Recommendations are boring

"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn) 01/14/2014 at 20:51 • Filed to: None

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I'd much rather have a conversation. Don't get me wrong, it's nice to know that people appreciate what you have written. But it would be nice if they chimed in, rather than simply Recommend.

Leadbull > ttyymmnn 01/14/2014 at 20:53

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If this post doesn't get at least 20 reccomends, the collective community of Oppositelock will have failed miserably.

area man > ttyymmnn 01/14/2014 at 20:53

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You're about to get a lot of recommendations.

I agree, but then again, personally I recommend things when they make me chuckle or I simply agree. Is writing "haha" or "Yeah, definitely" much better?

pdthedeuce > ttyymmnn 01/14/2014 at 20:54

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to me , a recommendation says "I like your post , but have nothing to add".

dogisbadob > pdthedeuce 01/14/2014 at 20:56

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+1

(because ttymnnnn doesn't like blank recommendations haha)

AM3R > ttyymmnn 01/14/2014 at 20:56

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What I hate is when I get 50+ views in a few minutes on a post and only get a few comments... I wanna talk people!

PowderHound > ttyymmnn 01/14/2014 at 20:56

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Imma recommend the shit out of this. I tend to do it to acknowledge that I saw a comment that I have no reply to or if something blows my mind so much there are no words for it

Slave2anMG > ttyymmnn 01/14/2014 at 20:56

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dogisbadob > ttyymmnn 01/14/2014 at 20:56

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what pdthedeuce said

I mean, I could just say +1 or "this x1000"

Bad Idea Hat > ttyymmnn 01/14/2014 at 20:57

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I had to recommend this.

Tom McParland > ttyymmnn 01/14/2014 at 20:57

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I recommended this conversation.

$kaycog > ttyymmnn 01/14/2014 at 20:58

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Squid > Tom McParland 01/14/2014 at 21:00

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I just want to let you know that I recommend this comment. Good day.

KB Garage > Leadbull 01/14/2014 at 21:01

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GOAL ACCOMPLISHED

 > ttyymmnn 01/14/2014 at 21:02

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Recommendations are boring you say?

Tom McParland > Squid 01/14/2014 at 21:02

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Yo dawg! I heard you like conversations about recommendations...

PowderHound > ttyymmnn 01/14/2014 at 21:03

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You get recommendations! You get recommendations! You get recommendations!

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > ttyymmnn 01/14/2014 at 21:03

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!!! UNKNOWN CONTENT TYPE !!!

Freebeatlopnik, nice poetic touch.

KB Garage > Leadbull 01/14/2014 at 21:03

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With a mere 43 views at my time of viewing. I call that success.

Manuél Ferrari > area man 01/14/2014 at 21:04

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Also I often read Oppo on my phone. Typing on phones can be a pain. Or you might not have time to write something because you're just waiting in line for your pumpkin latte (just kidding, I don't drink sweetened coffee). If you're on the go sometimes all you can do is hit recommend to say "good job" on your post without stopping to write something.

Squid > Tom McParland 01/14/2014 at 21:05

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I read this one article earlier and I recommended every comment on it, it was that good.

And I'm all out of cleverness. . .

KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs > ttyymmnn 01/14/2014 at 21:05

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I think in this case you got both.

Recommend this to the moon and back, and you can also have a conversation around the following:

Commenting design peaked right before the Kinja rollout.

#trololololol

Anima > ttyymmnn 01/14/2014 at 21:05

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When I recommend I usually reply to the post as well. Both are ways of bringing comments to the top of the weird kinja system.

Granted, there are times when I just recommend stuff because it made me (at least) chuckle and I feel it shouldn't go down the deep dark depts of the Kinja commenting system.

That is at least before they trash it all in a little while only to completely change the follow-up 2 months later, so then can follow that up with something even worse. And 2 months later repeat the entire routine..

Thinking about it Kinja is kinda like politics (At least over here). Before they have the chance to get it working and figure out what could be improved, they bin their predecessors work and start all over from scratch.

Hooker > ttyymmnn 01/14/2014 at 21:06

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I wish I could recommend this TWICE!

Leadbull > KB Garage 01/14/2014 at 21:07

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Goal surpassed.

