The Origin and Meaning of "Woo"
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On a total side note, how do you see your stats that you are all talking about (how many hugs, likes, etc)? And I agree I miss the awesome button.2
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Fitnessgirl0913 wrote: »On a total side note, how do you see your stats that you are all talking about (how many hugs, likes, etc)? And I agree I miss the awesome button.
It's at the top of your notifications page on the website, not sure on mobile.
ETA: Oh yeah, it's at the top of your notifications page on mobile too. If you click through to the page with the list of all of the responses in threads you're in, you'll find all your totals there.2 -
Also, that my 4,691 Awesomes have now turned into Hugs instead is rather off-putting. I don't hug random strangers in real life, either.7
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Fitnessgirl0913 wrote: »On a total side note, how do you see your stats that you are all talking about (how many hugs, likes, etc)? And I agree I miss the awesome button.
It's at the top of your notifications page on the website, not sure on mobile.
TEA: Oh yeah, it's at the top of your notifications page on mobile too. If you click through to the page with the list of all of the responses in threads you're in, you'll find all your totals there.
Maybe I am not looking at the right thing but when I click on notification under community it says "you do not have any notifications" then "notification preferences" is there something I am missing?0 -
Fitnessgirl0913 wrote: »Fitnessgirl0913 wrote: »On a total side note, how do you see your stats that you are all talking about (how many hugs, likes, etc)? And I agree I miss the awesome button.
It's at the top of your notifications page on the website, not sure on mobile.
TEA: Oh yeah, it's at the top of your notifications page on mobile too. If you click through to the page with the list of all of the responses in threads you're in, you'll find all your totals there.
Maybe I am not looking at the right thing but when I click on notification under community it says "you do not have any notifications" then "notification preferences" is there something I am missing?
Click "all notifications". Your profile should open up with your number of posts, discussions, points, and under that is the number of reactions you got to your posts.0 -
I use android, can't see them on my phone0
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I don't seem to have an "all notifications" option, hmm...
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newheavensearth wrote: »Fitnessgirl0913 wrote: »Fitnessgirl0913 wrote: »On a total side note, how do you see your stats that you are all talking about (how many hugs, likes, etc)? And I agree I miss the awesome button.
It's at the top of your notifications page on the website, not sure on mobile.
TEA: Oh yeah, it's at the top of your notifications page on mobile too. If you click through to the page with the list of all of the responses in threads you're in, you'll find all your totals there.
Maybe I am not looking at the right thing but when I click on notification under community it says "you do not have any notifications" then "notification preferences" is there something I am missing?
Click "all notifications". Your profile should open up with your number of posts, discussions, points, and under that is the number of reactions you got to your posts.
If you don't have any notifications then "all notifications" doesn't show up on the mobile version. Tagging you @Fitnessgirl0913 so you have a notification.4 -
diannethegeek wrote: »newheavensearth wrote: »Fitnessgirl0913 wrote: »Fitnessgirl0913 wrote: »On a total side note, how do you see your stats that you are all talking about (how many hugs, likes, etc)? And I agree I miss the awesome button.
It's at the top of your notifications page on the website, not sure on mobile.
TEA: Oh yeah, it's at the top of your notifications page on mobile too. If you click through to the page with the list of all of the responses in threads you're in, you'll find all your totals there.
Maybe I am not looking at the right thing but when I click on notification under community it says "you do not have any notifications" then "notification preferences" is there something I am missing?
Click "all notifications". Your profile should open up with your number of posts, discussions, points, and under that is the number of reactions you got to your posts.
If you don't have any notifications then "all notifications" doesn't show up on the mobile version. Tagging you @Fitnessgirl0913 so you have a notification.
Thank you that did the trick!
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snickerscharlie wrote: »Also, that my 4,691 Awesomes have now turned into Hugs instead is rather off-putting. I don't hug random strangers in real life, either.
@snickerscharlie I've suddenly got 1,800 hugs and now feel a little bit weirded out.1 -
HellYeahItsKriss wrote: »Hug.. when you just wanna cop a feel of that MFPer with that rockin bod lol
WHY did you out us on that one...3 -
I'm on an Android and I see "all notifications".0
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snickerscharlie wrote: »Also, that my 4,691 Awesomes have now turned into Hugs instead is rather off-putting. I don't hug random strangers in real life, either.
