I think it would be pretty cool to be able to give individual posts a thumbs up or a thumbs down like how you can for youtube. Would that be possible? Like alot of times I've noticed people agree with a certain post, so they make a new post saying they agree with it (I do that too sometimes lol) which is kinda a waste of space in my opinion. But this way you can just thumbs up it to show your agreement/support or disapproval. What do you guys think?
yeah i think so
So, take a feature that Google messed up and put it on the forums?
No.. If you want to spear censored all over this forum, change the thread/user ratings to 'like or dislike'
Like the thread rating, it would never be used.
Uhmm... what ?? =S
And actually most topics do have a rating. Plus its not the same thing, a topic is too broad alot of the time to give a rating, there might be some parts of it you like and some you dont. A post is obviously much shorter so its way easier to decide if you like or dislike it. Also its not like everyone's gonna like or dislike every post, I'm assuming most posts would be neutral to most people. It would mostly be for posts that someone particularly agrees/likes or disagrees with.
I'm not too big of a fan. Because, just like in youtube, it can be used to 'Thumb down' topics, just because you happen to not like the one posting. Yeah.... not something I want happening here.
Yeah, having a Thumbs Down feature doesn't sound that appealing to me. I mean, at least with a post you can explain why you don't like/agree with something, and it seems more polite, imo, to do that, than to just offhandedly say you dislike something.
Yeah, and if someone has a problem with my opinions or viewpoints, I'd rather have them say so in my face (Or with PM, if they really don't want to make it public) then with anonymous voting.
Ooh, I forgot that it would anonymous. Then I *really* stand by my first post. I can take critique, disapproval, disagreement, etc., but I'd like to know who is against my post and why.
I am not sure about it, it doesn't promote as much discussion and is open to abuse. However it could be useful when trying to find good information on winx. On youtube example its used to rate videos so people can choose a good video rather than a bad one so is more helpful.
How can a topic discussing opinions be good or bad? Also, doesn't youtube work with stars? Y'know, that system we already have?
Ytube's recently added like/thumbs up and dislike/thumbs down features~ {That's one thing I appreciate about Fbook. They only introduced a like button, not a dislike one.}
I agree that I think peole should actually clarify why they like the post or not, but perhaps we could incorporate a rule, or really more of a what-you-should-do-or-be-frowned-upon thing. Another forum I visit has a no two word post rule because they're pretty pointless. We should probably have something like that here. Yes, it may be difficult for particularly young memers(we've had a couple of 8-yeard-olds here haven't we?), but, even though it sounds unfair, they should try another forum before they can come to one with actual discussion.
what about what song are listening too nickelback someday (2 words)
Unfortunately (in my own opinion as a forum admin), this shouldn't be implemented and/or enabled (at least for now).
First of all, the server that hosts this forum is getting pretty bogged down. The forum script itself is already CPU intensive and adding support for thumbs up/down (or Like) (or reputation) requires the forum to make a few more queries. Also, we changed hosts like 4 or 5 times and we seriously wish that we do not have to migrate again because it's really cumbersome to prepare everything and we have to wait for the DNS servers to sync and the downtime and disabling attachments and whatsoever.
Second, like some members said, it's a little too opaque, you don't really know who's actually disagreeing with you and you might never know who is behind that -1 rating. Unlike a blog, this is a forum, you can reply to the poster if you disagree with the poster's opinion. (Unlike a blog, which is rather difficult to reply to the original poster)
Of course, that is my two cents and you can always reply if you disagree with my statements.
On another forum I go to, they had a "rep" system. you could give people rep, or remove it based on how many rep you had to begin with.
It was all anonymous, but people signed their rep messages and people started to hate eachother.
Whereas if there were reputation that allowed comments, was public, but you could only give rep instead of take it away, it would be good.
But I still think it is a bad idea anyhow
I dunno, if the majority of the members dont want to then I guess there's no point in having a feature like that. But I dont think many people are gonna hate, I was thinking of it more as a positive thing in which you show your support. For example in like a discussion topic about Winx if someone makes a really good point that you agree with, you could like their post. But thats just my opinion, like I said if yall dont want it there's not much point.
If someone makes a good point, you can say so in a post. We even have a thumbs up smiley. (And a thumbs down one, if someone really wants to.)
Lol that goes back to my first post here, that making a whole new post just to say you agree or disagree is a waste and can be annoying to anyone checking new posts. But whatever, I'm not gonna and obviously cant impose this on everyone lol.
Well, it would be a good incentive to get more eloquent in bringing your opinions. Stating arguments and reasons for your like/dislike or something.
But if you agree/disagree with what was already said, there's no point in saying the same thing again in a new post in your own words.
Why not? There's always things to discuss. Most people have very different reasons for an opinion that is, at first glance, the same.
Cause it would be redundant.
How can having discussions with everyone giving their reasons, which can wildly deviate from each other, be redundant?
If they dont wildly deviate from each other. Hence I said, if you agree/disagree with a post and have nothing to add, you could like/dislike it instead of making a new redundant post.
Meh.... I still rather have a post. Like I said, it would teach member to be more eloquent and better in structuring their posts.
Well along with posting people could also like/dislike what they're replying to. That way in like a discussion topic it would be almost like a poll to see how many people agree or disagree with a statement.
Something of which I personally am not too big a fan off. Sure, it gives a good view of what someone likes, but the most interesting things (Why?) will stay away.
Not of what someone likes, but of what the forum as a community agrees/disagrees with. Sorry I didnt get the last part of what you said.
P-girl meant the most interesting part of agreeing/disagreeing is the reason, and you'll lose that with this kind of system. I think.
With a poll or a agree/disagree button, it becomes to easy to just leave it at that. You're seeing an opinion you like and just give it a thumbs-up, not mingling in the conversation and perhaps give it a boost or some new insight.
But I'm not saying for people not to be able to post replies anymore, I'm saying for this to be an additional thing. If people choose not to reply with the option of liking/disliking a post instead, thats their choice. But not giving them the option so that they are forced to reply with a post even if they'd rather like/dislike it doesnt sound like a good reason to me.
It isn't about the ability to, it's about the fact that it will leave people thinking 'Oh well, I gave my opinion with the push of a button, no need to post anything more'. And that kind of attitude can kill a topic.
But its not like they're being compelled to only like/dislike it, if they have something to add and want to add it, they will. Without giving them the alternative to like/dislike a post, their only option is to reply which is basically saying 'if you want to give your opinion, you have to reply with a post'. Forcing someone to post isnt the way to keep a topic alive either, especially if the posts are repetitive.
Honestly i like this whole idea.
Not everybody needs to say "Yes, I agree" for every single post they agree on. The like button would be cool because if you DONT want to explain why you like it, or you feel that they basically said the Same thing you were going to say.
I seen several posts on here where somebody makes a statement and everybody says "I agree." That would be a great reason to bring the like button in, so instead of having several posters posting the same thing without giving their opinion they can just like the topic and Just because somebody likes something doesnt mean they NEED to explaing why they like it.
I can see where the "dislike" button would cause problems because some will feel attacked. and would wonder why.
Yeah what Terri says makes sense. So I guess if the dislike button is too negative, we could just have a like button like they do on facebook. I dont know about the technical details Admin posted about so if its not possible cause of those thats fine. But I definately think it would improve the forum and make it more user friendly.