would be great. Instead of having to quote everything you like just to add "This" to it, a Like button would do the trick. I'm sure this would give your servers a little break if it was to be implimented. Less posts per minute.
would be great. Instead of having to quote everything you like just to add "This" to it, a Like button would do the trick. I'm sure this would give your servers a little break if it was to be implimented. Less posts per minute.
OR people could just not post stupid shit.
I would only take a Like button if we can see the amount of like/dislike a post has.
And if we see both, not a single number where a like gives +1 and a dislike gives -1.
BEcause, take for example.
Someone made a post about suggested changes in a balanced manner.
10 people likes it.
12 people dislike it.
Using a single number, the post would be shown as -2 and give the false illusion that "everyone" dislike the suggestion.
Seeing both would give the feedback that there's roughly 50% of the people that likes it.
It may also cut down on the psots with a Poll "DO YOU LIKE MY IDEA? YES/NO" .. or even "Do you like my idea? Yes / Yes", because we know alot of people do biased polls where you cant say their idea is bad.
Originally Posted by Bahumut5
Or how about having everyone consider before they post "Am i contributing to this post now? Do i REALLY have to post this?" The world would be a better place.
You are 1 person out of 7 billion people on 1 planet out of 8 planets in 1 starsystem out of 100 billion starsystems. And you're enormously insignificant.
This system would solve that: http://xkcd.com/481/
This has been discussed before, and it's not going to happen.
lol i actually just came on the forum to make the exact same post and this was the top thread.. but yes i agree, a like and dislike function would be pretty cool
forums should be more about discussions then anything else.Polls are there for when you want to see peoples opinions.Having like of dislike buttons would just make the forums messy.Plus someone who hates you could just end up hitting the dislike button on all your posts .It could lead to unwanted competition.
I love how you quoted a comment about removing the post counter to create less spam, and then spam a little yourself...
OT: I dislike the like/dislike idea. The internet is filled with trolls, flamers, and fools so why would anyone take their opinion on if a thread/post is likeable or not.
Having a like/dislike option might reduce the "THIS" type of comments, as liking or disliking certain posts might give the readers a pointer of what the puplic knowledge is.
Personally though, if a like/dislike option where to be given, I would hope that post counts are removed.
It's part of the cancer that we call "Spam"
Originally Posted by Crabby
I can already see the army of trolls disliking just every post to annoy everyone. Not a bad idea in general but simply wouldnt work here. It would cause a million "why have i been downrated?QQ!"-Threads and alot of QQ in general just for the sake of it.