Poll: May we have a second referendum on the like button?

[LiE]

No, I don't think so. I can count the number of times I've wanted to use a 'like' button on the fingers of one hand. In each case, I've used this button instead which I think works just as well.

I think the point here is that where you would usually reply, that will still happen. There are quite a number of use cases where a "Thanks" button is useful, where as there would usually be no response or a simple +1/thanks/this type response.

 

[LiE]

One thing thats certainly not wanted is a downvote/dislike button. No need to turn this place into Reddit where its used to troll/pitchfork anything or anyone a majority don't like/disagree with. Mob rule, no thanks.

Definitely. I'm only in favour now of a Thanks button, and I'm OK with it being on all forums except GD.

 

[LiE]

I guess you *could* have a rep button but that is pretty much the same issues of people posting for rep rather than content.

Most posters in GD are here for the rep

 

[LiE]

This. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

If that were the case we would still be on VB Forum and stuck in the dark ages.

 

[LiE]

A "Thanks" button? Is this Mumsnet?

There are other forums out side of GD where people help others and aren’t *****.

 

[LiE]

Just type, "Thanks."?

Sure but 20 posts saying “Thanks” isn’t ideal, for example.

 

[LiE]

Added a poll

 

[LiE]

Thanks.

+1

 

[LiE]

+2

No.

 

[LiE]

This thread is a perfect example of why the like button is a terrible idea. Let's say everyone agreed with you, this thread would be 5 replies, and 200 likes. Not exactly an interesting thread to read. I can read everyone's opinions because they have to express it.

The like button is a lazy option to say thanks. What's wrong with someone writing thanks?. If you want a like l style reply, just so it and say like when you quote a post. Why is that not enough for you?



Yes it's is better than 1 post with a hidden like counter.

Look at this thread. Scan through and it's clearly full of no thanks posts. 20 replies saying thanks is far more useful for readers, then 1 post with a thanks counter.

That doesn’t happen. All the other forums that use it people still post if they have something to add.

 

[LiE]

So then just leave it as that. People still post their views, so readiblity wouldn't change. It would add nothing in that case

It’s moot anyway, mods aren’t open to the idea.

 

[LiE]

Like

It’s a shame. It would have been interesting to trial it then gauge responses.

 

[LiE]

To be fair, I’m glad. I like that this forum is stuck in the dark ages in terms of not having all the modern crap on other forums. It’s why I like the Pistonheads forums as well.

Minimal and means I can just concentrate on the content

It's probably more the fact that OcUK/Pistonheads are full of old gits stuck in their ways, talking about the good old days when Argos catalogues used to sell walkmans

 

[LiE]

So now we have had the like button for sometime how are we all finding it? Did the mass user exodus happen as some predicted in this thread

 

[LiE]

What does this even mean?

Sounds like something you'd do at a swingers party.

 

[LiE]

:edit: I tried to be clever by adding a thumbs up emoji from my phone keyboard. Didn't work. I swear I've seen other people do it successfully.

It is possible to enable full emoji support on the forum.