Would you like (lol) a like button on the forum?

[Cal.]

I don't mean to cover old ground (but I'm going to anyway!) but other forums I'm on use a like button and it works so well. I've even caught myself coming on here and going to like someone's post - and then realising I can't. I don't see how the system could be abused since there's no dislike button which people could use on people they dislike. It's a positive feature and it'd work brilliantly in creating a more friendly atmosphere on the forum as well as being more inviting to newbies (a forum I joined recently has a like feature and having everyone like my posts in my introduction thread really made me feel welcomed and it's still nice now I'm not a newbie to receive likes on my posts and really brings the community together).

[T*]

I agree :love:

[Cal.]

I know a lot of people will come in this thread and be like 'it's not needed' etc but new features help keep a forum going. It's very easy to be like 'if you think the forum is slow actually bring some interesting discussion to it' but everyone knows the way to help a flagging forum is to provide new features. Admins, if you don't have the time to add new features then promote someone else to admin who will. We've been asking for CBB1-5 favourites etc for a long time also and we've just got a response that admins are busy. I perfectly respect that and I understand that real life is more important than the forum but in which case do you not think choosing someone who'd be willing to add these new features to join the admin team is a good idea? Niamh or Andybigbro or Dezzy (if they were willing)?

[Cal.]

And I do understand that Josy and James work incredibly hard and respect that they are busy in their own lives.

[Jamie89]

I support this endeavour

[Shaun]

No!!!! Likes mean popularity!!!! Cliques!!!!! Elitism!!!!!!

Or something.

I endorse Cal

[Denver]

Didnt James say something about it not being possible in some sort of way?

[Withano]

I think you should add a poll

I think it should happen if the likes are anonymous and if there isnt a dislike button

[Greg!]

I agree with Cal!

[Marsh.]

The forum will die first.

[Wizard.]

And I do understand that Josy and James work incredibly hard and respect that they are busy in their own lives.

I agree but I don't know why they don't ask people to help like I have experience in coding forums and I don't charge a fee

[Marsh.]

I agree but I don't know why they don't ask people to help like I have experience in coding forums and I don't charge a fee

Riley to be Josy's No. 2?

[Wizard.]

Riley to be Josy's No. 2?

I could be assigned with coding the snazzy stuff whilst Jody does background but I get all the credit

[Babayaro.]

Yes. Here for the mess.

[Denver]

I agree but I don't know why they don't ask people to help like I have experience in coding forums and I don't charge a fee

James has said no because he doesnt want personal details getting out

[Marsh.]

I can't wait to like posts that are against certain forum members in the SD section just to get them all riled.

mwahahahahahaha

[Cal.]

Yes. Here for the mess.

There wouldn't be any :think:

If supposedly mature people can't handle a simple option to like other people's posts on a public forum then I'd be worried!

[Wizard.]

James has said no because he doesnt want personal details getting out

Me to hack Jarrods account to find out who nommed me in TiBB Big Brother?

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

sure why not

[Babayaro.]

There wouldn't be any :think:

If supposedly mature people can't handle a simple option to like other people's posts on a public forum then I'd be worried!

Lmao it's bound to happen. Anyway, I think it's a good idea regardless.

[T*]

The forum will die first.

Sad but probably true

[Wizard.]

If the forums dies can we get a warning first cause I have no means of contacting people

[reece(:]

Yas

[Cal.]

Just to make sure everybody who would potentially be interested in this has viewed it!

[reece(:]

Well it looks like the people have spoken

[Ronald.]

What a good idea! Love that . R.

[Greg!]

Bumping this! It would be lovely xx

[Greg!]

The people demand an official response!

[DouglasS]

I do think it kinda puts TIBB behind the times not having a Like button.
But if it doesn't work it doesn't work

[Greg!]

Not being rude but what's the point of a suggestions section if the suggestions just get ignored. A like button would be cute!

[Wizard.]

Not being rude but what's the point of a suggestions section if the suggestions just get ignored. A like button would be cute!

