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Dec 10th, 2015 1:10 pm

oicthat2013 [OP]: Deal Addict; May 2, 2013; 1959 posts; 3959 upvotes; Bloor-Yonge

Dec 10th, 2015 1:10 pm

suggestion to remove rude replies in hot deals threads

i have noticed lately that people who comment on RFD Hot Deals Forums are very rude, critical of the hot deal post. Others write off topic comments not related to the thread.

I have a suggestion. Can RFD add a functionality such as a "dislike comment" button to remove the comment from being seen on the forum?

For example, Yahoo comments offers the same functionality, where enough number of downvotes will make the comment invisible.

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Dec 10th, 2015 2:36 pm

MrDisco: Moderator; Sep 30, 2001; 29153 posts; 8580 upvotes; Toronto

Dec 10th, 2015 2:36 pm

A voting system for the forums is a regular suggestion so the Admins are aware of it. If and when it will appear in the dev cycle is something only they can answer.

If someone is being particularly obnoxious or rude please report it.

Be kind and civil with one another

Dec 10th, 2015 3:46 pm

TomRFD: Administrator; Jun 17, 2013; 16205 posts; 31014 upvotes; Scarborough

Dec 10th, 2015 3:46 pm

It is a feature we're working on adding. In the meanwhile do as MrDisco suggested and report the ones that go too far. Keep in mind that criticism is allowed as long as it's constructive and in good taste.

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Dec 10th, 2015 3:48 pm

Spidey: Deal Expert; Oct 16, 2001; 76501 posts; 1579 upvotes

Dec 10th, 2015 3:48 pm

I stopped posting any hot deals. Everyone wants it spoon fed to them, they pounce on any mistake, and always seem to find a better deal somewhere else (a lot with no proof)

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Dec 10th, 2015 3:56 pm

TomRFD: Administrator; Jun 17, 2013; 16205 posts; 31014 upvotes; Scarborough

Dec 10th, 2015 3:56 pm

Spidey wrote: ↑I stopped posting any hot deals. Everyone wants it spoon fed to them, they pounce on any mistake, and always seem to find a better deal somewhere else (a lot with no proof)

It has gotten better over the past year but we know that it still happens. It's usually worse when either the deal isn't very good or it's from a questionable retailer. Regardless of that it shouldn't happen and we'll continue to enforce the rules on those that do this and also implement other changes which may help (down voting). Hopefully it'll get to the point where you feel comfortable posting deals again.

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Dec 11th, 2015 9:22 am

joeyjoejoe: Deal Guru; May 9, 2006; 12387 posts; 3063 upvotes

Dec 11th, 2015 9:22 am

TomRFD wrote: ↑It has gotten better over the past year but we know that it still happens. It's usually worse when either the deal isn't very good or it's from a questionable retailer. Regardless of that it shouldn't happen and we'll continue to enforce the rules on those that do this and also implement other changes which may help (down voting). Hopefully it'll get to the point where you feel comfortable posting deals again.

It doesn't even matter if the deal is good... if it is not the best deal ever for that product/service in the entire history of this planet, it will be criticized.

Dec 11th, 2015 9:40 am

TomRFD: Administrator; Jun 17, 2013; 16205 posts; 31014 upvotes; Scarborough

Dec 11th, 2015 9:40 am

joeyjoejoe wrote: ↑It doesn't even matter if the deal is good... if it is not the best deal ever for that product/service in the entire history of this planet, it will be criticized.

Whether or not a deal is good is always subjective though. As long as the criticisms are useful and not just thread-crapping we don't have a problem with this.

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