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ianp5a said:
Sometimes someone asks a question and I think of the answer then read on and find someone has posted the exact answer I was about to post. So I've clicked the like on that answer. However I don't know if it helps or even why I did it.
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Similarly, I look at who's liked posts to get an idea as to how good the advice given might be - there are some people whose opinions I take more seriously than others.

Wouldn't want to see a dislike button - if something's that unlikeable, it's probably an RTM moment! I don't use the forum's ignore feature either - I can ignore users using my brane and leave threads making sense.
 
I have no problem with the "like" button...any more than I would have with a "dislike" button.

I believe a distinct dislike for either is a bit precious.
 
viv1969 said:
I have no problem with the "like" button...any more than I would have with a "dislike" button.

I believe a distinct dislike for either is a bit precious.
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agreed.... Let's face it its a...button
 
NikonKev said:
O ek i need a Confused button now :runaway:
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No, what we really need is one of these...

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Cg_Girl said:
PMSL do you think his is a confused one or nuke one?
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Lets hope its not the latter
or the former come to that, neither scenario work well, especially together :D
 
Cobra said:
Lets hope its not the latter
or the former come to that, neither scenario work well, especially together :D
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Yes exactly..recipe for a confused disaster :D
 
People liking posts: positive vibes.
People disliking your posts - negative vibes.

Let the positive good triumph over the evil that is negativity.

Simples.

I'm on another forum where they have the dislike option. I'd never use it myself, or had a dislike. But when they happen you often see the poster asking the person who disliked their post why - as a general rule it's not normally a constructive discussion.
 
If the "like" option does stay on here at TP, perhaps it can be represented with a symbol (like Facebook's own thumb up sign).

May I offer this to get started?

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akr said:
People liking posts: positive vibes.
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unless its the small minority of passive aggressive babies using the like function to like a post criticising someone with whom they disagree but havent got the stones to say so openly (or worse someone with whom they've disagreed before and now cyberstak instead of doing something more positive like getting a life)

having been on the reciving end of this pathetic cobblers i share TBYs views on consigning the like button to room 101
 
I'm not a big fan of the 'like' however

I sometimes 'like' a reply in one of my own threads because it feels odd just saying 'thanks' over and over again especially when it bumps the thread.

Also if I just agree with something somebody has said it's handy rather than just saying 'I agree'.
 
viv1969 said:
I have no problem with the "like" button...any more than I would have with a "dislike" button.

I believe a distinct dislike for either is a bit precious.
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Even though I liked it, I also felt compelled to explain why.

Heck I'm having exactly these kind of conversations with my 12 year old. To me it seems that a few people are putting meaning towards a like that just isn't there. It is just a like button, there is no deeper meaning, it isn't some kind of competition of who gets the most. It is rather meaningless, however it can help prevent clutter posts like +1 or I agree.

To me anything beyond that says more about anyone's own perception than anything else. It think it is strange, and rather negative to assume that people only click the like button because of personal affiliation with that individual. I prefer to assume best intentions until proven otherwise and try to avoid filling in the blanks myself.
 
big soft moose said:
unless its the small minority of passive aggressive babies using the like function to like a post criticising someone with whom they disagree but havent got the stones to say so openly (or worse someone with whom they've disagreed before and now cyberstak instead of doing something more positive like getting a life)

having been on the reciving end of this pathetic cobblers i share TBYs views on consigning the like button to room 101
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Oh damn there isn't a disagree button :(

Why can't someone like a post that you disagree with? Lots with disagree with you all through life and on here. Heck isn't it nicer to just see that opposed to having it spelled out over and over again. Also, you don't get notified of someone else's likes. Are you saying you are that concerned about it that you go back in the threads to see who liked a post that disagrees with you. Really? I would recommend to not take it so seriously and move on. Just my 2p.
 
dejongj said:
It is just a like button, there is no deeper meaning, it isn't some kind of competition of who gets the most.
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On this the Admins could take a small step and remove like-based points scoring in the trophy point system. Because the forum *is* currently structured to make receiving likes a competition even if everyone is ignoring it.

It might help forum peace and harmony of there was a means of ignoring a poster just in OOF. As had been mentioned, there are people who's views you find appalling in OOF but who's photography you actually enjoy and who are otherwise reasonable and coherent in other sections of the forum where the topic is photography.

Mind you, there may be other sections of the forum where users might want the option to selectively ignore/mute small groups of members.
 
Alastair said:
On this the Admins could take a small step and remove like-based points scoring in the trophy point system. Because the forum *is* currently structured to make receiving likes a competition even if everyone is ignoring it.

It might help forum peace and harmony of there was a means of ignoring a poster just in OOF. As had been mentioned, there are people who's views you find appalling in OOF but who's photography you actually enjoy and who are otherwise reasonable and coherent in other sections of the forum where the topic is photography.