My new single Can't Fight The Mods is released tonight in Eurovision about this issue! #ForTheManyNotTheFew

[Nicky91]

yeah sure :)

[Crimson Dynamo]

I have found that the new like informative laugh and love thing on DS to be quite good

of course it was much better when the dislike one was active (spineless cowards took it away)

so I think it would be good to have on here at least as a trial

[Jessica.]

Just a little thumbs up is all I want, just to show I agree without having to quote and say "I agree".

[Crimson Dynamo]

Just a little thumbs up is all I want, just to show I agree without having to quote and say "I agree".

what if you disagree?

[Jessica.]

what if you disagree?

If I disagree I'm going to be giving reasons for it, also the admins will get salty if people ask for some kind of negative button.

[Greg!]

Cough

[Epic.]

Pls add the like button admins

[Crimson Dynamo]

but not in SD

[armand.kay]

Personally a like button would tempt me to form cliques and bully people so no.

[Epic.]

Bump!

[Josy]

The people demand an official response!

Ok...

No :hee:

[Novo]

The Tibb Elders have given up with improvements

[Mitchell]

I'd say no, although there are some times that my nasty side wants a dislike button :joker:

[caprimint]

No need for one really, people would end up just liking posts instead of posting their opinion

[Jamie89]

No need for one really, people would end up just liking posts instead of posting their opinion

I would have thought that the only posts it would replace are the '.' ;clap; 'this' posts, rather than the posts where people actually give an opinion, as they're the posts that the like button would be used in place of. I think most people come onto a forum like this in the first place because they want to give their opinions on things so I'd be surprised if people suddenly decided they didn't want to because of a like button. I'm not on any other forums though so I don't know how much of a difference it makes?
Could it not be implemented as a trial and if forum usage went down it could just be removed?

[Greg!]

Ok...

No :hee:

Thanks for the detailed explanation and detail Josy babes

[Cal.]

Ok...

No :hee:

Snake

[Greg!]

Personally a like button would tempt me to form cliques and bully people so no.

Good point actually. Thumbs up icons have a habit of turning me into a nasty spiteful bullying mare.

[Josy]

I would prefer people actually take the time to add to a discussion rather than just hit a button, that is the whole point of a forum.

And yes some members do enter threads and just post 'this' or '2' etc but even at a push that's still preferable to just clicking a button and leaving the thread again.

[Josy]

Thanks for the detailed explanation and detail Josy babes

Feel free to browse through the many ,many threads exact same as this theres been plenty detailed explanation posted in the past, kinda gets boring constantly repeating the same thing.

[T*]

what about the people's preference rather than your preference

[Cal.]

Hmm could it not be trailed

[Josy]

what about the people's preference rather than your preference

Well like we've discussed many times before Tom, not everything suggested is going to get implemented especially if we feel its not great for the forum.

[Greg!]

Josy is a dictator confirmed? Most members clearly want it and loads of other forums have it and are successful so

[King Gizzard]

When are we getting a like button Josy

[Josy]

When are we getting a like button Josy

We are going to have one asap in the admin forum just for us :hee:

[Josy]

Josy is a dictator confirmed? Most members clearly want it and loads of other forums have it and are successful so

You could go to those other forums if its an essential part of your online posting habits to have a like button :think:

[T*]

what happens if everyone turns ad-block on in off-season :hehe:

[Josy]

what happens if everyone turns ad-block on in off-season :hehe:

Nothing :shrug:

[Cal.]

http://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/scalefit_630_noupscale/594642a9210000290033cc3b.png?cache=2cd1j0shsl

GET HER OUT OF HERE BEFORE I SMASH HER FAKING FACE IN

[T*]

Nothing :shrug:

Are you suuure?

[Josy]

Are you suuure?

Yeah...

Nice try though

[T*]

Yeah...

Nice try though

How bizarre, that's not how other sites are run

[Josy]

How bizarre, that's not how other sites are run

You think every site depends on ad revenue? :think:

[Greg!]

