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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Hello, Just curious if a "Like" functionality is in the cards for the CCF. Replies to topics with "likes" or "+1's" etc. may be beneficial in determining merit of consensus in topic replies. I'm sure this has most likely been brought up at some point, please forgive me if it has. I'm still relatively new.  |
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Moderator
 Canada
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I once suggested that here a looooong time ago. Then, shortly after my suggestion, I received a box in the mail. When I opened it, a white gloved hand, perhaps belonging to SsuperDdave, reached out and slapped me!! Then, I was handed a folded note.
I opened that note, and it said, "NO"
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Moderator
United States
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Ah, now I remember :-)
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Pillar of the Community
United States
604 Posts |
 You're funny SPP But on the other hand..... we do have these   Edited by Neo13x
01/02/2015 11:44 pm
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Moderator
United States
23522 Posts |
The thing is, they serve essentially no purpose except ego massaging, and devolve into popularity contests. Every_single_time. And it'll inevitably work out that "likes" are just a different postcount measure. If we'd done this from the start, jbuck and I would have the most Likes simply because of our postcounts and the chances of someone randomly seeing value in just about any post. It'd have nothing to do with the relative quality of our posts. You ever upvote someone for a post only to find out later they were wrong? I have. And if you get to a thousand posts with no Likes, we're probably putting you out the airlock anyway because you don't contribute enough content.  |
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Forum Dad
United States
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Actually, this is in the pipeline. It may be a while though, it's not high on the list.
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Moderator
United States
23522 Posts |
Story of my life. I follow the company line, the company changes the line.  |
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Forum Dad
United States
24182 Posts |
I'm pretty sure we discussed it Dave. It's going to be a "Thanks" mod technically, but same idea. No counts will be attached to members, just the post.
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Moderator
United States
23522 Posts |
Hehehehehe. Me, remember? I'm not dead-set against the idea, but it's difficult to implement as an accurate reflection of reality. |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Thanks, I'd been wondering for awhile if it was something that had been brought up. Quote:
The thing is, they serve essentially no purpose I find it to be useful not necessarily because I even "like" a post, but to convey that I've read it without actually replying. (Yup..I'm lazy)  I've moderated a few online gaming forums in the past (before I had a kid & a lot more free time). In my experience it often reduces replies without any relevant substance, as someone may post 2-3 word replies just to let the OP know they've read it. So when someone does have a relevant response, you don't have to read 3-4 pages of "Quote of original post" followed by "Lol" etc. Just an observation. Edited by CopperCastle
01/03/2015 6:31 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1391 Posts |
@Bobby, does this mean that the forum is a constant work in progress? EDIT: I "Like" the idea of a "like" button so I can identify posts I "like"so others can see that I "like" them and maybe decide that they "like" them themselves.  Edited by The Silver Searcher
01/03/2015 8:46 pm
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Forum Dad
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4897 Posts |
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Story of my life. I follow the company line, the company changes the line. Ditto! Like button = blech......imo |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Story of my life. I follow the company line, the company changes the line.
Ditto!
Like button = blech......imo Case in point... you could've just liked Dave's post! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4897 Posts |
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Case in point... you could've just liked Dave's post! Agree,....however, I prefer being verbose. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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In a perfect world a 'like' option would be great if used sparingly for only the best and most useful posts but it really depends on the membership to not abuse it. I've seen some forums where every post is 'liked' by a half dozen members no matter if it added anything constructive to the conversation or not. Just my Two Cents ....... |
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