On forum etiquette and "Likes."

[GilaMinumBeer]

i'm glad to read this. I've always felt that it clutters the thread having lots of posts just saying "thanks", but didn't want to offend anyone. I'll be using the "like" button more in the future to keep the forum clutter down. By the way, i also "liked" your post.

+1

 

[drainbamage]

+1

This.

 

[LAHammer]

I like threads that grow so fast you can't read them quick enough to get to the end. You end up tangled up in a pile of :turtles: and and even

:likes:

and all the $hit you needed to finish today will still be needy on Monday

 

[Stealthcruiser]

Does your face hurt?

It's killing me!

 

[iijakii]

Just remember, 1 like = 1 respect.

 

[jschein]

Admitting you have a problem is the first step to recovery.

+1

I wanted to like this post but I went past my self imposed limit of 2 likes per day. I did rate the thread excellent. Can I rate it more than once? Or if I change my mind and the thread now sucks can I change my rating?

 

[agrazela]

"Likes" are dog biscuits. You dole them out sparingly to mold the subject's behavior.

"Likes" are not Mardi Gras beads. You don't just throw them at any ol' skank that shows some stretch marks.

 

[iijakii]

"Likes" are dog biscuits. You dole them out sparingly to mold the subject's behavior.

"Likes" are not Mardi Gras beads. You don't just throw them at any ol' skank that shows some stretch marks.

Are you saying you don't want to see my tits? Slightly offended.

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

I wanted to like this post but I went past my self imposed limit of 2 likes per day. I did rate the thread excellent. Can I rate it more than once? Or if I change my mind and the thread now sucks can I change my rating?

Yes.

 

[jschein]

Sweet!

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

Sweet!

Like a diabetic donkey.

 

[jschein]

Like a diabetic donkey.

Turtle Club? You are trying to make me hit the like button in my state of...nevermind

 

[BigEd]

I'd rather have a simple thank you. My psyche can take not getting a like.

 

[jschein]

Gotta go to this thread, maybe interesting. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?p=7104604
I want to like it but......

 

[Zepth]

TLDR but it seems the topic has drifted. Let's try and re-direct this.

I am divided on the like system on the forum. Seems a little one sided without a dislike button. As it is, the advantages are that a quick like can save a member from needing to type an "I agree" or "+1" post that might risk cluttering up things. If a reply has 25 likes on it and the reader just googled their way to the post, they can easily tell that whatever was said in that post is respected by other members and likely to be accurate.

I frequented a different forum that had a user reputation system. Liking and disliking on posts would influence a rep bar near the avatar. This can quickly identify how much a user is respected in the community. How much +/- rep a like or dislike gave depended on how much the giver had. If someone with awesome rep gave a like, it would be an order of magnitude more rep-giving than a noob. Unfortunately respected =/= knowledgeable. While someone could rack up a "He's the man!" status on rep in one forum let's say beer brewing here, they could give advice into the sake forum. While they'd have high rep they could also be posting perhaps with no knowledge of process at all. This could yield several quick dislikes and suddenly damage the mis-informed advice giver's rep. Comes down to rating a user vs the exact post. Also a somewhat flawed system to work with.

As far as myself, I try to give things that will have people liking just so that I know I'm helping out. If I spend a half hour to detail out some process in exquisite detail, it's a little heart breaking to see what can be interpreted as being unappreciated. Other times I'll make a joke in one of the less serious threads just to make someone smile and not really care how that turns out.

 

[jschein]

Thanks BigEd!

 

[PlexVector]

well, what about the +1 -1 method, which only shows the sum of each. basically with equal likes and dislikes you end up with what you started with...s & :turtle:s!

 

[Fedora]

Can we let this thread die, please?

I'm about liked out.

 

[hunter_le five]

Can we let this thread die, please?

No.

 

[Teromous]

No.

I concur with your position on this.

 

[Fedora]

Fine. I never start something and not finish it.

Wait, whut?

 

[ncbrewer]

As a way of thanking someone for advice, maybe a separate "Thank you" button would be the way to go. I'll bet it would be used more, and cut down on clutter in the threads. And the person giving the advice would see that it was appreciated.

 

[drainbamage]

As a way of thanking someone for advice, maybe a separate "Thank you" button would be the way to go. I'll bet it would be used more, and cut down on clutter in the threads. And the person giving the advice would see that it was appreciated.

And @Austin is out there reading this thread, thinking, "let's see, they only want a Dislike button, a Thanks button, and a :turtle:. Anything else? ****."

 

[soccerdad]

Can we let this thread die, please?

+1
Ditto
THANKS

I like that !

 

[PlexVector]

Please delete!

 

[slym2none]

Please don't like this post. There is nothing likable about it.

 

[PlexVector]

Please delete!

Why you haters want to shut a thread down? If you don't like it here, don't click to come here!

I know... crazy idea, right? But it just might work!

:cross:

Fixed it. forgot the winky thing. (I know, my humor can be a bit to subtle and weird...)

 

[Hoppity]

So, I just wanted to remind everyone that starting a post with the word 'so' is not liked by some forum regulars. They find it superfluous.

So there!

 

[slym2none]

Well, I guess I am a major offender there...

 

[drainbamage]

So, I guess I am a major offender there...

FTFY.

Is starting a post with "well" allowed, or is it only when followed by "actually..."?