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Like button?
April 24, 2015, 09:02:44 am
Any chance of installing some kind of Faceache style "like" option? Would mean we could show appreciation where a post doesn't necessarily warrant a wad point?

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#1 Re: Like button?
April 24, 2015, 09:27:39 am
*like*

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#2 Re: Like button?
April 24, 2015, 09:48:32 am
I'm not sure that would be such a good idea. One of the best things about UKB is that people are more willing to make honest and controversial statements that provoke intelligent discussion. If you introduced a measure of your post's popularity, the variety of opinions you see on the forum may be diluted as people quickly figure out what the "popular" opinion is.

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#3 Re: Like button?
April 24, 2015, 09:58:06 am
I'm not sure that would be such a good idea. One of the best things about UKB is that people are more willing to make honest and controversial statements that provoke intelligent discussion. If you introduced a measure of your post's popularity, the variety of opinions you see on the forum may be diluted as people quickly figure out what the "popular" opinion is.

This could happen, rather like Reddit.

You would need the opposite too of course.

I doubt there is a readily available plugin for the SMF software on which the forums run that implements it, but I've not checked (URL for SMF site is at the bottom of every page if anyone wants to go hunting).

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#4 Re: Like button?
April 24, 2015, 10:02:15 am


On a related point I do wonder whether newbies are deterred/intimidated from posting from seeing Wadlords like Lagers and J-Spur with a gazillion points.

Maybe an annual zeroing would be healthy ?   
« Last Edit: April 24, 2015, 10:10:58 am by shark »

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#5 Re: Like button?
April 24, 2015, 10:09:10 am
Personally I think its a great idea. Whats not to like? ;)

Plenty of options to do it...

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=smf+like+button&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&gws_rd=cr,ssl&ei=VAc6VfKYBoTcaueSgMgF

Importantly, it means it the POST that gets the credit rather than the AUTHOR... can go hand in hand with the Wad system.


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#6 Re: Like button?
April 24, 2015, 10:27:50 am


On a related point I do wonder whether newbies are deterred/intimidated from posting from seeing Wadlords like Lagers and J-Spur with a gazillion points.

Maybe an annual zeroing would be healthy ?   

You mean like 8a.nu's system of an 'annual' and 'all-time' waddage score? Get in!

Alternatively there could be a 'hot' rating for popular posts ...

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#7 Re: Like button?
April 24, 2015, 10:29:02 am
I'm be opposed to like/dislike buttons because

a) the forum isn't Reddit/Farcebook/Google+/Twatter.
b) it might lead to less participation whereby people just click the like/dislike button rather than engaging with others users.

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#8 Re: Like button?
April 24, 2015, 10:54:25 am
I agree with slackline, if someone agree or disagree with a post I rather they comment on it than click on a thumb.

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#9 Re: Like button?
April 24, 2015, 11:21:32 am


On a related point I do wonder whether newbies are deterred/intimidated from posting from seeing Wadlords like Lagers and J-Spur with a gazillion points.

Maybe an annual zeroing would be healthy ?   

 :furious:

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#10 Re: Like button?
April 24, 2015, 11:29:28 am
Don't see a need for it.

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#11 Re: Like button?
April 24, 2015, 11:37:31 am
+1

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#12 Re: Like button?
April 24, 2015, 11:37:52 am
 :agree:

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#13 Re: Like button?
April 24, 2015, 11:41:55 am
 :badidea: in my opinion.

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#14 Re: Like button?
April 24, 2015, 12:05:19 pm
log button?

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#15 Re: Like button?
April 24, 2015, 01:15:47 pm
Maybe an annual zeroing would be healthy ?   

what's the capital gains allowance for wad points for this current tax year?

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#16 Re: Like button?
April 24, 2015, 01:45:27 pm
Furry muff, it is after all a democratic forum!

However, I think it works well on other fora I frequent and whilst I agree that this forum is not like any facebook et al I disagree that it might discourage people from posting and/or enable people to work out what is popular...

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#17 Re: Like button?
April 24, 2015, 02:03:48 pm
Great idea. I very often want to show appreciation of a post but don't actually have anything further to add than "I agree" / "+1" / "Good post" etc, and it seems wasteful to post just that (and OTT to give a wad point). A like button would be perfect for that.

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#18 Re: Like button?
April 24, 2015, 02:40:08 pm
Pink Anasazi button?

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#19 Re: Like button?
April 24, 2015, 02:41:35 pm
Pink Anasazi button?

Pain au raisin icon?

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#20 Re: Like button?
April 24, 2015, 03:30:57 pm
I agree with Slackline. However I wouldn't be opposed to showing next to a post whether it has attracted positive or negative karma for the poster. (i.e. a post would show stats of "+3, -1" if the poster has been wadded 3 times and puntered once for it)

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#21 Re: Like button?
April 24, 2015, 03:40:47 pm
I agree with Slackline. However I wouldn't be opposed to showing next to a post whether it has attracted positive or negative karma for the poster. (i.e. a post would show stats of "+3, -1" if the poster has been wadded 3 times and puntered once for it)

Do the math Will,
If I've 10000 posts and c 300 wads, that means 1 in 33 posts may have a wad related to it (a gross under estimate, as if you get wadded for a post its generally multiple times). So, you're likely to see fewer than 1 in 50 posts with any sort of wad index against them..

Anyway, I suspect nothing will happen... because...

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#22 Re: Like button?
April 24, 2015, 03:44:24 pm
I think karma would tend to gather on particular posts though. It would mean you could then search for "most wadded post"/"most smited post" etc.

Anyway, I'm quite happy with it all as it is  :blink:

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#23 Re: Like button?
April 24, 2015, 08:07:37 pm

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#24 Re: Like button?
June 04, 2015, 03:40:31 pm
For what it's worth, I still think this is really good idea...

I want to say a quick "well done" to casa for weight loss and give Old Man Matt a "nice one!" for getting out on t' moor early doors and neither of these things necessarily warrant a wad point. They haven't done something "waddy" yet I still want to say I appreciate them taking the time to post and share their joy...

I don't really get how it isn't a good thing.  :agree: pretty much what Fiend said earlier...

Yours,

Frustrated Like Fan of Liverpool

 

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