Are we abusing the hug feature?

[THE MOLLIE MARIE]

I am totally guilty of over-using the hug rating. And I think it is because the icon is a heart. Sometimes I definitely use it more as an "I heart this post!" than a hug. Sorry to be confusing and use things the wrong way! Haha.

 

[Moonsunit]

I gave your post a hug...because well I do what I want and need no reason to do so

 

[Moonsunit]

That sounds good to me. Here are some of the things I might say in my head if and when I ever use the poo rating:

Oh come on now, that's just fucking dumb. Don't even say that shit.

For pete's sake, you're a flipping moron.

Seriously? Nice try, asshat.

I think you once used "Oh come on now, that's just fucking dumb. Don't even say that shit." on me and you didn't even sugarcoat it.

 

[Serenity_Tam]

I do not overuse hugs. I just use them a lot.

I like to think of the hug as a literal hug. I hug people sometimes just because I want to touch butts, and I hope that when appropriate people envision me hugging them and touching their butt. I usually use the sorry that stinks thing for sympathy. But also hug.

 

[Moonsunit]

I do not overuse hugs. I just use them a lot.

I like to think of the hug as a literal hug. I hug people sometimes just because I want to touch butts, and I hope that when appropriate people envision me hugging them and touching their butt. I usually use the sorry that stinks thing for sympathy. But also hug.

I'd back a "want to touch butt" emote....AMBERRRRRRRR make this happen. I'll bake you a cake.

 

[AmberCutie]

I think you once used "Oh come on now, that's just fucking dumb. Don't even say that shit." on me and you didn't even sugarcoat it.

Sometimes things need a greater, more obvious reaction than simply clicking a poo icon.

 

[Lintilla]

I have rating anxiety. I normally don't use them at all because what if I'm using the WRONG ONE. Or maybe the posts are from a while ago and I am being ANNOYING or CREEPY. My baseline anxiety level needs some resetting somehow, because I feel like... this is probably an extremely silly thing to worry about! If I'm rating anything you can probably assume it's wine o'clock at my place. And I'm not sure, but I think that would lead to a generally higher percentage of hugs from me than I might otherwise use. I'm not generally a huggy sort of person. Not unless wine is involved. Then I'm all about it, and if there was a boob-touch option I might even opt for that one instead.

 

[NerdieBirdie]

I just hugged everyone here because I am really stoned and found it necessary.

 

[KristinKervz]

Also, this post explains why I've been stingy with my hugs lately, and have been rating things with other things. Because I too have been guilty of over-hugging. In fact, that's what led me to even think about it in the first place.

This is my problem with hugs. I love getting and giving hugs, but many times, people ask questions and instead of taking the time to answer them, I hug them. We mean well, and we may not be thinking this at the time, but in the back of our minds, we be like "I want to acknowledge and comfort you because I like you, but I'm either unable or unwilling to invest anymore time into this shizznitt."

 

[eyeteach]

I just hugged everyone here because I am really stoned and found it necessary.

And I hugged you back, sober! . And because you're so honest I didn't cop a feel!

 

[Ambers Troll]

Can a hug ever be abused?
I think it is well respected on the forum for the most part... those who use it mean it.

Guess it can be a bit lazy as a response to something you don't want to reply to though.

 

[Gen]

This is my problem with hugs. I love getting and giving hugs, but many times, people ask questions and instead of taking the time to answer them, I hug them. We mean well, and we may not be thinking this at the time, but in the back of our minds, we be like "I want to acknowledge and comfort you because I like you, but I'm either unable or unwilling to invest anymore time into this shizznitt."

This is what I love about the ratings, though - sometimes I don't have a lot to add, or someone's summarized my feelings well, or I just want to communicate "I saw this & hugs/like/wtf" without having much to say. Like we don't need to ALL reply and say "aw, sorry, hugs" to one post.

For me at least, if I post a sad/stressed/etc post, I appreciate the hugs and wouldn't need every individual person to reply. Because I figure it conveys the sentiment! Same with agree/disagree/wtf - I don't always want to elaborate, haha, but I do want to add my support or thought to the post. That's just my two cents though obviously from this thread we all read them a bit differently which I think is actually really cool.

 

[KristinKervz]

This is what I love about the ratings, though - sometimes I don't have a lot to add, or someone's summarized my feelings well, or I just want to communicate "I saw this & hugs/like/wtf" without having much to say. Like we don't need to ALL reply and say "aw, sorry, hugs" to one post.

For me at least, if I post a sad/stressed/etc post, I appreciate the hugs and wouldn't need every individual person to reply. Because I figure it conveys the sentiment! Same with agree/disagree/wtf - I don't always want to elaborate, haha, but I do want to add my support or thought to the post. That's just my two cents though obviously from this thread we all read them a bit differently which I think is actually really cool.

I guess this is another more positive way to look at it

 

[SaffronBurke]

I know I'm not the only one who goes to rate a post, but you can't decide between two ratings (say agree and funny, for example) so you hover for a second while noticing that they have 8 agrees and 2 likes. So I choose "agree." Almost always do the other ratings help me decide between two.

Depending on my mood, I'll either do this, or I'll go with the one that fewer people selected to even it up a little.

 

[dilligaf0]

Seriously, this is the most important thing you have to worry about?

 

[VeronicaChaos]

Seriously, this is the most important thing you have to worry about?

Yep. My life is pretty much perfect. In no way whatsoever was this a silly pondering; I agonized for months upon this hug feature. I couldn't sleep at night and my wife almost left me. I considered heroin, but thought it might be more sensible to just discuss it rather than have it continue to lead me down an anxiety-ridden path to destruction.

 

[justjoinedtopost]

Yep. My life is pretty much perfect. In no way whatsoever was this a silly pondering; I agonized for months upon this hug feature. I couldn't sleep at night and my wife almost left me. I considered heroin, but thought it might be more sensible to just discuss it rather than have it continue to lead me down an anxiety-ridden path to destruction.

I hate to hear this. Situations like these, it is always the puppets who suffer the most.

 

[QuietLurker69]

You'll got any more of those
hugs left?