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So I moused over this weird little black dot. It changed shape with the words "Don't move" next to it. 1 second later it seems I'd given this blog the equivale

So I moused over this weird little black dot. It changed shape with the words "Don't move" next to it. 1 second later it seems I'd given this blog the equivalent of a thumbs up. wtf? Dear plusbryan. -one kudo. THEN -another kudo for having a stupid system. In fact, -two.

afeezaziz 14y ago
Er...It's how Svbtle works...It's not OP's fault.
- GhotiFish 14y ago
  oh? My mistake then Dear Svbtl. -one kudo in general. THEN -another kudo for having a stupid system. In fact, -two.
- lazugod 14y ago
  The author chose to be on Svbtle, yes?
NoodleIncident 14y ago
Same here. I hover over links to see where they go, comics to see their title text, and vote-buttons to see where they're from. That shouldn't and does not indicate my approval of this article, and I can't reverse it.
- plusbryan 14y ago
  That's a good point - I'll mention this to dcurtis, who runs svbtle. Certainly don't want to sucker anyone into liking something they in fact do not!
  - fhars 14y ago
    It is deliberate on his part http://dcurt.is/unkudo http://dcurt.is/unkudo
    - nivla 14y ago
      Interesting, I wonder how many of those 6342+ kudos were as a result of people testing what he was talking about. > meaningless number To nitpick, if it was really meaningless, it shouldn't be part of the page, atleast not under the title "kudos" or under the disguise of endorsements by X people. Well so it carries as much meaning as a Facebook like button. Regardless, I would care more for the content of a page than the brand or endorsements it received.
      - rhizome 14y ago
        Exactly. "A meaningless number, prominently displayed." His joke's on us.
    - GhotiFish 14y ago
      So he knows it's meaningless, why is it even there?
      - rhizome 14y ago
        Consider the possibility that he's lying when he says it's meaningless.
- wahnfrieden 14y ago
  You can reverse it by doing it again or clicking or something. Still a bad UI and one I can't verify on my iPhone.
  - lazugod 14y ago
    I remember reversing it once upon a time, but am not able to replicate it now.
alexjeffrey 14y ago
this is part of the popular svbtle blog network theme and the obtvse theme copied from it. You'll see this theme used on at least 1/3 of the blogs posted on here, I've always been against the whole "mouseover-as-action" thing too.
- graue 14y ago
  Just wanna point out, Obtvse did not copy the "kudos" thing, precisely because its author had the same complaint. https://obtvse.herokuapp.com/ https://obtvse.herokuapp.com/ There's also a new branch that looks very different: http://natewienert.com/ http://natewienert.com/ You might be thinking of WP-Svbtle which is closer to an exact copy. Apologies for making an off-topic "correction" like this, but Nate Wienert seems like a nice guy so I hate to see his project unfairly accused.
  - alexjeffrey 14y ago
    my mistake, I didn't follow the events particularly closely; thanks for the correction.

afeezaziz 14y ago

Er...It's how Svbtle works...It's not OP's fault.

GhotiFish 14y ago
oh? My mistake then Dear Svbtl. -one kudo in general. THEN -another kudo for having a stupid system. In fact, -two.
lazugod 14y ago
The author chose to be on Svbtle, yes?

NoodleIncident 14y ago

Same here. I hover over links to see where they go, comics to see their title text, and vote-buttons to see where they're from. That shouldn't and does not indicate my approval of this article, and I can't reverse it.

plusbryan 14y ago
That's a good point - I'll mention this to dcurtis, who runs svbtle. Certainly don't want to sucker anyone into liking something they in fact do not!
- fhars 14y ago
  It is deliberate on his part http://dcurt.is/unkudo http://dcurt.is/unkudo
  - nivla 14y ago
    Interesting, I wonder how many of those 6342+ kudos were as a result of people testing what he was talking about. > meaningless number To nitpick, if it was really meaningless, it shouldn't be part of the page, atleast not under the title "kudos" or under the disguise of endorsements by X people. Well so it carries as much meaning as a Facebook like button. Regardless, I would care more for the content of a page than the brand or endorsements it received.
    - rhizome 14y ago
      Exactly. "A meaningless number, prominently displayed." His joke's on us.
  - GhotiFish 14y ago
    So he knows it's meaningless, why is it even there?
    - rhizome 14y ago
      Consider the possibility that he's lying when he says it's meaningless.
wahnfrieden 14y ago
You can reverse it by doing it again or clicking or something. Still a bad UI and one I can't verify on my iPhone.
- lazugod 14y ago
  I remember reversing it once upon a time, but am not able to replicate it now.

alexjeffrey 14y ago

this is part of the popular svbtle blog network theme and the obtvse theme copied from it. You'll see this theme used on at least 1/3 of the blogs posted on here, I've always been against the whole "mouseover-as-action" thing too.

graue 14y ago
Just wanna point out, Obtvse did not copy the "kudos" thing, precisely because its author had the same complaint. https://obtvse.herokuapp.com/ https://obtvse.herokuapp.com/ There's also a new branch that looks very different: http://natewienert.com/ http://natewienert.com/ You might be thinking of WP-Svbtle which is closer to an exact copy. Apologies for making an off-topic "correction" like this, but Nate Wienert seems like a nice guy so I hate to see his project unfairly accused.
- alexjeffrey 14y ago
  my mistake, I didn't follow the events particularly closely; thanks for the correction.