Use of 'Woo' reaction - negative reactions?
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The icon is frowning and eyes are spinning from the crazy.1
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i use it as the website has stated it to be used. woo=bad
bad science
too good to be true.
magic beans2 -
Fatty_Nuff wrote: »I vote that they remove the woo button completely and replace it with this.
Yes, please! Hey, look, another post asking if anyone is doing Keto! Yeah...I’m guessing the 5 people under you asking the same exact question are also doing Keto. 😂😂😂
And to answer op’s question, woo means wtf, untrue, junk science, etc, though I have noticed some people think it means yay. Not sure how though...the little icon looks like he’s going to throw up. 😂5 -
MichelleSilverleaf wrote: »Without seeing the context of the post it's hard to say, but remember some people use the 'woo' reaction as 'woo hoo!' My advice: ignore it completely, or use it as a source of amusement.
It was on the 5lbs January weight loss challenge. I posted my weekly update and stated that I lost 4lbs since last Sunday.
Thank you for your advice, it is appreciated
Likely reason for getting negatively woo-d is because 4lbs a week is a huge loss. BUT considering you probably also just started, and most initial big losses are water weight as well as fat weight it's probably not anything worrisome I think woos happen as sort of a knee-jerk reaction to posts like that, honestly.
I thought that myself but would never judge someone else unless I knew the facts. I couldn't starve myself (just not built that way 😂). I just don't think people realise how much their reactions affect people. It put me right off posting tbh.
You guys are cool though, you can stay 👍4 -
MichelleSilverleaf wrote: »Without seeing the context of the post it's hard to say, but remember some people use the 'woo' reaction as 'woo hoo!' My advice: ignore it completely, or use it as a source of amusement.
It was on the 5lbs January weight loss challenge. I posted my weekly update and stated that I lost 4lbs since last Sunday.
Thank you for your advice, it is appreciated
Likely reason for getting negatively woo-d is because 4lbs a week is a huge loss. BUT considering you probably also just started, and most initial big losses are water weight as well as fat weight it's probably not anything worrisome I think woos happen as sort of a knee-jerk reaction to posts like that, honestly.
I thought that myself but would never judge someone else unless I knew the facts. I couldn't starve myself (just not built that way 😂). I just don't think people realise how much their reactions affect people. It put me right off posting tbh.
You guys are cool though, you can stay 👍
Ugh I’m sorry that happened to you. I agree that it can sometimes be a knee-jerk reaction, too. The focus here really seems to be on losing weight slowly and carefully, but a lot of people see big losses the first week or so. Hopefully if people do hit “woo,” they actually explain WHY. In your case, it doesn’t sound like it was warranted at all.1 -
French_Peasant wrote: »A lot of people, particularly those who are new to the boards, will use "woo" to mean "woohoo." Might that be the situation here?
Congratulations on your weight loss!
This was me when I first reached to comments. I was wooing everything I thought was great!
They did change the emoji for it a while back to help define the meaning. The old emoji looked like a big smile0 -
It would be a lot easier to understand if they changed it from woo to boo.5
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It makes me not want to use these forums AT ALL, to be honest. I was very active with thousands of posts before they added the reaction features and since then I maybe have just a couple hundred posts in the past few years. I have experienced people "wooing" ANY thing I post - for example sharing concrete, helpful tips, or just telling a silly story. I hate it. If you were able to see who is selecting "woo" it would help in my opinion as I'd block abusers of this stupid, unnecessary feature.
I think the people honestly saying "oh I thought it meant woo hoo" are very rare.
And. Commence "woo" punching, I guess.17 -
I use it as a disagree but honestly, disagreeing doesn't mean that the poster or the disagreer are wrong, it means that people have different opinions and/or experiences. I am significantly more active on a different website whose forums are a. technologically sophisticated (in code used in creating them), b. is much higher in volume, and c. can be a significantly more heated (for good and bad). I like that the buttons they have include "agree" and "disagree" as it's less subjective that "like" and "woo", though that doesn't get rid of the frequent "disagree threads".
