Troll thumbers? anyone else notice?

I noticed something. A lot of people here will thumb down people and tell them off on questions here that are simply opinion orientated. Example a poll saying "Do you like cats or dogs better"? and most of the people say dog but one person says cats.

They can say something like "I don't hate dogs but I personally think cats are softer and cuter." So a random person thumbs down that person and tells them why they cant like cats and MUST LOVE DOGS.

I mean I understand if you simply think its a bad comment but why are people being punished for not following the crowd? I in fact have sometimes gone through comments and thumbed up these people for simply being downed for something as stupid as picking CATS in a dog or cat poll. Than sometimes teams of people will continue to harass this member for not picking the correct choice.

Honestly if this is all people are going to do why would anyone even comment on this website? If they are going to be told they did not pick the correct poll option.

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Comments ( 28 )
  • Shackleford96

    People have the right to downthumb other people undeservingly.

    I have the right to undownthumb those people who were unrightfully downthumbed too. You're welcome.

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    • disthing

      True, and sometimes it almost feels heroic, rescuing a wrongly downvoted comment from the darkest depths of the web page with a single thumb.

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      • Darkoil

        It works both ways. I just got a boner because down voting you gave me a strange sense of power......

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        • disthing

          Me too.

          How does that song go?

          Solid as a rock!

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          • RoseIsabella

            Ashford and Simpson.

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          • Darkoil

            ....and now I've just spunked my pants. Oh lordy I have serious power issues!

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  • Cuntsiclestick

    I really don't see why adults complain about a site. It's just a website. A comment got thumbed down, so what? They try to argue with you over your opinions, so what? Forget about what a troll that's thousands of miles away did and move on.

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    • Having too many thumbs down means your right to post gets restricted.

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      • iEatZombies_

        Yeah, I don't agree with that. It's literally like letting innocent people slip through the cracks. What is this, a justice system?

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    • GustavoGutiérrez

      I'm in agreement with this. It's just a site.

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    • Shrunk

      it must have some value or they wouldn't exist... then again i remember when i first joined there were no thumbs on here at all. maybe they should go back to that or at least get rid of the stupid features like "comment karma" and listing comments by rating.

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    • donteatstuffoffthesidewalk

      thousands of miles? how do yall know im not a hidin in a bush and a watchin yall right now?

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      • disthing

        Because there aren't any bushes outside 180 Montague St Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY 11201!

        Oh shit...

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  • Welcome to IIN, a place where the thumb feature is used like a highschool teen girl club; popularity dictates.

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    • disthing

      What's your problem with highschool teen girl clubs?!

      It's where I go to get all my goss.

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  • thegypsysailor

    Even on IIN, the herd mentality rules. If the majority are going one way, then the weak minded just go with the flow, and don't ever offer an honest opinion. They so much need to be one of the "in crowd" that no matter what they really think or feel, the will follow the majority. Spineless wimps, one and all.

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  • charli.m

    I think people tend to use it more as "I agree with this comment" and "I don't agree with this comment."

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    • disthing

      I agree with this comment

      *thumbs up*

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  • Shrunk

    I noticed this too. They are perfectly normal comments getting thumbs down just because someone disagrees/is trolling/has a problem with a specific user from another post. Personally I don't use thumbs down at all, if something is that rude/offensive that's what the report button is for... This is probably paranoid but I kind of feel like it's 1 or 2 users that have a problem with me and are continually thumbing down whatever I say, I wish they would just admit to why they are doing it because I try my best to be courteous/helpful here and I dont always know if something's offensive to others or they're just trolling me. but then I notice some other nice people will come back and thumb it up again. I do that too.

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  • Dot123

    It's the internet. You can have your own personal opinions what you like, and if you don't like it you can go cry like a little bitch.

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  • RoseIsabella

    I just want to say this one little thing. I'm bipetual!

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    • disthing

      That's just... filthy!

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      • RoseIsabella

        What's filthy about liking both dogs and cats equally?

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        • disthing

          Ohh I see.

          I thought it was something to do with bestiality.

          Spent too long on this site.

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  • green_boogers

    Welcome to politics.

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  • OtherSide

    Rule of the Internet #423:

    If the title of a thread has the word "troll" in it then over 50% of the replies will be troll posts.

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    • Something_Recognizable.

      Actually, That is rule #143

      #423 is "If it exists, There is a fan art of it. Acceptions Granted."

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      • OtherSide

        *exceptions

        I see what you did there...

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