Mind you, there may be other sections of the forum where users might want the option to selectively ignore/mute small groups of members.
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Why though?
Simply "ignore" the posts or the threads that you dislike.
I've disagreed strongly with some folks here, but agreed with them on other matters, and admire their photography.
 
While the "like" option here at TP doesn't really bother me, it does more so in Facebook where there are a number of people on my facebook friends list who treats the "Like" button like a machine gun - hence how sometimes I wake up to something like 50-plus notifications on my wall and 46 of them are my past comments and statuses that has suddenly been "like"d by one person overnight.
Usually a quiet private message to that person containing a gentle bit of advice sorts that out. Of course, it may also help if I don't post quite so often in facebook in the first place! But tricky when I run a weather page in there and that attracts a fair bit of attention, especially at this time of the year. Same goes for my doodles.
 
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dejongj said:
Oh damn there isn't a disagree button :(

Why can't someone like a post that you disagree with? Lots with disagree with you all through life and on here. Heck isn't it nicer to just see that opposed to having it spelled out over and over again. Also, you don't get notified of someone else's likes. Are you saying you are that concerned about it that you go back in the threads to see who liked a post that disagrees with you. Really? I would recommend to not take it so seriously and move on. Just my 2p.
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I'm not talking about a post I disagree with , Ive never had a problem with being disagreed with factually , that's life - i'm talking about one poster says for example "big soft moose what an oaf" and then the usual suspects rush to like the post.

That sort of usage of the like button is in essence bullying- well it would be if I was a sensitive little flower , as i'm not i just get p***ed off and inclined to hit back... revenge being a dish best served with a big f*** off spoon and all that - however its not just me that has experienced this pathetic passive agressive use of likes which is clear from marcel commenting on itin the post quoted above
 
Jeez so the use of the like button is bullying now? Or to be correct it is bullying to others who may be little flowers but not yourself, yet because of that it should go away? So it is not because you don't like it but because others may not because of what you suspect as the usual suspects. The world has gone mad....perhaps best to apply to become a moderator and get access to that big red button.
 
Well that would clear the forum for sure :D
 
dejongj said:
Jeez so the use of the like button is bullying now? Or to be correct it is bullying to others who may be little flowers but not yourself, yet because of that it should go away? So it is not because you don't like it but because others may not because of what you suspect as the usual suspects. The world has gone mad....perhaps best to apply to become a moderator and get access to that big red button.
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I'm not sure what your problem is - I'm just saying that the button can be misused a point which Marcel has also noted on theracism, intolerance etc thread (perhaps you'd like to give him some grief as well). My bold

This isn't just about strong political opinions, it's about the behaviour of a few members that take it upon themselves to bully others because they don't like them.
Not always via open comments, but sly, snide digs. Mutual likes of other friend's sly comments. Underhand tactics.
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I'm sure you wouldnt be too keen if two or three members decided to follow you round the forum liking every post that was critical of you.

I'm not saying necessarily that it should go away - that isnt my call - just that I wouldn't miss it if it did
 
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big soft moose said:
I'm not talking about a post I disagree with , Ive never had a problem with being disagreed with factually , that's life - i'm talking about one poster says for example "big soft moose what an oaf" and then the usual suspects rush to like the post.

That sort of usage of the like button is in essence bullying- well it would be if I was a sensitive little flower , as i'm not i just get p***ed off and inclined to hit back... revenge being a dish best served with a big f*** off spoon and all that - however its not just me that has experienced this pathetic passive agressive use of likes which is clear from marcel commenting on itin the post quoted above
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Totally agree , in my opinion the like button is not used its abused
 
big soft moose said:
I'm not sure what your problem is - I'm just saying that the button can be misused a point which Marcel has also noted on theracism, intolerance etc thread (perhaps you'd like to give him some grief as well). My bold

I'm sure you wouldnt be too keen if two or three members decided to follow you round the forum liking every post that was critical of you.

I'm not saying necessarily that it should go away - that isnt my call - just that I wouldn't miss it if it did
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yeah..that would be like if two or three members decided to follow around people they don't like and RTM everything they posted. Luckily that doesn't happen
 
Matt said:
yeah..that would be like if two or three members decided to follow around people they don't like and RTM everything they posted. Luckily that doesn't happen
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I'm not sure if thats a barb aimed at me matt - but ive made a two RTMs in the last week , and one of them was to help resolve an issue the OP had, while the other was to report a crit thread going off the rails. - hardly following anyone arround or reporting everything they post

Of course if someone is in the habit of posting crap all over the place it stands to reason that they are going to get reported frequently- but its still not exactly following them arround.

