Need for a LIKE function

[Diggin It]

But as those threads start....the "popular" answers were "incorrect" answers.

And there's no way for the system to correct that so five years after when somebody does a search and see those 'popular' posts, what will they do? Believe them to be correct, or read the rest of the thread to see how wrong they were?

 

[YLee Kioti]

Some good points made for not adding features.
Valid commentary that was helpful.

 

[JWR]

As I said in post #1 of this thread, I think an "Agree" function or something like that would be nice to have. Handy. Something I would use when I noticed a post or comment that I thought was particularly good, yet one where I had nothing further to say and preferred not to clutter the thread with yet another post.

Ideally, there would be a mechanism for new features to be proposed (there is NOT, in fact the TBN 'powers that be' act like it is frozen forever and handed down on a stone tablet, no changes ever possible and no way to suggest them) and a mechanism to vote (there is not.)

Somewhat of a shame that there has not been (and will not be) comment from the majority of TBN forum users. There's no mechanism to support that. My suggestion was not worthy of a "constitutional convention" level of upheaval in the first place. To me it was just a nice-to-have.

 

[Oldoak]

This topic gets brought up at least a couple times a year and is always shot down by sage members and rightfully so...
Message boards are not popularity contests (although some seem to think they are)...quality posts get recognized plenty well enough...TBN is not elementary school where gold stars get handed out like M&M's for good behavior...

millennials and face book etc. addicts are always looking for instant approval etc...IMO TBN is much closer to the real world where most contributors are not looking for a pat on the back or butt...!

:thumbsup:

Excellent! Almost my take on this subject exactly. Only you worded it better than I would have.

And for those who want a "like button", why not a "dislike" button to go along with it?
Although as I already expressed, there is no need for either and would serve no valuable purpose in this forum.

 

[dragoneggs]

My initial thought was yeah, nice to have a like button... but the more I thought about it and reading potential cons, I vote no on the idea.

One feature, that I thought was interesting in another forum was the ability to create and post an 'opinion poll' and allow responders to vote if they wanted and also reply. Once you voted, you would see the results of the ongoing tally.

Don't know if polls have a place on TBN or would be appreciated (was going to say 'liked').

 

[Diggin It]

Funny, but I never noticed 'No Polls' here. Oh well.

 

[ovrszd]

I put a like button right beside a thank you button. No use for either.

Only way as an owner of a site would I want anything like this is if it racks up post count that I can pimp advertisers with.

 

[aczlan]

My initial thought was yeah, nice to have a like button... but the more I thought about it and reading potential cons, I vote no on the idea.
One feature, that I thought was interesting in another forum was the ability to create and post an 'opinion poll' and allow responders to vote if they wanted and also reply. Once you voted, you would see the results of the ongoing tally.
Don't know if polls have a place on TBN or would be appreciated (was going to say 'liked').

Polls can be added if needed to a particular topic, see the one on this thread.

Aaron Z

 

[JWR]

Polls can be added if needed to a particular topic, see the one on this thread.

Aaron Z

I see that now at the top of the thread, above all the posts. However, I was the 4th voter (!) so it is either awfully new or represents very little. Wonder who put that poll there ? There was no mechanism for us peons to do so was there ?

 

[Oldoak]

Polls can be added if needed to a particular topic, see the one on this thread.

Aaron Z

Last I checked and saw: "Voters 4. You have already voted on this poll", yet there were 8 votes cast..........

Just proves polls can be deceiving.