The Origin and Meaning of "Woo"
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just as FYI, if a post get 5 'woo' votes it gets hidden from the thread... oooooooooooooooooh....17
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HappyCampr1 wrote: »It never would have occurred to me that Woo was anything other than a negative. If they had wanted to put woohoo, they would have made that the button. I’m just sitting here in shock, still, that there are people who might think their posts are being cheered when they receive a “woo” response. <smh>
I have seen it used as encouragement. In fact, I've seen it used about 50/50 encouragement vs. discouragement.
A few times I wondered why on earth I got a "Woo" when I said something like, "I went for a long walk today" ... and then it dawned on me that it was the encouraging "Woo", and I've seen it used for things like that on many other occasions.4 -
TavistockToad wrote: »just as FYI, if a post get 5 'woo' votes it gets hidden from the thread... oooooooooooooooooh....
Oooh look at you with all your ninja info skills..3 -
HellYeahItsKriss wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »just as FYI, if a post get 5 'woo' votes it gets hidden from the thread... oooooooooooooooooh....
Oooh look at you with all your ninja info skills..
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TavistockToad wrote: »just as FYI, if a post get 5 'woo' votes it gets hidden from the thread... oooooooooooooooooh....
I am enlightened, thanks as thats another new fact for me0 -
All the woo has gone, I have zero woo notifications now4
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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!1 -
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...
Now you went and made another button called WAAAA4 -
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...
Now you went and made another button called WAAAA
hey that's not a bad idea ...I like the idea of WAAAAA0 -
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?19 -
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 strangers6 -
Also the people who would probably request the hugs are the huggers in the success stories and motivational thread4
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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: »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 -
[quote="HappyCampr1
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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