solution, because now the reactions aren't as expressive as they once were. The current "giggle" reaction just doesn't capture the laugh you'd like to react with on a meme that made you laugh, for example. That is essentially why the reactions aren't as functional as users would probably like. Personally I'd like to see more reactions, some changed, but that's just my take and I can't speak for all staff and entire community. Edited June 15 by Rikifive 2 1 1 ❤ ■■■■■■■■■■ ⭐ ■■■■■■■■■■ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparklefan1234 179,016 June 15 Share June 15 14 hours ago, IridescentEdge said: Uhhhh...What do I put here? Anyway, adding a reaction that says "confused" or "huh?" would be a useful feature on this site. I get that you're probably really busy, but I would appreciate it. And if you don't do this, I can understand, if you give a good reason. What's this? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikifive 24,671 June 15 Share June 15 3 minutes ago, Sparklefan1234 said: What's this? They're talking about reactions, not emoticons. You know, the epic arsenal behind brohooves. 1 ❤ ■■■■■■■■■■ ⭐ ■■■■■■■■■■ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparklefan1234 179,016 June 15 Share June 15 Moments ago, Rikifive said: They're talking about reactions, not emoticons. You know, the epic arsenal behind brohooves. I found two confused reactions @IridescentEdge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acinonyx 1,828 June 15 Share June 15 Oh man flashbacks to Pony Central which had a 'dumb' reaction, you can imagine how well that one went... 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raskolnikov 1,537 June 16 Share June 16 17 hours ago, Rikifive said: Yeah, I agree there could be more reactions, but it's tricky. Adding more by itself isn't a big deal. However, there's a more complex problem with these to keep in mind - to avoid reactions, that can cause drama. In the past we had more reactions, but users started misusing them for passive aggression, which over time spawned more and more reports where users complained on receiving "xxxxx" reaction from someone. This eventually led to changes and removal of some. For example, the "confused" or "huh" could be seen by some as annoying, if the user just dropped "huh" reaction without replying to elaborate what confused them. "shrug" could easily be abused too. Like, if someone would drop that reaction on someone stating their opinion, without replying to elaborate why they disagree. This could equal to "nobody cares about your opinion". That was actually an insanely common case with the "laugh" reaction depicting laughing Rainbow Dash, before it was decided to replace it with "delighted giggle". What was designed for laughs, jokes and memes, was misused to laugh at users. Basically the problem was, that reactions were often used as a substitute to posts. Why put effort and time to write words if someone could just come, laugh at someone's opinion, and call it a day. This was leaving post authors irritated. Because staff at the time didn't want to deal with this problem on case-by-case basis, it was decided to redesign it and limit reactions to ones with more positive/respectful meaning. Personally I wasn't a big fan of this solution, because now the reactions aren't as expressive as they once were. The current "giggle" reaction just doesn't capture the laugh you'd like to react with on a meme that made you laugh, for example. That is essentially why the reactions aren't as functional as users would probably like. Personally I'd like to see more reactions, some changed, but that's just my take and I can't speak for all staff and entire community. That does suck, I did note there were no 'negative' ones like 'angry' which I assumed weren't there to avoid this kinda problem but I had no idea people were abusing the shrug and laugh ones before... It didn't even cross my mind you could weaponise a shrug response?! whaaat lol How long ago was this? Because I can't imagine people here doing this anymore o_o", I feel like resolving problems on a case by case basis sounds better than penalising everyone because of a few past misbehavers, though I may simply just be ignorant on the magnitude of the problem in the past... I do agree some reactions like angry ones would have too much potential for abuse and would be a bad idea but doing it to neutral ones kinda sucks :< I don't know how others feel about this though? 3 "None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExplosionMare 20,871 June 16 Share June 16 19 hours ago, Sparklefan1234 said: What's this? Oh yeah, forgot about that one! 1 1 Boom! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikifive 24,671 June 16 Share June 16 2 hours ago, Raskolnikov said: That does suck, I did note there were no 'negative' ones like 'angry' which I assumed weren't there to avoid this kinda problem but I had no idea people were abusing the shrug and laugh ones before... It didn't even cross my mind you could weaponise a shrug response?! whaaat lol How long ago was this? Because I can't imagine people here doing this anymore o_o", I feel like resolving problems on a case by case basis sounds better than penalising everyone because of a few past misbehavers, though I may simply just be ignorant on the magnitude of the problem in the past... I do agree some reactions like angry ones would have too much potential for abuse and would be a bad idea but doing it to neutral ones kinda sucks :< I don't know how others feel about this though? Normally - when thinking about status updates or casual posts - they weren't being misused, but the moment you went into topics discussing politics... The debate area has a nasty history. And don't underestimate users When obvious weapons were removed, they started weaponizing other reactions, just to spite their opponents It's been a while, it was back in 2019. Maybe the scale wasn't as dramatic, but the problem was big enough to cause