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Resetera should have a post-liking feature.
- Thread starter Derachi
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There's the opportunity for more there, and it also makes the thread more visible by bumping it.
The difference is profound.
No, dogpilling on this site is already a thing that's bad enough stuff like this whilst well intentioned will only end one way. It's already bad enough being of a minority opinion (for example criticising Sony for not attending PAX) adding a likes feature will only make people feel more ostracised if they're only getting 2/3 likes in comparison to people who disagree with them getting dozens and dozens.
It's terrible.
It's terrible.
I'm not in favour of the idea, I just don't agree that it would reduce discussion, or that the absence of it encourages discussion. People who have nothing to say aren't going to start writing anything of value because they can't click a like button.
Every forum I've seen with this feature is absolute trash-tier. If you want to see this place be full of YouTube comment hot take bullshit and devoid of anything resembling "discussion", then sure, add that feature.
Post liking should be a thing but only visible to the poster and against the rules to talk about.
This should definitely be rethought. This does not include the majority of interactions posters have with each other. It's already non representative of the current state of conversation.
Personally, I hate "likes." For a site predicated on discussion, it would motivate the wrong kind of posters, I think. Take a look at the old site and see what people post reactions to. It ain't pretty.
Because this.
Please no.
Rep/karma systems are the scourge of online discussion forums and this skirts way too close to that.
Rep/karma systems are the scourge of online discussion forums and this skirts way too close to that.
I think this is the best point in this thread. Nothing clutters and hurts discussion like the same post being quoted a ton of times with non substantive filler like "This".
A like system would solve that. It would also probably help posters with self-awareness and may curb some of the negative posting qualities out there.
No, please. The less things the better in a forum. It should just be a name, avatar, and the ability to post. Every other feature *cough* titles *cough* just adds a bunch of unnecessary meta things to argue about.
This seems like entrapment. What if someone likes a post that is later deemed problematic or trolling? Does everyone that likes the post get banned? Some real NARC shit going on here.
i think there should be a subforum where theres a thread for every member on the site and everyone can post nice messages about them for everyone to see, and also my thread should be stickied
Nah, it'd rear its head as a signal boosting and discussion-shifting tool for people looking to express their vile crap. It'd be a very effective legitimizing tool for troll accounts.
Are there some cases where it'd be a benefit? Sure, I guess. But I don't think it's worth the kind of shit it would invite.
Sure, that's why all other social media platforms with likes are a utopia of self awareness and positivity and not the exact opposite.
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Lets bring back forum signatures
Forum signatures were fukcing awesome. What happened? Why did everyone stop using them? How else are you supposed to get of my personality? I don't understand. Bring 'em back! livin' it sick nasty since 1996! game on!!!
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I mean I wouldn't mind a post-liking features (upvotes/downvotes), but I wouldn't want them to influence the buoyancy or visibility of threads like on reddit. I much prefer the traditional forum layout where responses are chronological and threads are bumped to the top whenever a replay is made.
Cannot support this idea because it invites a lot of passive discussion (marking a post instead of posting yourself) and also dogpiling. It's asking for every post to be a 'Yes/No/Thor 2: The Dark World' poll.
what if instead of a like button, we add a "Thor 2: The Dark World" button to every post? That way if we like a post we can vote for thor the dark world instead.
Yea every place I've seen that uses it is all the worse for it. Even worse when you add dislikes into the mix.
+1 to this 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍
Like if anybody else agrees with me.
As it is right now, this is not what is happening though, is it? Right now there's a bunch of posts that basically state "I like what you said" without furthering or adding anything to the discussion or even worse the opposite.
And to curb at least one side of that in a like button, that does not have to be overly visible if there are legitimate concerns about abuse, would make reading threads a bit easier for me.
The other side, that would likely need a lot of ressources in additional moderators - stricter moderation of posts to me would be even better, but I think a way to like a post without having to make a post solely about that would be an improvement in average quality of a post.
Hey guys.
Just thought I'd pop in to say that you're all amazing and whatever your current favourite thing is it's also my favourite too!
Just thought I'd pop in to say that you're all amazing and whatever your current favourite thing is it's also my favourite too!
No, it encourages shitty posting habits. People post what they think will accrue the most likes and that's usually low effort drive-by humor.
I like an amusing post as much as the next person but when everybody's piling on it's obnoxious.
I like an amusing post as much as the next person but when everybody's piling on it's obnoxious.
That's still discussion and still way more substance than a like button. The choice of hitting a like button and actually taking time (even a couple seconds) to write a sentence is a lot.
I think if sometimes you say an unpopular opinion that might "threaten" a game's hype... or a more serious case, it might be "let's not jump the gun" on defending or ripping apart a celebrity who may not have done or may have. Some people might or subconsciously think they're not welcome if these contrarian or less sensational opinions don't get as many likes.
How is that a discussion? What new points are raised or confirmed by writing "Yes, I agree" instead of clicking like? In the one Forum I frequent that has a like button (skyscrapercity), it seems to work well without any pitfalls.