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Add a like button to posts

Captn_NorringtonCaptn_Norrington Posts: 14
edited February 2018 in Forum Feedback
It makes it easier to support something without having to quote it and type "I agree!" which just leads to tons of "I agree!" posts cluttering up a thread.
  1. Should there be a like button?35 votes
    1. Yes
      65.71%
    2. No
      34.29%
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  • JCtheBuilderJCtheBuilder Posts: 44
    Please do not add a like or thanks button to posts. It is the most wretched thing ever to be added to forums. If someone wants to contribute they should at least have to type half a dozen letters and press a button.
  • LarisaLarisa Posts: 1,209
    I agree with Norry....sometimes I just wanna say YES THIS! Or..YES I like it! with a like button I can just LIKE it without cluttering the forums with unecessary quotes that say YES THIS! lol so please add a like button :)

  • Captn_NorringtonCaptn_Norrington Posts: 14
    JCtheBuilder said:
    Please do not add a like or thanks button to posts. It is the most wretched thing ever to be added to forums. If someone wants to contribute they should at least have to type half a dozen letters and press a button.
    That sounds like a nice idea in theory, until you have to scroll past 75 "I agree!" posts to get to one that actually adds real content to a discussion.
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  • MadMartyrMadMartyr Posts: 61
    There's a Vanilla Forums plugin for this, I'd say it'll make it in eventually.
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  • SmootSmoot Posts: 411
    i have to say happier without a "like" button.  Facebook hate aside, the ability to "like" usually leads to a degradation of discussion quality.  why post your own thoughts when you can just "like" and agree with someone else?
  • FeigrFeigr Posts: 512
    edited February 2018
    No, neither a like button or a comment just saying you agree are necessary.  I'd like something different from Stratics.

  • Captain_LuckyCaptain_Lucky Posts: 556
    I would like your post Captn... but... you know.....
    Tell me lies, tell me sweet little lies
  • Captain_LuckyCaptain_Lucky Posts: 556
    A dislike button would be awesome too ;)
    Tell me lies, tell me sweet little lies
  • FatFat Posts: 97
    I would prefer a dislike button. 
  • Captain_LuckyCaptain_Lucky Posts: 556
    It does save a lot of work. Like if someone quotes you and basically agrees with you or whatever you can just like it without having to respond kinda thing. Saves a lot of posting.
    Tell me lies, tell me sweet little lies
  • PapaSmurfPapaSmurf Posts: 112
    *like*

  • LongtoothsLongtooths Posts: 22
    I vote yes for a like button.
  • JCtheBuilderJCtheBuilder Posts: 44
    Captn_Norrington said:

    That sounds like a nice idea in theory, until you have to scroll past 75 "I agree!" posts to get to one that actually adds real content to a discussion.
    That doesn’t happen on forums without a like/thanks system.
  • GigglesGiggles Posts: 64
    Captn_Norrington said:
    It makes it easier to support something without having to quote it and type "I agree!" which just leads to tons of "I agree!" posts cluttering up a thread.
    I like this post.

    Why fit in when you were born to stand out? -Dr. Seuss
  • TanagerTanager Posts: 634
    I would prefer there to not be a 'like' button, but not terribly important to me. But please, PLEASE, do not add a 'dislike' button. Silence is a virtue, or people can politely explain why they have a different opinion.
  • Garth_GreyGarth_Grey Posts: 1,459
    I want the No button added too <span>:wink:</span>
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  • EM KincaidEM Kincaid Posts: 195Event Moderator
    *hands out buttons*

  • LarisaLarisa Posts: 1,209
    EM Kincaid said:
    *hands out buttons*

    I like this! <3

    Can we has that like button?? :)

  • FeigrFeigr Posts: 512
    LOL
  • Victim_Of_SiegeVictim_Of_Siege Posts: 2,101
    edited March 2018
    give us like, dislike, and jolly, candy-like buttons
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  • JollyJadeJollyJade Posts: 578
    Victim_Of_Siege said:
    jolly, candy-like buttons
    What he said..
    Just a troll who got told by lesser trolls (moderator classification)
  • OlchOlch Posts: 36
    I'm going to go with a hard 'No' to the like button. Solely based on the fact there was once this other forum where moderators/admins had a hidden thread where they would all like other's posts to purposely inflate their like count. 
  • PatriciaPatricia Posts: 9
    Liking does nothing for a forum...the person with the most likes has a higher reputation but as far as I know and have read it doesn't give a forum higher status or anything..it's just a nice way of saying ~Hey I like what you said but really don't have anything else to add~ so as far as your implication that some other forum bumps their like count makes no sense as it does nothing to help the forum...look it up....

    I think a like or agree button would help cut down on unnecessary quoting just to say HEY I LIKE THIS....

    But I honestly don't think they are going to add one...so spam away :)
  • LongtoothsLongtooths Posts: 22
    Olch said:
    I'm going to go with a hard 'No' to the like button. Solely based on the fact there was once this other forum where moderators/admins had a hidden thread where they would all like other's posts to purposely inflate their like count. 
    And?.....
  • Captn_NorringtonCaptn_Norrington Posts: 14
    edited March 2018
    Olch said:
    I'm going to go with a hard 'No' to the like button. Solely based on the fact there was once this other forum where moderators/admins had a hidden thread where they would all like other's posts to purposely inflate their like count. 
    I'm with Longtooths and Patricia on this... why would that even matter when likes don't add privileges to an account? Especially for staff members, considering an admin can just set their amount of likes to whatever they want through the admin control panel. It's just a typing box they can set to any number they want, there is no need to have a secret thread.
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  • SwordofExcaliburSwordofExcalibur Posts: 95
    Vanilla Forums are way too easy to modify.  It’s as easy as clicking a like button.

    I like the ability to react because I think it’s silly to post comments of reactions.

    I just want to like something and move on.  

    I don’t see a negative side to a like button.
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    Arthur: "Be quiet!" 
    Dennis: "You can't expect to wield supreme power just 'cause some watery tart threw a sword at you!” 
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  • SwordofExcaliburSwordofExcalibur Posts: 95
    *Likes this thread.*.  :s
    Dennis the Peasant: "Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony." 
    Arthur: "Be quiet!" 
    Dennis: "You can't expect to wield supreme power just 'cause some watery tart threw a sword at you!” 
    Monty Python & the Holy Grail
  • TjalleTjalle Posts: 85
    I see no point in having them so No.
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