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Bill Turner Send message Joined: 29 Nov 10 Posts: 112 Credit: 37,989 RAC: 0	Message 1331478 - Posted: 26 Jan 2013, 6:33:17 UTC - in response to Message 1331421.
	I've always had the impression that the infamous like/dislike buttons have given people yet another avenue to be lazy. Instead of engaging in conversation and having to either support or debate a certian topic, people now only have to simply click a single button. It would be different if you could click a like or dislike button, but only if it came with a response by default. Scrolling through threads with three posts, two with 150 likes and one with 74 dislikes just makes me wounder why those other 224 people couldn't give an opinion, regardless if it were relevant or not. ____________ Check out my wifes cupcakes
	ID: 1331478 ·

Es99 Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 23 Aug 05 Posts: 7339 Credit: 210,542 RAC: 255	Message 1331489 - Posted: 26 Jan 2013, 7:22:08 UTC - in response to Message 1331478.
	I've always had the impression that the infamous like/dislike buttons have given people yet another avenue to be lazy. Instead of engaging in conversation and having to either support or debate a certian topic, people now only have to simply click a single button. It would be different if you could click a like or dislike button, but only if it came with a response by default. Scrolling through threads with three posts, two with 150 likes and one with 74 dislikes just makes me wounder why those other 224 people couldn't give an opinion, regardless if it were relevant or not. There was a group of people a while back who had multiple accounts they used to click the dislike button on any poster they did not like. The whole thing escalated to such ridiculous proportions that the buttons where disabled. There may have even been automated scripts involved because I remember at one point the dislikes would appear within seconds of a post and it didn't matter at all what the content of the post was. At the time I made this gif in honour of the dislike (pink "-" button) because it was being so badly abused. However, the like button is a nice idea. ____________ In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and has been widely regarded as a bad move. - Douglas Adams
	ID: 1331489 ·

rob smith Volunteer moderator Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 5443 Credit: 20,530,178 RAC: 125,954	Message 1331503 - Posted: 26 Jan 2013, 8:51:30 UTC
	Nice one Es :-) Now, your challenge for today, should you accept it, is to come up with a "like" button of the same style and panache. ____________ Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe?
	ID: 1331503 ·

soft^spirit Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 6231 Credit: 27,509,462 RAC: 10,132	Message 1331577 - Posted: 26 Jan 2013, 15:05:11 UTC
	personally I find a "like" button without a "dislike" button to be lacking. a thumbs up/down that does not effect the thread over all is a useful tool, but certainly not high priority. As a means of "self moderating" and hiding posts based on it, probably a bad idea for reasons already mentioned. As it is anyone trying to use more than a +1 is indicating they have a bunch of other people inside their head cheering them on. ____________ Janice
	ID: 1331577 ·

betreger Send message Joined: 29 Jun 99 Posts: 1061 Credit: 2,002,710 RAC: 2,515	Message 1331864 - Posted: 27 Jan 2013, 3:11:20 UTC
	These forums should provoke thought not consensus. ____________
	ID: 1331864 ·

Es99 Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 23 Aug 05 Posts: 7339 Credit: 210,542 RAC: 255	Message 1332015 - Posted: 27 Jan 2013, 17:35:44 UTC - in response to Message 1331932.
	+1 ____________ In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and has been widely regarded as a bad move. - Douglas Adams
	ID: 1332015 ·

Gary Charpentier Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 10315 Credit: 5,078,608 RAC: 6,020	Message 1332115 - Posted: 27 Jan 2013, 22:50:24 UTC
	+0.01 ____________
	ID: 1332115 ·

Bathybius & Eozoon Nummulosphere Bound Send message Joined: 16 Jun 02 Posts: 1295 Credit: 2,385,423 RAC: 4,066	Message 1332189 - Posted: 28 Jan 2013, 7:50:30 UTC Last modified: 28 Jan 2013, 8:44:19 UTC
	Scary Capitalist. Finally someone Worth Reading. And Guy The Right, of course. D.F.I. say: Read Scary, He Got Da Brain. ____________
	ID: 1332189 ·

Scary Capitalist Send message Joined: 21 May 01 Posts: 7404 Credit: 63,806 RAC: 32	Message 1332192 - Posted: 28 Jan 2013, 8:08:20 UTC - in response to Message 1332189.
	That's why I get paid the big bucks. ____________ Founder of BOINC team Objectivists. Oh the humanity! Rational people crunching data! I did NOT authorize this belly writing!
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