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Dennis HackethalOP revised about 2 months ago·#2169
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Veritula should have some way to indicate agreement; some way to indicate that a particular thread of a discussion is resolved, at least for the time being.

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Dennis HackethalOP, about 2 months ago·#2159

How about emoji reactions?

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Dennis HackethalOP, about 2 months ago·#2160

People could wrongly think they have epistemological relevance. For example, they might adopt an idea that has pending criticism just because it got positive reactions.

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Dennis HackethalOP, about 2 months ago·#2161

Reactions could be limited to the recipient of a comment.

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Dennis HackethalOP, about 2 months ago·#2165

That limits the scope of the problem but doesn’t eliminate it. A single recipient could still react in a distracting way.

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Dennis HackethalOP, about 1 month ago·#2456

There’s value in reacting to top-level ideas, too.

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Dennis HackethalOP, about 1 month ago·#2457

There’s value in others being able to react as well. Maybe an idea affects them in some way or they want to voice support.

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Dennis HackethalOP, about 1 month ago·#2243

There could be an explanation somewhere stating that emoji reactions do not have epistemological relevance.

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Dennis HackethalOP, about 1 month ago·#2244

Hardly anyone reads those, and many of those who do forget.

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The red “Criticized” label is far more prominent than reactions would be.

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In a way, reactions might have epistemological relevance.

If an idea has pending criticisms, it can still have parts worth saving in a revision. Reactions based on paragraphs (#2458) could point out those parts.

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