It just seems very stubborn and backwards to not even consider adding feature that a lot of people would like and think would improve the forum, especially when pointless features like "share this topic on MySpace" still exist. But that's just my opinion.

[T*]

You think every site depends on ad revenue? :think:

Nope, didn't say that, but it is a factor in a lot of cases... the ad money is put back into the site to keep it running, and if you're paying out of pocket for a site like this that's quite silly tbh :think:

[Josy]

It just seems very stubborn and backwards to not even consider adding feature that a lot of people would like and think would improve the forum, especially when pointless features like "share this topic on MySpace" still exist. But that's just my opinion.

You think the amount of times this subject has been brought up it's never been considered? well you would be wrong, James was even thinking about implementing something similar a while back iirc, but hes has also worked hard and spent time on a lot of custom modification coding for this forum so that has to be taken into consideration when implanting new vb mods its not as easy as finding a mod and adding it a lot of the time.

Then theres just times when things are suggested and we just don't see it being beneficial to the forum.

[Josy]

Nope, didn't say that, but it is a factor in a lot of cases... the ad money is put back into the site to keep it running, and if you're paying out of pocket for a site like this that's quite silly tbh :think:

Well its Mark and James business how the site is run and paid for tbh so making silly threats like the one above is pointless, there's been times when there was no ads running at all on here because of code problems..

I own 3 websites and none of them have ads implanted either because I just don't like ads and find them tacky tbh so I would rather pay the site fee's out my own pocket.

[T*]

Well its Mark and James business how the site is run and paid for tbh so making silly threats like the one above is pointless, there's been times when there was no ads running at all on here because of code problems..

I own 3 websites and none of them have ads implanted either because I just don't like ads and find them tacky tbh so I would rather pay the site fee's out my own pocket.

I own a website too, I don't have ads implemented but my site isn't an online community....

I don't think it's a silly threat either tbh, I think you've been quite lucky with the fact we just put up with this.

[Josy]

I own a website too, I don't have ads implemented but my site isn't an online community....

I don't think it's a silly threat either tbh, I think you've been quite lucky with the fact we just put up with this.
It was a silly attempt at blackmail LMAO

Put up with what? Not implementing a like button on the forum?

Jesus Christ :laugh3:

[T*]

Yes, because I clearly meant just the like button :rolleyes:

[Epic.]

So... we getting that like button yet?

[Greg!]

So... we getting that like button yet?

I was wondering this too!

[Jordan.]

It just seems very stubborn and backwards to not even consider adding feature that a lot of people would like and think would improve the forum, especially when pointless features like "share this topic on MySpace" still exist. But that's just my opinion.

:skull:

[Greg!]

Here is a quote from the recent rules announcement.
The odd post that is just a GIF or smiley is fine but constantly is not.

This is a really good example of why a like button is needed! There have been loads of times where I've waned to show appreciation to a post but haven't because of this rule.

[Vicky.]

I own a website too, I don't have ads implemented but my site isn't an online community....

I don't think it's a silly threat either tbh, I think you've been quite lucky with the fact we just put up with this.
I know this post is like a month old but I only just saw it. Quite what atrocities have we committed? How come you are still here if its that bad? Not trying to push you away from the forum or anything, but I feel like this is a huge overreaction and would like to know a list of our supposed sins to see what we could change.

Here is a quote from the recent rules announcement.


This is a really good example of why a like button is needed! There have been loads of times where I've waned to show appreciation to a post but haven't because of this rule.

I don't really see how? People could post actual opinions instead of just clapping or gifs...or pressing a like button.

I get that you are all desperate for one. I am kinda in the middle. I don't see how it would benefit the forum and I know it will be used as a popularity contest. We did actually used to have something like that on the old forum...a karma system and people did abuse that too. However at the same time, I don't see what harm it would do to have one and it would be nice to see the one word answers and constant gifs disappear...though I have a feeling it wouldn't happen like that and posts would just be liked AND GIFS posted. I think it would probably make people more cliquey than they are now. A well thought out post by an unpopular poster would be ignored, while another member posting 'I saw someones cock today' would have 30 likes D:

[Greg!]

