I want a dislike button too

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marwen said:

May be we should forget about eventual "feelings" of people and tell each other the truth.
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I agree. That's why I think people should actually be bothered to tell other people when they dislike something they did, and explain why, rather than simply clicking a button. It's better to be direct.
 
Muezzin said:
I agree. That's why I think people should actually be bothered to tell other people when they dislike something they did, and explain why, rather than simply clicking a button. It's better to be direct.
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I'll have a go at this:

Riham said:
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I got an idea.

How about having a "Love It To Death" button.

There have been soooooooooo many posts made by members here which I have loved to death. :wub:

I haven't been happy with a simple "Like" button.

There should be a "Love It Like Crazy" button too. ;D
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Probably because you didnt die from it...

No offence but when I hear women say things like "I haven't been happy with the "like" button." it makes me think there's a bit of a gap in their life... Sorry, but uhm - then asking for a "love it like crazy" buttonn makes me think "hmmm... she's only 13"

Feel free to dislike my post... My ego is tame in that regard and won't start jumping across esoteric pathways leading me into heightened states of abysmal mental meanderings ...

Salaam

Scimi
 
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What???


why is there a dislike button instead of like???

Did I miss something???
 
Scimitar said:
Probably because you didnt die from it...

No offence but when I hear women say things like "I haven't been happy with the "like" button." it makes me think there's a bit of a gap in their life... Sorry, but uhm - then asking for a "love it like crazy" buttonn makes me think "hmmm... she's only 13"

Feel free to dislike my post... My ego is tame in that regard and won't start jumping across esoteric pathways leading me into heightened states of abysmal mental meanderings ...

Salaam

Scimi
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:sl:

Whenever someone begins with the statement "No offence".... it's a sure sign that he or she is about to write something that will be offensive.

Perhaps Scimitar wrote that post to make a point. He might be checking to see if I would hit the dislike button for the stuff he said.

What he said isn't very clear and I don't really understand what he means.

Normally, when I read posts like that, I IGNORE them. But because this thread is a discussion on the use of the "Dislike" button and its consequences.... I'll choose NOT to ignore this post.

Let's say I dislike Scimitar's post. And like brother Muezzin said, instead of clicking on a "dislike" button I express my dislike for the post in a reply.

So how would it sound if I were to say:

"How DARE you say that I'm acting like a 13 years old girl! If I think there ought to be a "Love it like Crazy" button in addition to a "Like" button, does that mean that I'm being childish?! Keep your remarks to yourself mister! I'm outta here! I don't wanna be in a place where I'm blatantly disrespected in such fashion!!!!!!"

:rolleyes:

Well? I CAN respond in that way, can't I?

But you know what? I would NEVER do so.

If I dislike something, I prefer to ignore it. If something offensive is said to me I prefer to give the person the benefit of doubt. I prefer to think that maybe there's a misunderstanding. Or that I do not understand what he or she said correctly. If so, better to let it go and be quiet.

Indeed, I strive to follow the teaching of the Prophet (saws):

"Whosoever believes in Allah and the Last Day should either speak good or remain silent." - Muslim.

As Muslims aren't we supposed to take that advice?

Insisting on the "dislike" button is like saying, "I believe in Allah and the Last Day but I can't speak good or remain silent."
 
It's so weird seeing "A, B, C, and six others dislike this" on the bottom of people's posts.;D
 
this is quite funny, every time i like a post i hit dislike, simply because i want to show that i liked it.
 
Could someone please put back the 'Like'?
 
^ ^o) Why don't you yourself do that :?

Anyway no problem :) everyone behaving like it's 'like' button. :nervous: So do the same. :p
 
Riham said:
"Whosoever believes in Allah and the Last Day should either speak good or remain silent." - Muslim.

As Muslims aren't we supposed to take that advice?

Insisting on the "dislike" button is like saying, "I believe in Allah and the Last Day but I can't speak good or remain silent."
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:sl: sister

I think you are taking it too far. You are wrongly applying the verse in this situation. To like or dislike something is allowable in Islam, and in fact, to dislike something evil, wrong doing, or anything that is against Qur'an and sunnah is a must.

I myself do not like the idea of dislike button, not because it is against the verse that you mentioned above (which in my opinion is wrongly applied in this case), but because "dislike" button encourages laziness. For example, if I dislike your post above, instead of writing this post and explaining why I disagree with your point in your post, I could have hit the dislike button if it were available. So there wouldn't be any exchange of information, and we all know that only through discussions we can learn and gain mutual understanding.

That verse above is more aptly applied to something like this:
"mwaaa... IB is full of haraam police, wahhabis, salafis, bunch of hypocrites and mysogynists" or worse, go somewhere and backbite.

If people disagree with the points made by others, they should write a reply and explaining why they disagree, but with adab. Or if they don't bother, just ignore and harbor no ill feelings towards others.
In essence, I agree with Beardo that it would only create animosity among our virtual family members.
 
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Muezzin said:
I agree. That's why I think people should actually be bothered to tell other people when they dislike something they did, and explain why, rather than simply clicking a button. It's better to be direct.
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But some times we just dislike an idea without having to explain. So why don't we have to provide an explanation when we 'like' something.. If our disaccord needs to be clarified we have a lot of other means : reply with a post, with a PM, etc. I thought these buttons are meant to quickly notify our view. Either we put a 'like' + 'dislike' buttons, or remove the 'like' button (or what is called 'dislike' now).

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marwen said:

But some times we just dislike an idea without having to explain. So why don't we have to provide an explanation when we 'like' something.. If our disaccord needs to be clarified we have a lot of other means : reply with a post, with a PM, etc. I thought these buttons are meant to quickly notify our view. Either we put a 'like' + 'dislike' buttons, or remove the 'like' button (or what is called 'dislike' now).

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Post an image of a 'Thumbs down' or say 'boo' or something.
 
Muezzin said:
Post an image of a 'Thumbs down' or say 'boo' or something.
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Posts again. Imagine the number of posts with just 'thumbs down' + 12 char.

Anyway it was just an idea. never mind. Jazakum Allah khayran.
 
:sl: Muezzin just owned every1 who wants a dislike button by changing 'Like' to 'Dislike'.

-Samiun out4h h3r3
 
Ramadhan said:
I think you are taking it too far. You are wrongly applying the verse in this situation. To like or dislike something is allowable in Islam, and in fact, to dislike something evil, wrong doing, or anything that is against Qur'an and sunnah is a must.
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:sl:

To have hatred and dislike for evil is necessary if we are to fight against evil.

However, the expression of that hatred and dislike must be done with wisdom and knowledge.

People must not be disrespected, shown scorn or be ridiculed for the things they say.

People do say the strangest, oddest and most unreasonable things. They may say things that may be false and perhaps not even be aware of it. To show dislike for what they say and to rush to correct them, trying to prove that they are wrong and pushing upon them your views is not going to help. On the contrary, it will cause animosity, ill-will and resentment to flare up.

We must enjoin the good and forbid the evil. But while doing so, we MUST remember our manners. We must do it in a way that will not offend people. And to learn that takes quite a bit of time. Until we learn, I think the best thing to do is to remain silent.
 

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