The Origin and Meaning of "Woo"
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Yeah ... I preferred Awesome to Hug. Or maybe replace Hug with Congrats! Or Well Done!7
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WinoGelato wrote: »RunRutheeRun wrote: »HappyCampr1 wrote: »@RunRutheeRun you’d think it would be a good thing, but I hate having that title show. It makes me stand out and it makes me feel like I should always watch my tongue. I don’t want to be a snowflake. Waaa...
here have a hug, and that's rich from me whos not really a hugger
I'm sure noone will hardly notice it....I'm maybe just one of those sorts that do...sorry!
Now all my awesomes have turned into hugs.
9.2K awesomes felt like something to be proud of.
9.2K hugs makes me feel a bit promiscuous.
And did a lot of people request "hug"? There are very few posts I can think of where I would want to "hug" the poster. Why not just keep the same positive reactions and update woo to the singular definition with updated emoji?
You hug *kitten* lol4 -
I approve of the change. I just started using the boards and it was confusing. Now it's not.1
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Yes now all of the people I've tagged as awesome for giving great advice (or funny responses) now have hugs, me no like!
I think Great Job! or Well Done! would be far more appropriate. I barely want to hug my family and friends never mind internet strangers
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Also the people who would probably request the hugs are the huggers in the success stories and motivational thread4
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You can request it. Email the staff.RunRutheeRun wrote: »Note to self, start zapping as many spam posts as possible I wanna be an MFP Greeter and I have never even taken more than a few days hiatus from here since 2012...that has to count for something
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HellYeahItsKriss wrote: »Also the people who would probably request the hugs are the huggers in the success stories and motivational thread
i don't mind it for that - i just think it was silly to swap the points over.2 -
HappyCampr1 wrote: »
I’ve been gone from the forums too long. Tell the the story of “kitten” please. I keep seeing it everywhere, so I know it’s an inside joke.TavistockToad wrote: »RunRutheeRun wrote: »@HappyCampr1 I'm just noticing you are a MFP Greeter I didn't even know there was such a thing what did you have to do to get 'awarded' that? 1000's of awesomes/ now hugs?
what the kitten is an MFP greeter?!
ETA - My instinct is to read it as harmless bunny, but I’ve seen it used in other manners too, so I’m not sure.
I'm sure it's still the case, but if you swear, the word got replaced with *kitten*. I think there was a move to rotate the cute animals that would replace the words but it didn't happen. Now I think people just put their own *flamingo* of choice...
I'm not a hugger, but I think it was a sort of 'commiserations' lite... you really shouldn't 'like' someone saying they're having a hard time or their dog died....6 -
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what the kitten is an MFP greeter?!
I'm sure it's still the case, but if you swear, the word got replaced with *kitten*. I think there was a move to rotate the cute animals that would replace the words but it didn't happen. Now I think people just put their own *flamingo* of choice...
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Wasn't the *kitten* just an Aprils Fools prank that stuck for swear words?
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It's kinda funny when you inspect the code of the website, some buttons have two names.
"Insightful" is just referred to as the one name.
"Inspiring" is also tagged as "Agree".
"Like" just has one name.
"Woo" is also tagged as "WTF".
And "Hug" is also tagged "Awesome".
I personally think WTF would be waaaay better than Woo! And I miss Awesome.
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RunRutheeRun wrote: »Wasn't the *kitten* just an Aprils Fools prank that stuck for swear words?
i thought so, yes3 -
It's kinda funny when you inspect the code of the website, some buttons have two names.
"Insightful" is just referred to as the one name.
"Inspiring" is also tagged as "Agree".
"Like" just has one name.
"Woo" is also tagged as "WTF".
And "Hug" is also tagged "Awesome".
I personally think WTF would be waaaay better than Woo! And I miss Awesome.
i inspiring....3 -
TavistockToad wrote: »It's kinda funny when you inspect the code of the website, some buttons have two names.
"Insightful" is just referred to as the one name.
"Inspiring" is also tagged as "Agree".
"Like" just has one name.
"Woo" is also tagged as "WTF".
And "Hug" is also tagged "Awesome".
I personally think WTF would be waaaay better than Woo! And I miss Awesome.
i inspiring....
I'd give you an Awesome if I could.4 -
While I very much appreciate the disambiguation of the woo button, I am really missing awesome. I really like some of you, but there are very few of you I'd hug.10
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Yeah ... I preferred Awesome to Hug. Or maybe replace Hug with Congrats! Or Well Done!
Isn't "hug" for when someone is feeling bad? Whether in a genuinely felt or sarcastic ("Aww, need a cookie?") way?
And I agree with those saying they would not have imagined "woo" meaning anything other than baloney, broscience, oh please, tin foil hat & crystals, etc.
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Yeah ... I preferred Awesome to Hug. Or maybe replace Hug with Congrats! Or Well Done!
Isn't "hug" for when someone is feeling bad? Whether in a genuinely felt or sarcastic ("Aww, need a cookie?") way?
And I agree with those saying they would not have imagined "woo" meaning anything other than baloney, broscience, oh please, tin foil hat & crystals, etc.
nooooooooooooooo, don't start placing negative connotations on the hug....8 -
Could they have WTF? I feel like they would change it to "WT*K*"17
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GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »While I very much appreciate the disambiguation of the woo button, I am really missing awesome. I really like some of you, but there are very few of you I'd hug.
