The Origin and Meaning of "Woo"
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snowflake954 wrote: »snowflake954 wrote: »snowflake954 wrote: »I, personally, use the woo button as "disagree" because that's what it should mean.
I think that's what everyone was generally rooting for when we got 'woo' instead.
If we all use it that way--it will become the meaning.
You'd think.... But until the reaction is unambiguously negative, new users will continue to wander in and think it is 'woo-hoo' and the cycle continues.
It suits MFP to have it be ambiguous. However, since most of us like "disagree" let's just use it that way. It can't be worse than it is now.
It would be easy enough to change to "disagree". After all "woo" is a name change from what it was originally.
100% this! All they have to do is change the label, they don't even have to change the "wtf" code underneath.6 -
"Disagree" is so much clearer than "woo". If I disagree with what has been posted, I have no option but to use "woo" or respond to the poster. I "disagree" is a lot more mild than "woo" (you're full of ****). So, I don't understand the problem of changing it. I also miss "awesome". Some posts are just...awesome, and it's a way to compliment a wonderful post.9
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snowflake954 wrote: »"Disagree" is so much clearer than "woo". If I disagree with what has been posted, I have no option but to use "woo" or respond to the poster. I "disagree" is a lot more mild than "woo" (you're full of ****). So, I don't understand the problem of changing it. I also miss "awesome". Some posts are just...awesome, and it's a way to compliment a wonderful post.
I agree! !2 -
snowflake954 wrote: »"Disagree" is so much clearer than "woo". If I disagree with what has been posted, I have no option but to use "woo" or respond to the poster. I "disagree" is a lot more mild than "woo" (you're full of ****). So, I don't understand the problem of changing it. I also miss "awesome". Some posts are just...awesome, and it's a way to compliment a wonderful post.
Actually, it defeats the purpose of the "Woo" button. Woo means that evidence supporting the comment is lacking. Disagree means that you do not agree with the post. One is referring to supportive evidence or the lack thereof and the other is opinion.5 -
snowflake954 wrote: »"Disagree" is so much clearer than "woo". If I disagree with what has been posted, I have no option but to use "woo" or respond to the poster. I "disagree" is a lot more mild than "woo" (you're full of ****). So, I don't understand the problem of changing it. I also miss "awesome". Some posts are just...awesome, and it's a way to compliment a wonderful post.
Actually, it defeats the purpose of the "Woo" button. Woo means that evidence supporting the comment is lacking. Disagree means that you do not agree with the post. One is referring to supportive evidence or the lack thereof and the other is opinion.
Do we need a Where's Your Evidence button then?
WYE!
Pronounced WHY?
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snowflake954 wrote: »"Disagree" is so much clearer than "woo". If I disagree with what has been posted, I have no option but to use "woo" or respond to the poster. I "disagree" is a lot more mild than "woo" (you're full of ****). So, I don't understand the problem of changing it. I also miss "awesome". Some posts are just...awesome, and it's a way to compliment a wonderful post.
Actually, it defeats the purpose of the "Woo" button. Woo means that evidence supporting the comment is lacking. Disagree means that you do not agree with the post. One is referring to supportive evidence or the lack thereof and the other is opinion.
Everything is opinion--"insightful", "inspiring", "like", and "hug", so don't agree with you. So, I'm asking: if I disagree with a post, what're my options? Only "woo"?3 -
snowflake954 wrote: »snowflake954 wrote: »"Disagree" is so much clearer than "woo". If I disagree with what has been posted, I have no option but to use "woo" or respond to the poster. I "disagree" is a lot more mild than "woo" (you're full of ****). So, I don't understand the problem of changing it. I also miss "awesome". Some posts are just...awesome, and it's a way to compliment a wonderful post.
Actually, it defeats the purpose of the "Woo" button. Woo means that evidence supporting the comment is lacking. Disagree means that you do not agree with the post. One is referring to supportive evidence or the lack thereof and the other is opinion.
Everything is opinion--"insightful", "inspiring", "like", and "hug", so don't agree with you. So, I'm asking: if I disagree with a post, what're my options? Only "woo"?
Yup.
Here's what I do. If there's a post that's a woopalooza, and another poster has already responded with what I would have said, I'll Woo the original post and then use the Like or Insightful button to support the post responding to it.5 -
snickerscharlie wrote: »snowflake954 wrote: »snowflake954 wrote: »"Disagree" is so much clearer than "woo". If I disagree with what has been posted, I have no option but to use "woo" or respond to the poster. I "disagree" is a lot more mild than "woo" (you're full of ****). So, I don't understand the problem of changing it. I also miss "awesome". Some posts are just...awesome, and it's a way to compliment a wonderful post.
