You’re right, I’m just flabbergasted that it became such a discussion. For me, it’s such a clear thing to take a stance on. Especially since I’m often having a hard time to shut up when I feel someone is being attacked in a unfair manner. I’ve always believed in taking a stance openly, even though the consequences isn’t always that fun.
Pz 
That was me. I was told to either vocally voice my displeasure for something or to flag it. This topic is about dislikes, not random boat pictures and it was quickly turning into idle chit chat. We have the chat feature for that and we also have the option to create new threads, a boat picture thread if you want.
I don’t personally enjoy visiting topics and scrolling through off topic pictures and memes. It happens a lot in the Free Seeds Thread lately too. Many blessings and much love
I’m just going leave a vague ‘dislike’ right here.
And, one ‘like’ goes to the first person to claim it. Good luck.
Dibs. Many blessings and much love
Oh, I know it was you man, that was easy to figure out. But, the posts were off topic, so I get it. Thats what the flagging system is for.
I don’t care about my own, scratch that my family’s life as much as you guys care about this topic.
Dude, as long as we have new members coming in, these sharks from ICM and RIU will continue to flood the gates, since there is money to be made. I think that we can try to protect these new people as much as possible. But at the end of the day, it’s up to the mods and @LemonadeJoe to give them swift and hard consequences for abusing the forum and the TOS to make money.
A dislike button won’t fix this, more moderators would though.
PS. Respect you hella lot aswell brother 
Pz
Felt pretty passive aggressive to flag but I’ll get used to it.
I think by showing a dislike button with the profile picture it makes one really consider, I’m putting my reputation on this. It’s different from anonymous dislikes I think. I’m not trying to go around and dislike stuff just to dislike and probably would very rarely use it due to the aforementioned public nature of such a declaration. Everyone can see.
Everyone can see if someone’s dislikes are justified or not and can make up their own conclusions. I don’t look at a like as something good or a dislike as something bad. I first must consider the source.
If a goofball disagrees with a bunch of stuff it’s quick to realize and see and place little to no value on their actions. It’s as if a dislike is automatically bad, well if a goofball dislikes a comment I would take it as a compliment and see it as that. Sometimes we get goofballs in here and honestly flagging their bad behavior and hiding it is good but it also hides it from the community who don’t see it.
I think it’s important to not sweep away those things either for example flagging now removes the option to see what was flagged. Many blessings and much love
At this point I’d consider that trolling and harassment. Many blessings and much love
Can we get a dislike button for this thread only?
Then perhaps the proponents of a dislike button would notice that their positions have received 50 dislikes. I would dislike every one of those posts if it came to that.
Then this thread could be put out of its misery.
i dislike tunnel vision.
I can understand that. In the end you do what you feel is right. While I dont agree with your stance on this dislike button, I still respect your opinion. Folks are not always going to agree but that is part of life and perfectly fine by me. Life is less about what happens to you and more about how we handle it. 
I see it quite similarly. My original proposition was that dislikes were attached to our pips/karma and weighted with accumulation like on the original Overgrow so that more regular members have a way to self moderate those coming in clearly with bad intentions, or maybe they just haven’t learned manners and how to play nice with others yet. If we need a certain amount of pips for specific posting privileges then the member base, especially the regular users, can act as a self moderating force. If there is abuse the moderation team can clean it up. I know @Northern_Loki you say that’s not y’all’s job I’m saying in a hypothetical example again.
I feel that the spirit of OG is mostly positive and respects one another, that the longtime respected members can self moderate without abuse or baseless brigading happening. I mean, there can be meaningful brigades yeah? Overthrowing a tyrannical governing body for example. It’s all relative I guess. Many blessings and much love
A man of taste 
I leave another vague dislike.
Do you dislike the dislike of the dislike or like the dislike of the dislike?
I could flag this post because it’s political.
I’m not going too. I would only flag egregious hateful posts.
A few off topic posts about a boat hardly constitutes a crime.
You dislike it. I dislike that you dislike it.
You have spoken
You have been heard
You have been responded too respectfully
There has been discussion.
Your position is a losing one.
I suggest you seriously consider why you feel the need to wield such power. Who cares who posts what unless it’s really horrible?
What’s political about that comment you reference?
The fact I used a hypothetical example for when a brigade can be used for good? You’re being ridiculous and it’s really starting to get to the point where it’s harassment.
What does winning and losing have to do with it? Grow up. Many blessings and much love
Anyway. You are entrenched and I am bored.