i just reacted to the original post with a smiley face
YOU CAN REACT TO FORUM MESSAGES

Just what we need. More ways NOT to interact with people. Welcome to the internet.
I sure wish someone could come up with some way to push a button for me. Then i wouldnt have to put in any effort at all.

OH MY GOD
I JUST HOPE L-WORD WONT SUE US FOR INFRINGEMENT HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH
NO THATS ILLEGAL ANYWAYS
THEY WERRENT THE FIRST TO ADD REACTIONS
YAYAYYAYAYAYYAYAYAYYAY
TIME TO GET MY POLITICAL POSTS SPAMMED WITH DISLIKES
SOVIET RUSSIA AEAEAEAEAEAEAE

OH MY GOD
I JUST HOPE L-WORD WONT SUE US FOR INFRINGEMENT HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH
NO THATS ILLEGAL ANYWAYS
THEY WERRENT THE FIRST TO ADD REACTIONS
YAYAYYAYAYAYYAYAYAYYAY
TIME TO GET MY POLITICAL POSTS SPAMMED WITH DISLIKES
SOVIET RUSSIA AEAEAEAEAEAEAE
So that's what insanity looks like!

OH MY GOD
I JUST HOPE L-WORD WONT SUE US FOR INFRINGEMENT HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH
NO THATS ILLEGAL ANYWAYS
THEY WERRENT THE FIRST TO ADD REACTIONS
YAYAYYAYAYAYYAYAYAYYAY
TIME TO GET MY POLITICAL POSTS SPAMMED WITH DISLIKES
SOVIET RUSSIA AEAEAEAEAEAEAE
So that's what insanity looks like!
sounds likes smells likes feels like tastes like too 🤓

I see that chess.com is taking advantage of their forum's juvenile population -- just what this website needs. I wonder how this new feature will be used to bring the forum down even further. If the content posted here was a little higher quality, this place would be the veritable equivalent of Facebook -- apart from the occasional chess-related comment, of course.
Truth right there!
They should just get rid of chesskids.com, and rename this place chesskidz.com, juvenilefit.com....dramaseeker.com

I see that chess.com is taking advantage of their forum's juvenile population -- just what this website needs. I wonder how this new feature will be used to bring the forum down even further. If the content posted here was a little higher quality, this place would be the veritable equivalent of Facebook -- apart from the occasional chess-related comment, of course.
Yes. Emotes are pretty useless. Half the forums here are now all off topic, but always put in General Chess Discussion. There was one that was "Why doesn't anybody chat?". Lol. That was useless. Figure it out for yourself.
this might be in only beta but next to the button which you quote with there is a button to react to a forum message