I know this post is like a month old but I only just saw it. Quite what atrocities have we committed? How come you are still here if its that bad? Not trying to push you away from the forum or anything, but I feel like this is a huge overreaction and would like to know a list of our supposed sins to see what we could change.



I don't really see how? People could post actual opinions instead of just clapping or gifs...or pressing a like button.

I get that you are all desperate for one. I am kinda in the middle. I don't see how it would benefit the forum and I know it will be used as a popularity contest. We did actually used to have something like that on the old forum...a karma system and people did abuse that too. However at the same time, I don't see what harm it would do to have one and it would be nice to see the one word answers and constant gifs disappear...though I have a feeling it wouldn't happen like that and posts would just be liked AND GIFS posted. I think it would probably make people more cliquey than they are now. A well thought out post by an unpopular poster would be ignored, while another member posting 'I saw someones cock today' would have 30 likes D:

I for one would never like such VULGARITY.

But like being serious, I really don't think it would be cliquey? There could always be a trial run and if it's not popular or isn't being used properly it could be scrapped.

[Vicky.]

I am not sure its something thats actually easy to implement. I expect its seriously hard or James would have done it by now I think with the demand, even for a trial as you say. This forum has so much custom coding that its kinda a lot harder than in other places to install the mods, and sometimes they can **** up other features... if that makes sense?

Either way, the way to go about it is not to make threats and have a bad attitude (not saying this is you btw :p )

I know James is aware there is a demand for this. I just don't think he is going to do it right now. Plus, Josy already said no :laugh: Its like asking mam for something, getting a no so running to dad :D

[Withano]

Is it here yet, I want to like things

[RichardG]

i've changed my mind on this, i joined another forum with a like button and it's lovely. ^^

[Cal.]

I WANT I WANT I WANT.

/slap

[reece(:]

Nearly every other forum has one :fan:

I want @ tool more though

[Ross.]

We need to get with the times

[Crimson Dynamo]

over at DS their new buttons are in a mess

they got rid of thumbs down after the initial roll out and now the laughing icon is now used as a mocking ironic comment rather than "oh that is funny" ie as a thumbs down proxy

The fact there is no thumbs down has made ALL the reactions meaningless

The spineless excuse given for taking away thumbs down just about sums up the whole debacle

If we have a like we have to have a dislike

[reece(:]

WE don't, dislike is irrel.

[Crimson Dynamo]

WE don't, dislike is irrel.

its not you have to have both, we are all not facebook mums liking puppy videos and saying "hun" all the time

[reece(:]

How do you HAVE to when 3 other forums I use have no dislike but a like one.

Just another of your agendas then?

[Crimson Dynamo]

How do you HAVE to when 3 other forums I use have no dislike but a like one.

Just another of your agendas then?

Are your 3 other forums relevant?

what are they?

[Cal.]

A dislike feature would be ridiculous. A like feature would be a lovely addition.

[reece(:]

Are your 3 other forums relevant?

what are they?

Breathe heavy, the student room , I am also on DS :hee:

Even the ****ing habbo forum I used when I was like 11 has one now. :joker::joker:

[Greg!]

Chantelle Houghton - I Want It Right Now

[Greg!]

A dislike feature would be ridiculous. A like feature would be a lovely addition.

Liked!

[Greg!]

over at DS their new buttons are in a mess

they got rid of thumbs down after the initial roll out and now the laughing icon is now used as a mocking ironic comment rather than "oh that is funny" ie as a thumbs down proxy

The fact there is no thumbs down has made ALL the reactions meaningless

The spineless excuse given for taking away thumbs down just about sums up the whole debacle

If we have a like we have to have a dislike

No one cares about DS. We are our own women.

[Greg!]

Yes.

[Cal.]

Give this to me