Forum “Likes”

[GEOINTAnalyst]

The other couple of forums I belong to also have "Like" buttons - to me it lets the OP (Original Poster) know that someone has at least read you post

 

[Chris]

Can you add an "Amen" button? or is that a redundant "like"...

I'm sorry but I don't have time for that right now. Maybe down the road. Got too much going on right now.

 

[Pat]

I'm sorry but I don't have time for that right now. Maybe down the road. Got too much going on right now.

Good enough. Thanks.

 

[Momma D]

The "likes" are definitely a mixed bag depending on how you look at it.

One has to be discerning about where the OP is emotionally.
'Likes' are okay in certain threads, but unlike some others here, I don't feel the need to respond to everything I read.
I wish I could login on my ipad so I could see the keyboard better...it would certainly help avoid the typos!
Old age has diminished my eyesight
The golden years...so not true!

 

[Reunionroundthecorner]

The 100 button is my favorite! LOLOL! Agreed, Pat. We need an Amen button!

 

[dseno]

"Likes" are an internet currency and I have no use for them.

 

[Andy C]

"Likes" are an internet currency and I have no use for them.

Im not sure what you mean?

 

[Wally]

I'm sorry but I don't have time for that right now. Maybe down the road. Got too much going on right now.

A facepalm and hug would be nice like icons too..... when you get the time.... just sayin.

There does appear to be a redundant thankyou.

Or we could just learn to : .......

 

[Baby Yoda]

I don't want to make people think I am angry with them when I'm actually upset over the horrible topic being covered. Yet, leaving a "like" makes it seem that I approve of the topic. Tric

Agree, same with the thumbs down or eye roll. If I use them it's for content, not the poster. So I hesitate sometimes. And sometimes when I see an eyeroll on something I posted, I worry on why it drew that reaction.

 

[Baby Yoda]

And the other reason I post a lot of likes is to try and keep up with TT's number of reactions on the main page.

 

[JoyJoyJoy]

I usually hit "like" to let the poster know that I have read the article/comment.

I do occasionally use eye rolls and thumbs down, but it is never to the person posting, but to the content of the article.

 

[Andy C]

I usually hit "like" to let the poster know that I have read the article/comment.

I do occasionally use eye rolls and thumbs down, but it is never to the person posting, but to the content of the article.

I looked it up, and out of my 48,000 posts, I have received 40 thumbs down…I probably deserved more…. Im a work in progress, and the progress is slow

 

[pixelpusher]

We need a "Like all" button at the bottom of the page tho. At 20 posts per page, sometimes my like finger gets tired.

 

[MapleLeaf]

Agree, same with the thumbs down or eye roll. If I use them it's for content, not the poster. So I hesitate sometimes. And sometimes when I see an eyeroll on something I posted, I worry on why it drew that reaction.

In that instance, I tend to use the "smiley" function within the post after a quote or make a statement about the topic so it's clearer that's what I'm responding to. But I have gotten accustomed to seeing those sorts of "likes" as responses to the topic so my skin has gotten thicker on that one. I'm rarely taken aback anymore.

I think it is easy to start spiritualizing or making some rule about 'likes' which is kind of nonsensical. I was still a teen when the instant chats/messengers became a daily part of my life so smiles and 'likes' are just normal to me.

 

[Momma D]

Thanks to whomever helped (Chris or Adrian) I assume!
I am now logged in on my iPad!!!
Any typos will from now on, will be entirely my fault

 

[Ghoti Ichthus]

I love "likes". It's the perfect dopamine hit. LOL That's only partially true though. I do like to use them to either show agreement or support of the post. Or, in the more informal threads, that I have read it. I never know when to use the "angry" face though. I don't want to make people think I am angry with them when I'm actually upset over the horrible topic being covered. Yet, leaving a "like" makes it seem that I approve of the topic. Tricky, tricky. I tend to stick with "like" just because I know that, for me, seeing an angry face initially sends me into a panic that I said something horrible and off-the-cuff again as I am wont to do.

I use the angry like when something in the content makes me angry. Example: arson to churches, burning Bibles, more abortions, etc. It doesn't mean I'm angry at the poster. I use the angry like a lot because there are so many bad things happening. I appreciate it when someone posts about these things and figure at least most of the time, the person was angry, frustrated, sad, etc. enough about whatever it was that he or she took the time to post it. My angry like is how I agree with what I think the poster (probably) thinks about whatever was that prompted the post.

 

[Ghoti Ichthus]

Most of the time I'm too stupid to add anything meaningful to the discussion that hasn't already been said so I just "like" away. haha

You're not stupid

Everyone knows and has experienced different things, there are various ways of interpreting, and people end up with various perspectives. These are all part of what makes the board so interesting

I like your perspective that sometimes differs from mine on some things that are similar (or the same) as here just because we're on different sides of a geopolitical boundary. If nothing else, it helps me understand or anticipate some things the Canadian side of my family says/does

 

[Ghoti Ichthus]

I like likes! Lol.

I do sometimes like posts that I don't necessarily agree with if I see where the person is coming from.

If I don't like something I read it's either because I forgot to like it or it's too out there for me personally

Sometimes, I like something and forget to double-check that the like actually registered. Sometimes I click and it doesn't work. It's my connection, which can get slow, interrupted, or dropped because of heavy use in the area (inadequate capacity and priority to commercial/business accounts)

Sometimes it's my ISP getting stupid about Christian websites because I'll still be online, but disconnected from here and can neither get back here or to some other Christian sites, but I can go to secular sites Then I have to go around the censorship, and even then, sometimes it doesn't work

 

[Ghoti Ichthus]

I sometimes use the thinking like because the poster has given me something to think about. Either something I hadn't thought about in a different way, or something I'll reply to down-thread (sometimes not right away). Getting me to think is a good thing

I'll often ask about a because I want to know what someone is thinking about my post that deserved it. Was it that I posted it at all, or the content, or a comment/conclusion I made about the content or OP, or?

 

[Ghoti Ichthus]

The 100 button is my favorite! LOLOL! Agreed, Pat. We need an Amen button!

A facepalm

and hug

would be nice like icons too..... when you get the time....

just sayin.

There does appear to be a redundant thankyou.

Or we could just learn to : .......

I think a "useful" like would be good. It shows appreciation for the post or that the information in the post was especially helpful, but neither agreement nor disagreement with the content. Sometimes I wish for a like, but I think that would make the board look tacky, so not asking for it.

I think 100 percent and Amen would be redundant, but since RF is a Christian board, maybe the 100 percent like could be replaced with an Amen like.

I know Chris doesn't have time to deal with this right now, so not expecting an acknowledgement