Hug is an emotional response. Hug is "cheer up, that's nice". Awesome is "you rock, kick *kitten*, super". Not the same.8 -
newheavensearth wrote: »GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »While I very much appreciate the disambiguation of the woo button, I am really missing awesome. I really like some of you, but there are very few of you I'd hug.
Hug is an emotional response. Hug is "cheer up, that's nice". Awesome is "you rock, kick *kitten*, super". Not the same.
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It's kinda funny when you inspect the code of the website, some buttons have two names.
"Insightful" is just referred to as the one name.
"Inspiring" is also tagged as "Agree".
"Like" just has one name.
"Woo" is also tagged as "WTF".
And "Hug" is also tagged "Awesome".
I personally think WTF would be waaaay better than Woo! And I miss Awesome.
MFP software coders have modified the vendor's Vanilla Forums (VF) software. The original VF software code and graphic images still appear in the XML code for the ones MFP has changed.
MFP chose VF's "WTF" reaction and its image icon and changed the display text (except for underlying code) to replace the old MFP "Woo." Since it is a brand new reaction for MFP, every user starts out with zero new "Woo" totals. The old MFP "Woo" reaction used the original VF "LoL" reaction and its laughing image. I would imagine that "LoL" could be re-purposed in the future.
Since MFP already used VF's "Awesome" reaction for "Awesome," when MFP changed it to "Hugs" all the existing number of "Awesome" totals just display now as "Hug" totals.
I also read that MFP is going to implement "badges" in the future. I do not know much about those yet.5 -
It's kinda funny when you inspect the code of the website, some buttons have two names.
"Insightful" is just referred to as the one name.
"Inspiring" is also tagged as "Agree".
"Like" just has one name.
"Woo" is also tagged as "WTF".
And "Hug" is also tagged "Awesome".
I personally think WTF would be waaaay better than Woo! And I miss Awesome.
MFP software coders have modified the vendor's Vanilla Forums (VF) software. The original VF software code and graphic images still appear in the XML code for the ones MFP has changed.
MFP chose VF's "WTF" reaction and its image icon and changed the display text (except for underlying code) to replace the old MFP "Woo." Since it is a brand new reaction for MFP, every user starts out with zero new "Woo" totals. The old MFP "Woo" reaction used the original VF "LoL" reaction and its laughing image. I would imagine that "LoL" could be re-purposed in the future.
Since MFP already used VF's "Awesome" reaction for "Awesome," when MFP changed it to "Hugs" all the existing number of "Awesome" totals just display now as "Hug" totals.
I also read that MFP is going to implement "badges" in the future. I do not know much about those yet.
Fascinating!0 -
TavistockToad wrote: »Yeah ... I preferred Awesome to Hug. Or maybe replace Hug with Congrats! Or Well Done!
Isn't "hug" for when someone is feeling bad? Whether in a genuinely felt or sarcastic ("Aww, need a cookie?") way?
And I agree with those saying they would not have imagined "woo" meaning anything other than baloney, broscience, oh please, tin foil hat & crystals, etc.
nooooooooooooooo, don't start placing negative connotations on the hug....
Need a hug?2 -
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I also read that MFP is going to implement "badges" in the future. I do not know much about those yet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqomZQMZQCQ
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Hug.. when you just wanna cop a feel of that MFPer with that rockin bod lol7
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RunRutheeRun wrote: »Wasn't the *kitten* just an Aprils Fools prank that stuck for swear words?
I seem to also remember *babysloth* and *asparagus* before it. I think the modifier has always been something sly since I've been here at least.
I actually hope they don't change it now, because I tend to use it elsewhere, with humorous results. I said "What the actual kitten?" to someone the other day, and they understandably thought I was nuts.
I believe people wanted a reaction of support for when people are struggling or relaying bad news. I agree, I would rather have lost Inspiring, but Awesome was really just Like with a little extra vavoom so I'll use Like instead. I'll probably use Insightful more now too, as some of my Awesomes were for insightful posts
I get the impression that the hiding of posts with lots of Woos was unintentional, which makes me a little sad. Although if there really are still a lot of people who think Woo is positive, the hiding of posts could make the Motivation & Support forum a mysterious place 7 -
Could the "Hug" thing be any lamer? I think not.9
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Nony_Mouse wrote: »Still upset about losing awesome...
Yeah, "AWESOME" isn't = to "hug."
Besides, in this day and age, an unsolicited "hug" can get you accused of sexual misconduct.
So, I'm NEVER using it. LOL!
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I found this.. it's not really the same.. but..
Meh..
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@RunRutheeRun, re desegnations after names.
Have you noticed @CyberTone has none!
Now that is special.
Ooh, I was going to post early this morning on my way too bed about the badges but I was too tired to spell correctly.
I am not a badges person, heck I am not even much of a points person, so not really looking forward to them. I hope thy are just a hidden personal collection.
Maybe the badges will be used as something like the 'verified' in the food data base. Over 5000 positive points and you get a star next to your name to show you are a trusted poster; 1000 woos and you get a black dot to show you are full of 'kitten'.
Cheers, h.4
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