In my time there, I've learned to take most of the disagrees that I get with a fine grain of salt. I will sometimes get grumpy about it if it's a factual thing people are disagreeing with and/or people seem to be being discriminatory in their clicking. Outside of that it really is a, "we all have differing opinions because we all human". And I mean I get that that can be a hard pill to swallow, especially if you've spent a lot of emotional energy on what you've written, but it's also undeniable. Not everyone is going to agree (or disagree) with you - or me for that matter, that's life.7 -
MichelleSilverleaf wrote: »Without seeing the context of the post it's hard to say, but remember some people use the 'woo' reaction as 'woo hoo!' My advice: ignore it completely, or use it as a source of amusement.
It was on the 5lbs January weight loss challenge. I posted my weekly update and stated that I lost 4lbs since last Sunday.
Thank you for your advice, it is appreciated
Likely reason for getting negatively woo-d is because 4lbs a week is a huge loss. BUT considering you probably also just started, and most initial big losses are water weight as well as fat weight it's probably not anything worrisome I think woos happen as sort of a knee-jerk reaction to posts like that, honestly.
I thought that myself but would never judge someone else unless I knew the facts. I couldn't starve myself (just not built that way 😂). I just don't think people realise how much their reactions affect people. It put me right off posting tbh.
You guys are cool though, you can stay 👍
Maybe it would help to see how stupid some of these woo's are.
I got one for:I don't drink coffee, but that's because even the smell of it nauseates me. I do drink other beverages with caffeine (tea and diet colas).
Does someone question that I get nauseated by the smell of coffee? Or am I lying about drinking tea and diet cola?
There is no point in taking them seriously. I figure if someone is serious about questioning my post, they will actually question it.
ETA: And I doubt it's a woo-hoo, because who would woo-hoo nausea?9 -
Wait! “Woo” doesn’t mean “Woo Hoo!”?????? Uh oh... pressed a lot of woo buttons to show how much I liked the post/ or so I thought! Yikes.
I was wondering why that icon had a weird smirky face!1 -
seltzermint555 wrote: »It makes me not want to use these forums AT ALL, to be honest. I was very active with thousands of posts before they added the reaction features and since then I maybe have just a couple hundred posts in the past few years. I have experienced people "wooing" ANY thing I post - for example sharing concrete, helpful tips, or just telling a silly story. I hate it. If you were able to see who is selecting "woo" it would help in my opinion as I'd block abusers of this stupid, unnecessary feature.
I think the people honestly saying "oh I thought it meant woo hoo" are very rare.
And. Commence "woo" punching, I guess.
Blocking people wouldn't stop the woos. You can ignore people now, but unless they ignore you, they can still comment on your post.1 -
As mentioned in the Announcements section:
Woo is negative.
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10570889/new-community-reaction-woo#latest1 -
It has also been well discussed here:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10623894/the-origin-and-meaning-of-woo2 -
TavistockToad wrote: »
Even the official definition is ambiguous. Some think "too good to be true" is a good thing, like "Wow!"
"Too good to be true" is never a good thing.
But yes, like "Wow!"
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I don't know that it really means "bad science". It seems more a matter of "My favorite nutrition/diet/exercise study says something different than your favorite study." MFP is a place where people have very strong opinions about what is science and what is internet fluff, and the woo button button is a shortcut to expressing them. I think people would do better to just ignore things instead of wooing, though
That said, I wish there was a woo-hoo button. It would be more enthusiastic than pressing "inspiring", and the hug button seems like it's there for comforting others. "Like" is really bland.
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nutmegoreo wrote: »MichelleSilverleaf wrote: »Without seeing the context of the post it's hard to say, but remember some people use the 'woo' reaction as 'woo hoo!' My advice: ignore it completely, or use it as a source of amusement.
It was on the 5lbs January weight loss challenge. I posted my weekly update and stated that I lost 4lbs since last Sunday.