WHY DO I UNDERESTIMATE YOU ALL

dogisbadob > Leadbull 01/14/2014 at 21:09

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obligatory reply

dogisbadob > Tom McParland 01/14/2014 at 21:09

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awesome post

Anima > Squid 01/14/2014 at 21:10

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I recommend your recommendation on this comment.

dogisbadob >  01/14/2014 at 21:10

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ooooo the troll truck is diesel and a manual transmission!

lonestranger > ttyymmnn 01/14/2014 at 21:12

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Sometimes, I have absolutely nothing of any substance to add to the conversation.

Sometimes, I do have something to add, but I don't have the time to give a proper response.

Sometimes, I'm just lazy. There, I said what everyone is thinking.

XJDano > ttyymmnn 01/14/2014 at 21:12

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I will sometime recommend something so that I don't have to search for it later.

Squid > Manuél Ferrari 01/14/2014 at 21:15

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Don't lie, you love your pumpkin lattes. . . You live in Orange County and drive some nice cars, you have to be a latte sipper like the rest of them down there. . .

just kidding so you know. . .

Tom McParland > ttyymmnn 01/14/2014 at 21:17

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OK man, after reading the conversations on this post do you really want more than a star? :D

Fookin' Prawns > PowderHound 01/14/2014 at 21:29

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Thanks, Oprah!

ttyymmnn > Tom McParland 01/14/2014 at 21:30

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From the "be careful what you wish for" department. It was fun, though.

Tom McParland > ttyymmnn 01/14/2014 at 21:31

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Yeah it was one of those Oppo funnies that pops up here and there...good times. :)

Manuél Ferrari > Squid 01/14/2014 at 21:34

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Haha. I knew you were kidding. It is true that most people here buy crazy sweet drinks. I can never understand it. I like coffee because it's bitter.

NoahthePorscheGuy > Manuél Ferrari 01/14/2014 at 21:42

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While wearing Yoga Pants? #WhiteGurlStatus

Agrajag > ttyymmnn 01/14/2014 at 21:49

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I was going to recommend, but it's at 42 right now. I can't fuck with that.

Manuél Ferrari > NoahthePorscheGuy 01/14/2014 at 21:51

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From that company that got sued for making them so thin that they were see-through, haha

ttyymmnn > Agrajag 01/14/2014 at 22:08

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Oh, go ahead, unless there's something special about the number 42. I've managed more on a couple of Jalopnik and Gawker posts. Bring it!

Agrajag > ttyymmnn 01/14/2014 at 22:13

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Is there anything special about the number 42? Oh, it's only the answer to life, the universe and everything.

ttyymmnn > Agrajag 01/14/2014 at 22:15

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I never read that book. At least, not all of it.

Agrajag > ttyymmnn 01/14/2014 at 22:19

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You should if you get the chance. When you get to the part with the character whose name I use here, you will have one of the most memorable laughs of your life. Don't spoil it by looking it up though.

ihm96 > Fookin' Prawns 01/14/2014 at 22:23

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awesome gif

ihm96 > Agrajag 01/14/2014 at 22:24

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aaaand 43. your welcome

Agrajag > ihm96 01/14/2014 at 23:01

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You're a horrible person.

Orange Exige > Leadbull 01/15/2014 at 00:02

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Oh dayum!

I never knew you could recommend posts too!

*recommend*

Orange Exige > Slave2anMG 01/15/2014 at 00:03

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haha this.

Orange Exige > ttyymmnn 01/15/2014 at 00:05

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Agreed!

#oppo already is the best community I know of online and I love having some conversations here on Jalopnik. Makes me happy :P

The recommendation feature is like a gentlemanly way to end a conversation I think XD

Fookin' Prawns > ihm96 01/15/2014 at 03:39

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Thank you sir

hethoughtofcars > ttyymmnn 01/16/2014 at 17:26

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I can't get recs for the life of me, but I get plenty of comments. Maybe we should team up? Make an OPPO-Juggernaut?

ttyymmnn > hethoughtofcars 01/16/2014 at 17:28

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Have a recommendation AND a comment!

AndersSim - V10'ING > ttyymmnn 01/16/2014 at 17:45

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Is it weird if I recommend your post? Or would that be blasphemy?

ttyymmnn > AndersSim - V10'ING 01/16/2014 at 17:55

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I honestly did not write this post hoping to get recommendations. However, it turned into a bit of a game. So, please do recommend it. The goal now is to see just how many recommendations I can get.