Actually, it defeats the purpose of the "Woo" button. Woo means that evidence supporting the comment is lacking. Disagree means that you do not agree with the post. One is referring to supportive evidence or the lack thereof and the other is opinion.
Everything is opinion--"insightful", "inspiring", "like", and "hug", so don't agree with you. So, I'm asking: if I disagree with a post, what're my options? Only "woo"?
Yup.
Here's what I do. If there's a post that's a woopalooza, and another poster has already responded with what I would have said, I'll Woo the original post and then use the Like or Insightful button to support the post responding to it.
Woopalooza should be the word of the day. Most people are using woo as disagree already, so it doesn't feel like much of a leap to just make it so and stop confusing all the newbies.
I'm still a fan of kitten gifs. There's a kitten gif for every occasion.6 -
If we keep bumping this thread more people may learn.7
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snickerscharlie wrote: »snowflake954 wrote: »snowflake954 wrote: »"Disagree" is so much clearer than "woo". If I disagree with what has been posted, I have no option but to use "woo" or respond to the poster. I "disagree" is a lot more mild than "woo" (you're full of ****). So, I don't understand the problem of changing it. I also miss "awesome". Some posts are just...awesome, and it's a way to compliment a wonderful post.
Actually, it defeats the purpose of the "Woo" button. Woo means that evidence supporting the comment is lacking. Disagree means that you do not agree with the post. One is referring to supportive evidence or the lack thereof and the other is opinion.
Everything is opinion--"insightful", "inspiring", "like", and "hug", so don't agree with you. So, I'm asking: if I disagree with a post, what're my options? Only "woo"?
Yup.
Here's what I do. If there's a post that's a woopalooza, and another poster has already responded with what I would have said, I'll Woo the original post and then use the Like or Insightful button to support the post responding to it.
This is what I do too. Oh Snicks--love your vocabulary "woopalooza"! I am still snickering over your "jimmies in a jam".3 -
snowflake954 wrote: »snickerscharlie wrote: »snowflake954 wrote: »snowflake954 wrote: »"Disagree" is so much clearer than "woo". If I disagree with what has been posted, I have no option but to use "woo" or respond to the poster. I "disagree" is a lot more mild than "woo" (you're full of ****). So, I don't understand the problem of changing it. I also miss "awesome". Some posts are just...awesome, and it's a way to compliment a wonderful post.
Actually, it defeats the purpose of the "Woo" button. Woo means that evidence supporting the comment is lacking. Disagree means that you do not agree with the post. One is referring to supportive evidence or the lack thereof and the other is opinion.
Everything is opinion--"insightful", "inspiring", "like", and "hug", so don't agree with you. So, I'm asking: if I disagree with a post, what're my options? Only "woo"?
Yup.
Here's what I do. If there's a post that's a woopalooza, and another poster has already responded with what I would have said, I'll Woo the original post and then use the Like or Insightful button to support the post responding to it.
This is what I do too. Oh Snicks--love your vocabulary "woopalooza"! I am still snickering over your "jimmies in a jam".
The *kitten* filter here inspires me.
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Woo!
Who?2 -
"Woo" is short for "woo-woo", which means pseudoscience, BS, urban myth, derp, etc.
http://skepdic.com/woowoo.html
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/woo-woo
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/woo-woo
I first heard of it back in the early 2000s in reference to all the New Age, paranormal beliefs a lot of people were into.
It was known to have originated out of the mocking noise we make when people talk about ghosts: "Woooooo".
The Oxford Dictionary says:
"Definition of woo-woo in English:
woo-woo
(also woo)
ADJECTIVE
derogatory, informal
Relating to or holding unconventional beliefs regarded as having little or no scientific basis, especially those relating to spirituality, mysticism, or alternative medicine.
‘quartz crystals that were so popular with the woo-woo crowd’
‘phrases like that will prove a little woo-woo for some readers’
NOUN
mass noun
derogatory, informal
Unconventional beliefs regarded as having little or no scientific basis, especially those relating to spirituality, mysticism, or alternative medicine.
‘some kind of metaphysical woo-woo’
Origin
1980s: probably in imitation of a wailing sound traditionally attributed to ghosts and humorously associated with mysticism and the supernatural."
A reminder.
Thinking, "Woo Hoo" means "Woo" is like thinking, "Yeah Yeah" means "Yes". 3 -
TavistockToad wrote: »just as FYI, if a post get 5 'woo' votes it gets hidden from the thread... oooooooooooooooooh....
But yours has 8 now and it's still here.
No - if a post gets 5 flags it gets removed for moderator review.
Flags are not the same as woo's.
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