Thank you for your advice, it is appreciated
Likely reason for getting negatively woo-d is because 4lbs a week is a huge loss. BUT considering you probably also just started, and most initial big losses are water weight as well as fat weight it's probably not anything worrisome I think woos happen as sort of a knee-jerk reaction to posts like that, honestly.
I thought that myself but would never judge someone else unless I knew the facts. I couldn't starve myself (just not built that way 😂). I just don't think people realise how much their reactions affect people. It put me right off posting tbh.
You guys are cool though, you can stay 👍
Maybe it would help to see how stupid some of these woo's are.
I got one for:I don't drink coffee, but that's because even the smell of it nauseates me. I do drink other beverages with caffeine (tea and diet colas).
Does someone question that I get nauseated by the smell of coffee? Or am I lying about drinking tea and diet cola?
There is no point in taking them seriously. I figure if someone is serious about questioning my post, they will actually question it.
ETA: And I doubt it's a woo-hoo, because who would woo-hoo nausea?
I got booed (or rather got a comment so I assumed that's why this person booed it) because I suggested that 300 cals of veg would be better for you than 300cals of cookies. How dare I state that vegetables are good for you! 4 -
Almost everything I post gets a woo. Even just a pic of my pets where other people were also posting their pets???
My hamster is pseudo-science. Or I've annoyed someone and got myself haunted by a lil woo-ghost
I use it as a disagree but honestly, disagreeing doesn't mean that the poster or the disagreer are wrong, it means that people have different opinions and/or experiences. I am significantly more active on a different website whose forums are a. technologically sophisticated (in code used in creating them), b. is much higher in volume, and c. can be a significantly more heated (for good and bad). I like that the buttons they have include "agree" and "disagree" as it's less subjective that "like" and "woo", though that doesn't get rid of the frequent "disagree threads".
I do prefer forums where there are no reaction buttons at all tbh. I guess it makes sense for quick-question type forums where you might just need to look at the best or "most approved" answer but for discussion forums it makes more sense to me to have to quote the post and say why you agree/ disagree. Nit-picking here obvs.7 -
nutmegoreo wrote: »MichelleSilverleaf wrote: »Without seeing the context of the post it's hard to say, but remember some people use the 'woo' reaction as 'woo hoo!' My advice: ignore it completely, or use it as a source of amusement.
It was on the 5lbs January weight loss challenge. I posted my weekly update and stated that I lost 4lbs since last Sunday.
Thank you for your advice, it is appreciated
Likely reason for getting negatively woo-d is because 4lbs a week is a huge loss. BUT considering you probably also just started, and most initial big losses are water weight as well as fat weight it's probably not anything worrisome I think woos happen as sort of a knee-jerk reaction to posts like that, honestly.
I thought that myself but would never judge someone else unless I knew the facts. I couldn't starve myself (just not built that way 😂). I just don't think people realise how much their reactions affect people. It put me right off posting tbh.
You guys are cool though, you can stay 👍
Maybe it would help to see how stupid some of these woo's are.
I got one for:I don't drink coffee, but that's because even the smell of it nauseates me. I do drink other beverages with caffeine (tea and diet colas).
Does someone question that I get nauseated by the smell of coffee? Or am I lying about drinking tea and diet cola?
There is no point in taking them seriously. I figure if someone is serious about questioning my post, they will actually question it.
ETA: And I doubt it's a woo-hoo, because who would woo-hoo nausea? I got booed (or rather got a comment so I assumed that's why this person booed it) because I suggested that 300 cals of veg would be better for you than 300cals of cookies. How dare I state that vegetables are good for you!
In that case, it may have been “disagree” rather than “not true.” Personally, on most days I’d take the 300 calorie cookie over 300 calories of vegetables. Without being too graphic, 300 calories of vegetables would give me some serious bathroom issues. So I’ll have a 300 calorie cookie and maybe 25 calories of broccoli. 🤷♀️5
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