Possibility of adding a Like Button?

[Kate!]

Any chance this is at all possible? I believe a lot of members would want this.

Thoughts?

[reece(:]

We been asking for years hun

[Kate!]

We been asking for years hun

I will add a poll.

[Matthew.]

Yes please

[Kate!]

If you vote please post your reason(s)

[Crimson Dynamo]

it would add to the division in the forum and would be routinely abused on a daily basis

NO

[Epic.]

In answer to the poll, yes.

In answer to how the thread is formatted, no

[caprimint]

No, it'll just create even more **** because all the groups of friends will like each other's posts

[Strictly Jake]

No, it'll just create even more **** because all the groups of friends will like each other's posts

I voted yes but then read this and now want to vote no

[Kazanne]

Why do people feel the need to be the most popular all the time ? imo it will make things worse as people will band together and make others feel bad.

[reece(:]

If you vote please post your reason(s)

- This is one of the only forums still in the dark ages in relation to a like button.
- A lot of posts I couldn't have worded better and would like to show my agreement.
- It's nice to spread some positivity

[Jordan.]

Idrc either way but I think if it was added it should be limited to so many likes per day/hour so it actually feels meaningful liking something and avoids people spamming it.

[T*]

coming back to here it really feels empty without one, mainly because i really cba replying to posts I agree with and just repeating myself so a lot of the time I just leave it :shame: I think - and I don’t mean any shade by this - if we could disable it in places of the forum where arguments are most likely and probably wouldn’t be appropriate, then it would be better. Makes it more of a friendlier feature if it was in all the TV sections and the chat sections .

[Liam-]

I personally don’t get the point of one, there’s no difference between that and quoting that you agree, if anything I think it would probably bring discussions to an end quicker if people aren’t going to add anything onto people’s comments

[Wizard.]

Never gonna happen

[Crimson Dynamo]

I personally don’t get the point of one, there’s no difference between that and quoting that you agree, if anything I think it would probably bring discussions to an end quicker if people aren’t going to add anything onto people’s comments

i agree


(whew that took ages to type)

[caprimint]

I personally don’t get the point of one, there’s no difference between that and quoting that you agree, if anything I think it would probably bring discussions to an end quicker if people aren’t going to add anything onto people’s comments
Yeah this as well, it'd be an alternative to actually posting something

[Elliot]

A like button would be fun. Usually when there’s a really good post the thread gets littered with replies to said post with the clap emoji or laugh emoji or w/e. It’d clean things up a lot more.

[armand.kay]

No, it'll just create even more **** because all the groups of friends will like each other's posts

I'm not tat bothered about it but I feel like it wouldn't make much of a difference, I mean people now would just quote the post with "this." or "[2]" which is essentially a like.

[Niamh.]

Yeah this as well, it'd be an alternative to actually posting something

Yeah, this is a forum, people are supposed to talk, social media already has like buttons, why the need for everything to be made the same? We're supposed to be encouraging discussion not stunting it

[Twosugars]

Why not try and see?

Don't see it as stunting discussion. Another forum I read has it and discussion flows ok. If somebody has to add something they will.

[Niamh.]

Why not try and see?

Don't see it as stunting discussion. Another forum I read has it and discussion flows ok. If somebody has to add something they will.

There did used to be a Karma button iirc but it was taken out because it was causing problems (I think but maybe another mod/admin could confirm that?)

[armand.kay]

I personally don’t get the point of one, there’s no difference between that and quoting that you agree, if anything I think it would probably bring discussions to an end quicker if people aren’t going to add anything onto people’s comments

yeah but what is a "this" really adding to the conversation? if the conversation is dead its gonna end quickly regardless. A like button if anything would declutter threads because the first page wont made p entirely of people just agreeing with someones paragraph.

[Crimson Dynamo]

yeah but what is a "this" really adding to the conversation? if the conversation is dead its gonna end quickly regardless. A like button if anything would declutter threads because the first page wont made p entirely of people just agreeing with someones paragraph.

do you have an example of that happening at all?

[Lostie!]

coming back to here it really feels empty without one, mainly because i really cba replying to posts I agree with and just repeating myself so a lot of the time I just leave it :shame: I think - and I don’t mean any shade by this - if we could disable it in places of the forum where arguments are most likely and probably wouldn’t be appropriate, then it would be better. Makes it more of a friendlier feature if it was in all the TV sections and the chat sections .

That's a big strike against the idea for me, it's supposed to be a discussion forum.

That said, it would beat the posts which comprise solely of "this" or just a full stop (actually, I'd support a motion for the latter to be automatically deleted :idc:)

[Josy]

coming back to here it really feels empty without one, mainly because i really cba replying to posts I agree with and just repeating myself so a lot of the time I just leave it :shame: I think - and I don’t mean any shade by this - if we could disable it in places of the forum where arguments are most likely and probably wouldn’t be appropriate, then it would be better. Makes it more of a friendlier feature if it was in all the TV sections and the chat sections .This type of comment really doesn't make a great argument for it imo, a forum needs discussion to work and hold peoples interest not just clicking a button when you like a post, what would be better than just posting I agree would be posting along the lines of 'I agree with this because...' and adding to the threads with your own personal thoughts and input.

Having said that, I'm not completely against the idea, although I did mention before that rather than a like button I think tibb would benefit more from reaction buttons.

I'm sure James said last time we spoke about it that he would look into it when he had some time.

[Josy]

There did used to be a Karma button iirc but it was taken out because it was causing problems (I think but maybe another mod/admin could confirm that?)Yeah that's right

[Kate!]

Thanks for your comments everyone. Intrigued by Josys mention of reaction buttons. Could be good.

[T*]

This type of comment really doesn't make a great argument for it imo, a forum needs discussion to work and hold peoples interest not just clicking a button when you like a post, what would be better than just posting I agree would be posting along the lines of 'I agree with this because...' and adding to the threads with your own personal thoughts and input.

Having said that, I'm not completely against the idea, although I did mention before that rather than a like button I think tibb would benefit more from reaction buttons.

I'm sure James said last time we spoke about it that he would look into it when he had some time.

I’m on one for some design stuff that has a like button, it doesn’t really kill the discussion, like for instance if someone was doing a ranking thread or like showing what they’ve found somewhere it’s kind of motivating them to do more if they know the posts are being appreciated? Idk really how to describe it lmao.

Like posts that are usually appreciated but like not replied to can be appreciated, bc let’s be real there’s none of that posting where it’s just ‘i agree’ or ‘[2]’ anymore it’s just like a positive bonus feature

I do really like the idea of reaction buttons actually!

[Crimson Dynamo]

An "aye rright" and "your erse is oot ra windae"

Reaction button would be good

Plus a "in the name the wee man" one

[bots]

a like button is the equivalent of an ego stroke ( a bit like most loved). It will encourage people to post things to get likes and it is a conversation/discussion killer. Popular topics will just disappear because people choose to click like rather than actively participate.

[Kate!]

a like button is the equivalent of an ego stroke ( a bit like most loved). It will encourage people to post things to get likes and it is a conversation/discussion killer. Popular topics will just disappear because people choose to click like rather than actively participate.

Would you like reaction buttons instead? Or nothing at all?

[bots]

Would you like reaction buttons instead? Or nothing at all?

nothing at all would be fine by me, i'm not a fan of ego stroking