You should start doing that. It really puts people off. You can get through shopping lines much faster.16 -
I see awesome and hug as very different - my dog died, I just lost my job,my house was broken into - not really awesome
but might need a hug.
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Thanks for that... I actually never knew what the woo meant. Now I know.4
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MFP is using the Woo button as a positive reaction. It says so in their help page.
“Users can receive badges for receiving positive Reactions such as “Like”, “Awesome,” "Insightful", "Inspiring", or "Woo".”
Source: https://myfitnesspal.desk.com/customer/en/portal/articles/2673032-how-do-reactions-work-
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beatyfamily1 wrote: »MFP is using the Woo button as a positive reaction. It says so in their help page.
“Users can receive badges for receiving positive Reactions such as “Like”, “Awesome,” "Insightful", "Inspiring", or "Woo".”
Source: https://myfitnesspal.desk.com/customer/en/portal/articles/2673032-how-do-reactions-work-
The icon they give it from the Mobile app/website definitely doesn’t match a positive reaction.
It’s similar to their no way emoji:
:noway:7 -
beatyfamily1 wrote: »MFP is using the Woo button as a positive reaction. It says so in their help page.
“Users can receive badges for receiving positive Reactions such as “Like”, “Awesome,” "Insightful", "Inspiring", or "Woo".”
Source: https://myfitnesspal.desk.com/customer/en/portal/articles/2673032-how-do-reactions-work-
Considering there are no badges, I suspect this help entry was posted back when they first tried to "improve" the reactions and had planned for them to actually count for something. The mod posts here on the forum have clearly stated that woo was at first intended to have multiple meanings but now means "too good to be true".
Perhaps a mod could let us know whether that is an outdated help entry that needs to be corrected?6 -
Well, I've personally been de valuing my
past awesomes by hugging the most egregiously woo worry posts I spot
In any case, we are on positive only trends here.
Personally, I think that "disagree" is much more appropriate and less judgemental, thus ultimately, less un-positive.
Disagree just means disagree with no inherent un-positive judgements!
I could just disagree because I have a personal preference for blue as opposed to pink.
Or because I think you're a misguided *kitten*.
But you have no way of knowing my secondary thoughts, only the fact that for some strange reason we don't both agree with whatever *kitten* you just spouted!
Disagree: indicates the non value laden non espousal of the content of the referenced post.
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Well, I've personally been de valuing my
past awesomes by hugging the most egregiously woo worry posts I spot
In any case, we are on positive only trends here.
Personally, I think that "disagree" is much more appropriate and less judgemental, thus ultimately, less un-positive.
Disagree just means disagree with no inherent un-positive judgements!
I could just disagree because I have a personal preference for blue as opposed to pink.
Or because I think you're a misguided *kitten*.
But you have no way of knowing my secondary thoughts, only the fact that for some strange reason we don't both agree with whatever *kitten* you just spouted!
Disagree: indicates the non value laden non espousal of the content of the referenced post.
YES YES YES1 -
King of WU?
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I'd like a 'disagree' a 'kitten' an 'awesome' and a 'please seek medical help' please.7
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I've never posted anything that could be construed as pseudoscience or anything "too good to be true" and yet I have several "woo" reactions. I don't know what to think of it. I think it is confusing.5
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I don't usually mess with the "ratings" or whatever they are called. I did on occasion give people a "woo" in the NSV and other success threads because I thought it was a positive thing. (very few times)
If you look at the HTML code of the web page it says:<a class="Hijack ReactButton ReactButton-WTF" href="/en/react/comment/wtf?id=41055545" tabindex="0" title="Woo" data-reaction="wtf" rel="nofollow"> <span class="ReactSprite ReactWTF"></span> <span class="ReactLabel">Woo</span></a>
It was changed from "WTF" to "woo", after looking at the code I think it is suppose to be negative reaction to the comment.
To all the people I wooed in the success stories, the NSV threads etc. I am sorry. I meant "woo-hoo", not anything negative.
But in all seriousness, those things at the bottom of the message shouldn't bother you one way or the other.
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This reminds me of the word "hi". I grew up in Austria and in school we learned to say "Good Morning, Good Afternoon, Good Evening and that's what the Brits said when we met. Then one day an U.S. of A. person arrived and said "Hi!" We had no idea - what was he trying to say? How high? Too high? Did he want to fly away? Did he never see a high mountain? Never mind that "high five" - five isn't that high, why not "high ten?" Or 97.5 ? 5
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