I could have sworn that you green guys said that if someone was posting something a member thought was out of order they should report it , rather than responding to it on the forum - if that policy has changed it would be good if you could let us all know
 
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big soft moose said:
unless its the small minority of passive aggressive babies using the like function to like a post criticising someone with whom they disagree but havent got the stones to say so openly (or worse someone with whom they've disagreed before and now cyberstak instead of doing something more positive like getting a life)

having been on the reciving end of this pathetic cobblers i share TBYs views on consigning the like button to room 101
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I'm sure that's valid but as you say hopefully a minority that could be dealt with another way.
 
akr said:
I'm sure that's valid but as you say hopefully a minority that could be dealt with another way.
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I'm sure it could be - but then again not having the like button in the first place would make the point moot. The other reason to lose it is the facebookification effect - but end of the day I can't get to excited though if it goes i won't miss it
 
Moosey old bean you have a guilty conscious if you think that was aimed at anyone let alone you!
 
I've always hated the like button on here
Yesterday I was looking a picture some had posted for crit and underneath it was this

"If you like my post, 'like' it . If you want me to follow up on your reply, 'quote' me"

I did neither although I did quite like the image, if I do either the person gets alerted so knows someone has
possibly replied, saves them taking the trouble to check
 
I've never used the "Like" button, and I wouldn't use a "Don't Like" button either. I just ignore people, posts and threads that don't interest/irritate me.
 
big soft moose said:
I'm not sure what your problem is - I'm just saying that the button can be misused a point which Marcel has also noted on theracism, intolerance etc thread (perhaps you'd like to give him some grief as well). My bold



I'm sure you wouldnt be too keen if two or three members decided to follow you round the forum liking every post that was critical of you.

I'm not saying necessarily that it should go away - that isnt my call - just that I wouldn't miss it if it did
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I didn't see marcels post, I saw yours and felt it was worthwhile responding to it. Nothing to it than that really.

I'm confident there are a few on here that do exactly that to responses to my posts as well. I don't know, I don't really care. If they don't have an opinion of their own then more fool to them. However I wouldn't be surprised that when spread out across the likes it is nothing more than a statistical anomaly. Although I agree that due to the subjects in general chat that may by its nature be more polarised; you know liberal lefties vs common sense type views :)

Just like any other place in human live or animal kingdom there will always be cliques and groups. Life is too short to be bothered by that. And definitely to short to invent some kind of deeper meaning to a like button. Anyway that is just my opinion, feel free to like it if you do, or move on if you don't. :thumbs:
 
dejongj said:
I didn't see marcels post, I saw yours and felt it was worthwhile responding to it. Nothing to it than that really.

I'm confident there are a few on here that do exactly that to responses to my posts as well. I don't know, I don't really care. If they don't have an opinion of their own then more fool to them. However I wouldn't be surprised that when spread out across the likes it is nothing more than a statistical anomaly. Although I agree that due to the subjects in general chat that may by its nature be more polarised; you know liberal lefties vs common sense type views :)

Just like any other place in human live or animal kingdom there will always be cliques and groups. Life is too short to be bothered by that. And definitely to short to invent some kind of deeper meaning to a like button. Anyway that is just my opinion, feel free to like it if you do, or move on if you don't. (y)
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I like this post.:cool:
 
dejongj said:
I didn't see marcels post, I saw yours and felt it was worthwhile responding to it. Nothing to it than that really.

I'm confident there are a few on here that do exactly that to responses to my posts as well. I don't know, I don't really care. If they don't have an opinion of their own then more fool to them. However I wouldn't be surprised that when spread out across the likes it is nothing more than a statistical anomaly. Although I agree that due to the subjects in general chat that may by its nature be more polarised; you know liberal lefties vs common sense type views :)

Just like any other place in human live or animal kingdom there will always be cliques and groups. Life is too short to be bothered by that. And definitely to short to invent some kind of deeper meaning to a like button. Anyway that is just my opinion, feel free to like it if you do, or move on if you don't. (y)
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Liked because it makes bloody fine sense.
 
dejongj said:
Just like any other place in human live or animal kingdom there will always be cliques and groups. Life is too short to be bothered by that.
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I agree 90% of the time - but at the same time it can get wearing when it goes on and on and on. Its not just me it happens to either, you could see it happening to Steve on some of his threads (much as i don't agree with his life view I'll say it to his face rather than just slyly liking posts where others are insulting him), plus theres others we could name (but probably shouldnt) where it happens

Cliques and groups might be a fact of life but they don't track well with being "the freindliest forum on the internet"

Imo if you've [thats anyone, not aimed at dejongi] got something to say , say it to the person in questions face , by post or Pm. If you havent got the cojones to do that sneaking arround liking posts that attack them and making snide remarks about them is neither big nor clever.
 
The like button can be used as a kind of mobbing. You might have to have been following certain wording in the various threads to understand it. It does go on. And the argument about upsetting some delicate flower doesn't help either. Its water off a ducks back to me. But I hate to see delicate flowers being mobbed. And in the opposite way, you can use the like button to support a victim's post, encouraging others to join in. The provocateur isn't put off, but it shows the victim they are not on their own. Sure you can post as well. But a timely like on the right post helps a lot.
 
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Can you change the like button to a Jaffa Cake button?
That would solve the problem :)
 
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