Posting for Frubals

[Secret Chief]

The question I would really like to ask everyone, is whether the optimistic frubal is the sole negative frubal rating. I often get the sense that its primary use is as an expression of sarcasm, that it's like saying, "Sure, buddy, that's gonna happen when pigs fly" or "If you think that's true I have a bridge to sell ya real cheap!"

Am I wrong about this?

When I get one off @JustGeorge it basically means "yeah, in your dreams"

 

[Revoltingest]

I never reply with sarcasm, irony, cynicism

Ditto.
It would be against the rules.
Although sometimes I make a meta-joke,
ie, giving <informative> for humorous info.

 

[Evangelicalhumanist]

Inappropriate? No, simply juvenile.

I think that's a bit harsh. There aren't so very many of us who don't inwardly enjoy a "well-done" from someone we respect. We notice it -- it makes us feel good -- and it can add to our self-confidence. These are good things, in my view.

 

[Secret Chief]

I think that's a bit harsh. There aren't so very many of us who don't inwardly enjoy a "well-done" from someone we respect. We notice it -- it makes us feel good -- and it can add to our self-confidence. These are good things, in my view.

I agree with your sentiment. Personally I'm only considering the post itself when fruballing, whatever I may think of the "person." The only people who couldn't get a frubal off me are on Ignore (currently only 2).

 

[lewisnotmiller]

Rubbish.

Must...resist...temptation to frubal...

 

[Evangelicalhumanist]

I agree with your sentiment. Personally I'm only considering the post itself when fruballing, whatever I may think of the "person." The only people who couldn't get a frubal off me are on Ignore (currently only 2).

I have exactly 1 on my ignore list, and have given frubals (where I thought appropriate) to anyone, whether I generally admire then, or generally disagree a lot with them. To be sure, the latter get a much smaller share, but that's to be expected.

 

[Secret Chief]

I think there should be a frubal that means "Noted."

 

[JustGeorge]

I think there should be a frubal that means "Noted."

I'd like one for 'interesting'.

 

[Secret Chief]

And one that means "You're ******** me."

 

[Secret Chief]

Must...resist...temptation to frubal...

Go on, you'll feel better after.

 

[lewisnotmiller]

Go on, you'll feel better after.

Dammit. I'm weak.

 

[Trailblazer]

New Who considers writing a post with possible frubals in mind inappropriate?

I would not say it is appropriate or inappropriate, but I have never kept track of my frubals, including ratios of posts to frubals.
For me, the purpose of frubals is to know what people thought of what I wrote, a kind of feedback mechanism.

 

[The Sum of Awe]

And one that means "You're ******** me."

We need a facepalm frubal.

That way I can get more ratings.

 

[Jayhawker Soule]

I think that's a bit harsh. There aren't so very many of us who don't inwardly enjoy a "well-done" from someone we respect. We notice it -- it makes us feel good -- and it can add to our self-confidence. These are good things, in my view.

Note that the thread's title is "Posting for Frubals." Appreciating a "well done" is not the same as being driven by the need for them.

 

[Secret Chief]

We need a facepalm frubal.

That way I can get more ratings.

 

[Revoltingest]

 

[It Aint Necessarily So]

Note that the thread's title is "Posting for Frubals." Appreciating a "well done" is not the same as being driven by the need for them.

Where did you come up with a *need* for frubals? I indicated that I use them as a guide to what people like and don't like as a means of improving my posting, and asking others what they thought of that. Yours was the only response of its type, and though I'd like to understand why you seem to have imputed the most dishonorable interpretation of my words possible, you have declined twice now to explain that opinion. No problem.

 

[Jayhawker Soule]

... though I'd like to understand why you seem to have imputed the most dishonorable interpretation of my words possible, you have declined twice now to explain that opinion.

Since I see nothing dishonorable in Posting for Frubals, the only one "imputing" is you.

When dealing with children (and some others), it's not unusual to hear something akin to: "S/he's only doing it to get a reaction." On social media, this often falls under the category of "click bait." I'm not a fan.