Get rid of the Jester icon and "this review is funny" option

[Jaegeras]

I mean honestly, on top of the unhelpful, meme and ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ reviews that I see in general for a number of games. The last thing reviews needed are these two and why? Because there's going to be people going around with a level of malice behind some of the actions that they do. You can give an honest review that's constructive criticism, someone finds it funny. They also toss a jester icon on it.

Does Valve at all care about reviewing in general? No, they don't. But they kinda should if it's going to be there at all as a feature. Epic Games has it right by not having user reviews, is because of the childish mentality numerous Steam users has in chipping at and degrading the value of what a review is supposed to be.

A review is supposed to be a guiding beacon to suggest to someone whether or not a game is worth getting. But it just seems like, as with everything online, to be taken as some opinion which it is. Except, if I've learned anything from the internet at all, is that people don't like opposing opinions. They just want circlejerks and validation.

You mind as well not have a reviewing section at all, Valve. It's being treated as a toy.

[Menzagitat]

引用自 crunchyfrog：

引用自 ⋆ VIRTUE 420™：

Somehow I agree with this one..or we just can get rid of inappropriate award.
This thread shows how people nowadays have no respect..sending laugh and jester award on dead news? Humanity is dying...

https://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/12/3183487594858222043/

Except humanity has ALWAYS been like that. It's not even remotely a new thing.

Ever read Chaucer's Canterbury Tales from the 1300s?

I tried not to say what you did.
We grew up watching Star Trek.
Why not let people dream that humans could be better?

[kaisha_KTN]

I'm using it to let the developers who are steadily updating the game, even if it's not very noticeable, know that I'm watching.

[Start_Running]

引用自 Menzagitat：

引用自 crunchyfrog：

Except humanity has ALWAYS been like that. It's not even remotely a new thing.

Ever read Chaucer's Canterbury Tales from the 1300s?

I tried not to say what you did.
We grew up watching Star Trek.
Why not let people dream that humans could be better?

Oh humans can be better. Why we have loads mof room to improve when it comes to greed, murder, and complete twatery..

[Menzagitat]

Why didn't they made an episode where Picard give jester awards to Worf's forum posts?

[Start_Running]

引用自 Menzagitat：

Why didn't they made an episode where Picard give jester awards to Worf's forum posts?

I think there was an episode that had worf in a Jester costume.

[LazärheaD]

There is some truth to this, but if you can't handle a happy jester, maybe you should go touch grass instead.

[crunchyfrog]

引用自 Menzagitat：

引用自 crunchyfrog：

Except humanity has ALWAYS been like that. It's not even remotely a new thing.

Ever read Chaucer's Canterbury Tales from the 1300s?

I tried not to say what you did.
We grew up watching Star Trek.
Why not let people dream that humans could be better?

Who said I'm not letting people dream?
Non sequitur much?

am I also not letting you smear your private parts in jam and letting the next door neighbours dog lick it off?

No you do you. But when you make an OBJECTIVE claim, then sorry but there's only one reality.

[Gus the Crocodile]

引用自 LazärheaD：

There is some truth to this, but if you can't handle a happy jester, maybe you should go touch grass instead.

Also if you can’t handle not anonymously handing out happy jesters.

[Start_Running]

引用自 Gus the Crocodile：

引用自 LazärheaD：

There is some truth to this, but if you can't handle a happy jester, maybe you should go touch grass instead.

Also if you can’t handle not anonymously handing out happy jesters.

There's a small difference. There are situations where the Jester is appropriate. However if you're the kind of snowflake that gets upset over such things, any award will basically be triggering you.

[Quint the Alligator Snapper]

引用自 Start_Running：

引用自 Gus the Crocodile：

Also if you can’t handle not anonymously handing out happy jesters.

There's a small difference. There are situations where the Jester is appropriate. However if you're the kind of snowflake that gets upset over such things, any award will basically be triggering you.

The fact that you're noting that "there are situations where the Jester is appropriate" implies that you understand that there are situations where the Jester in inappropriate.

[Salix arctica]

引用自 Quint the Alligator Snapper：

The fact that you're noting that "there are situations where the Jester is appropriate" implies that you understand that there are situations where the Jester in inappropriate.

The fact that you're noting that there are situations where the Jester is inappropriate does however not mean it should be removed or that one should make such a big deal about it. Sometimes things are inappropriate, sometimes they feel uncomfortable. It's called life, deal with it.

[Quint the Alligator Snapper]

引用自 Salix arctica：

引用自 Quint the Alligator Snapper：

The fact that you're noting that "there are situations where the Jester is appropriate" implies that you understand that there are situations where the Jester in inappropriate.

The fact that you're noting that there are situations where the Jester is inappropriate does however not mean it should be removed or that one should make such a big deal about it. Sometimes things are inappropriate, sometimes they feel uncomfortable. It's called life, deal with it.

Oh, I (for now at least) don't agree with the idea of removing the Jester award. If it were removed, another award would likely take its place as the go-to award for insulting people.

But my point is that the idea that they're not being used to insult is false. This is the argument that has been offered by some people in this thread -- such as Start_Running, whose post I replied to. He's tried repeatedly to deny the idea that it's being used as an insult.

Meanwhile, while I don't currently advocate for removing the awards system, I certainly wouldn't mind it if it were removed. However, I understand some people enjoy the awards, so perhaps a better idea would be the following: simply make the awards system more transparent -- to make it clear who's giving what awards. This way, it can't be used to take anonymous potshots at people.

[Salix arctica]

引用自 Quint the Alligator Snapper：

simply make the awards system more transparent -- to make it clear who's giving what awards. This way, it can't be used to take anonymous potshots at people.

This would be an excellent solution, not only for those awards some consider insulting but also for others - I'd like to know who liked my guides, screenshots or whatever.

[Quint the Alligator Snapper]

引用自 Salix arctica：

引用自 Quint the Alligator Snapper：

simply make the awards system more transparent -- to make it clear who's giving what awards. This way, it can't be used to take anonymous potshots at people.

This would be an excellent solution, not only for those awards some consider insulting but also for others - I'd like to know who liked my guides, screenshots or whatever.

Yep, that'd be a benefit too.

It could even help guide makers better understand their audience.

[crunchyfrog]

引用自 Salix arctica：

引用自 Quint the Alligator Snapper：

The fact that you're noting that "there are situations where the Jester is appropriate" implies that you understand that there are situations where the Jester in inappropriate.

The fact that you're noting that there are situations where the Jester is inappropriate does however not mean it should be removed or that one should make such a big deal about it. Sometimes things are inappropriate, sometimes they feel uncomfortable. It's called life, deal with it.

Yup, it's the same old thing that can apply to ANYTHING in life.

The hester award is a tool just like any other - can be used for good or not. To ban it just because of the potential of someone using it that might hurt someone's fee fees (even though they cannot possibly know the context of the intent) is just silly.