Ok thatâs fine but I note that lifeâs not too short to create this new topic. They add no value to you, they add value to other people. Conclusion: leave them in so others can take value from them and you just get used to ignoring them.
Or am I missing something?
What do you think the âangryâ reaction I linked above meant?
I noticed that a maximum of three types seemed to be displayed - I was hoping to get the full set 
Yes, the system does not display more than max 3 different icons to the left ⌠I just kicked away the 
of another user ⌠
⌠so this is proof enough that one should not take this stuff too serious imho ⌠
But unless Iâm missing something, you canât see who has responded to your post with only a emoticon?
e.g. on this post of mine: Community vector tile server?, it says that I have received 2 x âthumbs upâ, but I donât know who theyâve come from?
Itâs far from obvious - you have to click the âthree dotsâ below. Itâll show you some pictures, and if you hover your mouse over them itâll say who.
Or maybe I should actually say âThanks!â 
Iâm on mobile right now (Firefox). Tapping on the emojis brings up the full list of reactions along with the user icons. Clicking on a user takes you to their profile.
Screen grab:
Maybe I witnessed something similar: A frowning face on a post of mine, that left me uncertain, whether it meant the message or the messenger. Lucky to learn that is has no influence on site metrics, glad there is not thumbs down that leaves the people clicking oblivious of what it applies to.
A frowning face on a post of mine, that left me uncertain, whether it meant the message or the messenger. Lucky to learn that is has no influence on site metrics, glad there is not thumbs down that leaves the people clicking oblivious of what it applies to.
is this a general remark against emojis or would you mind explaining why a thumbs down is different from a thumbs up in this respect?
Thereâs already a thumbs down request topic
At least in the desktop version, you can easily view the people who reacted with emojis (on the left) by hovering your mouse over them. As for likes specifically, if you click on the three-dot button (âshow moreâ), the content will expand, revealing the individuals who liked it.
At least in the desktop version, you can easily view the people who reacted with emojis (on the left) by hovering your mouse over them. As for likes specifically, if you click on the three-dot button (âshow moreâ), the content will expand, revealing the individuals who liked it.
it also works on mobile, tap on the icons and they will expand
In Firefox on Android, the thumbs-up symbol is set when I scroll through a topic with my finger. A selection of the icons as with the desktop computer with the mouseover does not show up. This is a bug in the forum software.
I know that with the thumbs up symbol, by touching and circular swiping, the other symbols appear for selection.
I would be hesitant about removing this feature. It may not add value for you, but reactions are part of the default way Discourse works. The pros of keeping reactions allow people to express themselves without them needing to post an entire message. The problem in your example is someone reacted with âangryâ, but they donât seem to have any other posts.
The possibility someone might use this reaction seems more like a symptom of OSM. Discussions surrounding vandalism and âodd editsâ sometimes feel confrontational because usually the person making the unwanted edits is either malicious or does so unwittingly. The vast majority of reactions are usually positive.
The vast majority of reactions are usually positive.
easy as there arenât negative reactions available 
Consider that the emoji-style reactions allow people to engage without writing text. In that context, a ânegativeâ emoji allows someone to react in perhaps a far less confrontational way than if they had to write text to disagree. A far more comprehensive range of emojis is in use in Slack and Discord, and these forums even allow users to add custom emoji reactions. Emotional emojis allow for more civil discourse by giving people a symbolic alternative to an emotional textual response.
I would oppose removing or reducing emoji reactions as they are part of the reason why forums with them tend to be more civil than forums without them.
Related, I wonder what âfrowningâ mean to people here? 
or 
? What do those emojis mean to people here? To my Hiberno-English senses, means âunhappyâ or âsadâ, not âfrownâ or âangryâ. means âangryâ or âfrownâ. Apparently thereâs a European vs American difference. Iâm worried that people have been misunderstanding my âs.
I would call a frown. Itâs even called âslightly frowning faceâ 
emoticon pushed out / removed 
by other user? Huh?
