Ability to undo "found this post helpful"

tyko · 11-20-2013, 06:53 AM

As it's visible that the person who was advocating finalizing-before-doing has himself edited his post, so I think the option to undo "helpful" can be there. Even if a person is thoughtfully clicking on "helpful" he may still later change his decision the way I did:

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Originally Posted by tyko

I clicked on "find this post helpful" for a reply to my question thinking that a useful information is written in it and so it can be helpful to others. My decision was also influenced by the fact that the person has posted trying to resolve my question. Later I thought that it'll be better if I only see whether it helps me, and if it helps someone else then he can click on the link himself.

GazL · 11-20-2013, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Randicus Draco Albus

Mis-clicks? There is a BIG quote button above a small yes. Accidentally clicking the latter is carelessness. That is not an insult. Not being careful with the mouse is not a crime. However, adding the ability to remove an action because of it, is catering to, and reinforcing such behaviour. Not having that ability forces people to be more careful.

X11 mouse pointer acceleration profiles can be a little unpredictable at times and can convert a very small physical movement into quite a big jump. I was going for "LQ Spy" and hit "Mark Forums Read" the other day. Now, THAT was annoying. Needless to say, I'm never using "LQ Spy" again.

P.S.
I think a lot of people are still using the helpful button as a "thankyou" or "yes I agree" button, so it's all a bit arbitrary anyway.

jeremy · 11-20-2013, 10:12 AM

I'm going to close this thread as the original issue has been addressed and it's getting off-topic now.

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Originally Posted by GazL

P.S.
I think a lot of people are still using the helpful button as a "thankyou" or "yes I agree" button, so it's all a bit arbitrary anyway.

This is something I've been thinking about and something I'd like to address in a future update, although I'm not actually sure how. I'm certainly ope to feedback on the topic.

--jeremy