Hmm, I am not sure about the exact right wording, but yeah, I am into some kind of react that is “this looks like LLM slop”. I’ll think about adding it. A “too wordy” react or something like that would have also helped here.
Are you sure it’s good to provide confrontational/insulting/dismissive reacts? I think they give users an easy way to snipe at someone we disagree with or dislike, without providing any support for our criticism and without putting ourselves on the line in any way. (Yes, reacts can be downvoted, but this isn’t the same as making a comment that can be voted on and replied to.)
In effect, a harsh react is an asymmetrical, no-effort tool for making another user look or feel bad, and I don’t see why it’s necessary. If we don’t want to engage, we can always just downvote; if we want to provide more information than a downvote can convey, we can put in the small amount of effort required to write a brief reply.
Yep, it’s a difficult tradeoff, and we thought for a while about it. Overall I decided that it’s just too hard to have a react-palette that informs people about the local site culture without allowing negative/confrontational reacts.
Also one of the most frustrating things is having your interlocutor disappear without any explanation, and a one-react explanation is better than none, even if it’s a bit harsh.
Fair enough, thanks for explaining! Probably some of what I’m worried about can be mitigated by careful naming & descriptions. (e.g. I suspect you weren’t considering a literal “LLM slop” react, but if you were, I think something more gently and respectfully worded could be much less unpleasant to receive while conveying just as much useful information)
Hmm, I am not sure about the exact right wording, but yeah, I am into some kind of react that is “this looks like LLM slop”. I’ll think about adding it. A “too wordy” react or something like that would have also helped here.
Are you sure it’s good to provide confrontational/insulting/dismissive reacts? I think they give users an easy way to snipe at someone we disagree with or dislike, without providing any support for our criticism and without putting ourselves on the line in any way. (Yes, reacts can be downvoted, but this isn’t the same as making a comment that can be voted on and replied to.)
In effect, a harsh react is an asymmetrical, no-effort tool for making another user look or feel bad, and I don’t see why it’s necessary. If we don’t want to engage, we can always just downvote; if we want to provide more information than a downvote can convey, we can put in the small amount of effort required to write a brief reply.
Yep, it’s a difficult tradeoff, and we thought for a while about it. Overall I decided that it’s just too hard to have a react-palette that informs people about the local site culture without allowing negative/confrontational reacts.
Also one of the most frustrating things is having your interlocutor disappear without any explanation, and a one-react explanation is better than none, even if it’s a bit harsh.
Fair enough, thanks for explaining! Probably some of what I’m worried about can be mitigated by careful naming & descriptions. (e.g. I suspect you weren’t considering a literal “LLM slop” react, but if you were, I think something more gently and respectfully worded could be much less unpleasant to receive while conveying just as much useful information)