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Use of 'Woo' reaction - negative reactions?
alexhayg
Posts: 96 Member
It is really unclear how people are using the 'woo' reaction in the community? How would you use it? Positive or negative?
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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.5
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I edited this to find out how people use the reaction, rather than assume it is a negative.1
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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!1 -
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
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You really can't let woos get to you- many here don't even know what they mean and think it's "woo-hoo!", like cheering. A few use it just to be a jerk, honestly.
If you get a large number on a particular post, it is likely you have said something that isn't backed by science or is otherwise misleading to the community. Hopefully, at least one of the people that "woo" you will offer an explanation as to the issue with the post. Don't let it discourage you, but use it as an opportunity to learn and maybe look at the situation more objectively. I suspect because of your comments that you may have posted about eating under the recommended calorie goal, which, regardless of how healthy the food is or how a person feels, is simply not healthy. Our bodies require quality and quantity.
Edited to add: I responded to the unedited version of the OP.4 -
Yes, there have been lots of discussions around this.
I use it as a sort of disagree feature. Lots of new people think it's a "woohoo" thing. If you hover over it, you'll see its description is "wtf?"
I don't like the thing, honestly. But whatchagonnado?
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Oh, and to answer your question, I don't use it, because not enough people know what it means
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TavistockToad wrote: »
Even the official definition is ambiguous. Some think "too good to be true" is a good thing, like "Wow!"2 -
Even the official definition is ambiguous. Some think "too good to be true" is a good thing, like "Wow!"
Maybe it's a way to tell the optimists from the pessimists
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We don't have much hope do we
Oh well, I will take the general advice and not read too much into. Life lesson to focus on my own success instead of looking for confirmation from other people! 2 -
We don't have much hope do we Oh well, I will take the general advice and not read too much into. Life lesson to focus on my own success instead of looking for confirmation from other people!
The only time I treat it as a bad "woo-bro-unfounded-science-bad-facts" woo is when a bunch of people have woo'ed it. One or two, probably a "woo-hoo" or someone is pissed off at you, haha.5 -
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. 1 -
If you hover your mouse over it, the code at the bottom of the screen says "WTF". That should answer your question...7
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quiksylver296 wrote: »If you hover your mouse over it, the code at the bottom of the screen says "WTF". That should answer your question...
I never noticed that, that's beautiful.3 -
I accidentally woo when scrolling on my phone, it's just in the wrong place sometimes I do correct it when I notice though.
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Jackie9003 wrote: »I accidentally woo when scrolling on my phone, it's just in the wrong place sometimes I do correct it when I notice though.
I do too! I'm constantly undoing accidental woos and hugs on my phone, when I catch them
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I vote that they remove the woo button completely and replace it with this.
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Fatty_Nuff wrote: »I vote that they remove the woo button completely and replace it with this.
:laugh:3 -
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: »
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 -
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 -
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
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