changes and spawn a dedicated announcement about it... https://mlpforums.com/topic/187239-how-we-will-address-reactions-going-foward/ Yeah, like I said, I wasn't really a fan of that solution either. Penalizing the entire community doesn't sound fair, but it wasn't up to me to decide. Personally I was thinking of disabling reactions for problematic users, or disabling that system in areas, where reactions cause more problems than solve. Either way, I'm just bringing some older news to give backstory on why the current reactions are like this. It's not like staff doesn't want more reactions. Things have changed and calmed down, maybe now it all could be used in the intended way - for fun. If I was asked for opinion, I'd vote for trying to add more again, but I imagine some could have a different view on this - and not just staffers, but perhaps some users too. 2 ❤ ■■■■■■■■■■ ⭐ ■■■■■■■■■■ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raskolnikov 1,537 June 16 Share June 16 I was wondering if it had to do with the Debate Pit I don't imagine there's a way to disable reactions exclusively in the Soapbox, but in any case there's not quite so much traffic in there anymore so maybe it'll be okay now in terms of drama? I do agree it'd be nice for there to be a staff reconsideration of this depending on how stable things are on their end right now... Maybe add it as a reward for the current event LMFAO "if y'all can behave and prove you can be niceys to each other you can have treats" KIDDING I'M KIDDING I'M KIDDING I 3 "None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acinonyx 1,828 June 16 Share June 16 I vote we bring back more reactions. I'd give money for a popcorn reaction. 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikifive 24,671 June 16 Share June 16 (edited) 42 minutes ago, Raskolnikov said: I was wondering if it had to do with the Debate Pit Of course it had, all the evil comes from there 42 minutes ago, Raskolnikov said: I don't imagine there's a way to disable reactions exclusively in the Soapbox, but in any case there's not quite so much traffic in there anymore so maybe it'll be okay now in terms of drama? I do agree it'd be nice for there to be a staff reconsideration of this depending on how stable things are on their end right now... Maybe add it as a reward for the current event LMFAO "if y'all can behave and prove you can be niceys to each other you can have treats" KIDDING I'M KIDDING I'M KIDDING I By default maybe not, but with some coding magic, I could perhaps make it work. You know, if everyone manages to collect 100 flowers in total and send them to twulight sparklol, perhaps, perhaps 39 minutes ago, Acinonyx said: I vote we bring back more reactions. I'd give money for a popcorn reaction. Now we're talking business. Fluttershy, take notes! Edited June 16 by Rikifive 1 2 ❤ ■■■■■■■■■■ ⭐ ■■■■■■■■■■ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparklefan1234 179,016 June 16 Share June 16 33 minutes ago, Acinonyx said: I'd give money for a popcorn reaction. I was just about to use a Starlight Glimmer eating popcorn gif to express my enjoyment of this topic. 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rascalrat 118 June 19 Share June 19 (edited) the face reactions look bad, i wish it could be more appealing (showing the whole head and bust, like the "shocked" reaction) in general rainbow colored ponies emoticons feel passive aggressive xD Edited June 19 by rascalrat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparklefan1234 179,016 June 19 Share June 19 On 2025-06-16 at 6:59 AM, Acinonyx said: I'd give money for a popcorn reaction. I like the Starlight Glimmer eating popcorn reaction more but do you think this Pinkie Pie reaction is better? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acinonyx 1,828 June 20 Share June 20 1 hour ago, Sparklefan1234 said: I like the Starlight Glimmer eating popcorn reaction more but do you think this Pinkie Pie reaction is better? I have a conveniently sized smilie of this. 'Dis gon' be good ' should totally be a reaction. 2 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparklefan1234 179,016 June 20 Share June 20 14 hours ago, Acinonyx said: I have a conveniently sized smilie of this. 'Dis gon' be good ' should totally be a reaction. Is there a group hug emoji like this? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acinonyx 1,828 June 20 Share June 20 8 minutes ago, Sparklefan1234 said: Is there a group hug emoji like this? Not just like it, but exactly that image. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparklefan1234 179,016 June 20 Share June 20 (edited) 2 hours ago, Acinonyx said: Not just like it, but exactly that image. Awesome! Thank You! 😁 @Ice Princess Silky <3 May we include the Mane 6 group hug emoji, please? Edited June 20 by Sparklefan1234 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Ice Princess Silky <3 17,789 June 20 Administrator Share June 20 On 2025-06-14 at 10:23 PM, IridescentEdge said: Uhhhh...What do I put here? Anyway, adding a reaction that says "confused" or "huh?" would be a useful feature on this site. I get that you're probably really busy, but I would appreciate it. And if you don't do this, I can understand, if you give a good reason. Removing the spooky response to replace it with a voice note which conveys tone a lot better. https://voca.ro/12ii32B2nqIY I had opened up a club for emoji requests that shall be made public at some point but not right now but there we can properly discuss what would work and what would not. I apologise to anyone spooked by my closing the thread and responding as I did. There is a lot of "passive aggressive" jabs that people sneak in with emojis and if someone keeps pushing for a certain one then it is best to just redirect this to a proper location for discussion for why or why not we should or should not have it. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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