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Teams needs a down vote or thumbs down button.

No down vote or thumbs down button in messages/group chat.

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  • Dan Oliver commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Like others have mentioned, a thumbs-down reaction is a necessary complement to thumbs-up. A few times today, a team member posed a question that would benefit from affirmative "not me" answers to be sure the question was understood and answered, be it with a yes or no. Instead, there are a few thumbs up followed by a series of "No," "Nope," and "I don't" messages filling up the screen.

  • Emre TOPTANCI commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    There is a thumbsup reaction which in general indicates a "positive" feedback. Something for a "negative" feedback is also needed.

    An example everyday use:

    At the end of our morning chat I ask my team "Does anyone want to add anything?". When they don't have anything to add, they want to react with a thumbsdown, meaning "No I don't have anything to add", but there is no thumbsdown reaction.

    Instead they either reply with a "No" message which is a low information clutter message (something reactions are built to overcome) or they just keep silent which is confusing.

  • M Wise commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Please also add this to Live Events. Our attendees want to be able to down vote a question they don't agree with.

  • Tyler Wilson commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Yes we 100% need a thumbs down emoji. This is just as beneficial as having a thumbs UP.
    Why there already is not one does not make sense.

    MICROSOFT, PLEASE ADD A THUMBS DOWN EMOJI!!!!! :)

  • Derek_M commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Want the ability to thumbs down using the reaction bar to a specific message.

  • Joe commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    100% agree! A thumbs down is also a good way for a quick "yes/no" polling system.

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Our colleagues need to be able to upvote or downvote any individual chat item / idea / software feature idea / lunch location, etc, like in other advanced social/tech platforms. These should probably be added as an option to turn on via Settings, and should be implemented such that downvoters of a 'floated idea' need to give a reason for the downvote.

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