What do you use 'Like' for?

[Kier]

The Like button is an interesting beast, as the simple action of 'Liking' something can have so many different meanings.

Personally, I use it to mean one or several of the following:

• I like this post
• Thanks for saying this
• I agree with this post

There are probably a few others I use, but I'm interested to see what other interpretations there are among us.

 

[Shelley]

I sense a celebrity death match coming. Tonight!!! Like vs Thanks

 

[Alpha1]

I rarely use 'like' because it detects Dutch browser settings and the Dutch translation is rather moronic. It translates as: I find this humoristic or I feel affection to it. But then badly worded.

 

[DaKat]

The only problem I have with the like feature is that I don't have it for my own board, not that I use my site anymore.

Exactly! This place is sooooo addictive!

 

[Paul B]

I sense a celebrity death match coming. Tonight!!! Like vs Thanks

http://www.googlefight.com/index.php?lang=en_GB&word1=Like&word2=Thanks

 

[James]

Hah.. I amused myself watching the characters kick themselves only to find out it was a tie:
http://www.googlefight.com/index.php?lang=en_GB&word1=Like&word2=Like

 

[Waddy]

Are there any options to stop it being abused like limiting you to only giving one like per member per day?

Should there also be a dislike button? Would add a bit more interest to the trophy system if you could earn 'bad' trophies for having negative likes.

 

[Onimua]

Are there any options to stop it being abused like limiting you to only giving one like per member per day?

Should there also be a dislike button? Would add a bit more interest to the trophy system if you could earn 'bad' trophies for having negative likes.

There won't be a dislike Button, Kier mentioned it a while ago.

I don't see how it could be abusive, though? People like what they like, I don't see why that should be limited.

 

[Biker]

I rarely use it. A post needs to be outstanding and contribute greatly to a site before I'll consider it.

1) It tends to be over used.
2) It smells too much like a half baked reputation system, which I tend to despise.
3) See #1.
4) See #1.

 

[James]

I wouldn't worry too much about dislike features... I could almost guarantee that it'll be a modification and it'd probably have trophy integration too!

 

[Waddy]

I don't see how it could be abusive, though? People like what they like, I don't see why that should be limited.

Friends constantly 'liking' each other to get trophies?

 

[Paul B]

Friends constantly 'liking' each other to get trophies?

It's no different to post count padding which happens on every single forum and is something I mentioned several days ago.

 

[Biker]

Yep.. Every site has a mutual masturbation society. Oh well....

 

[anotheralias]

I wouldn't put a limit on the Likes, but I'd disallow that signature widget that shows them off. On my own board I mean. That's where all the trouble started with the rep system.

 

[Onimua]

I wouldn't put a limit on the Likes, but I'd disallow that signature widget that shows them off. On my own board I mean. That's where all the trouble started with the rep system.

That's not a widget, that's just people using a dynamic image for their signature. It sprouted from here: http://xenforo.com/community/threads/signature-badge-script.656/

 

[anotheralias]

That's not a widget, that's just people using a dynamic image for their signature. It sprouted from here: http://xenforo.com/community/threads/signature-badge-script.656/

I was just using the term widget to avoid using the word "thingy."

 

[Onimua]

I was just using the term widget to avoid using the word "thingy."

Ah, just thought I thought you thought it was something that was a feature within the software when it's really just an image in a signature that's dynamic.

 

[Vilandra]

Well, I would say I use it here a little differently than I would on my forums (where we have comments able to be posted with the Like). I normally would use it when I wanted to say something a bit OT, or not very important, or to say something like "lol" to a post - rather than making a whole new post just to say something small. Here because we don't have that, I do tend to post comments directly to the user more, so I use the Like for when I don't really have anything to say but I want to show that person that they made a good post or had a good idea.

 

[Dark_Hunter]

I do it for teh lolz.

 

[Forsaken]

I really only use it when I agree with someones post, and have nothing else to say.

Sometimes I do use it when I have something to say in response to someones post, but thats pretty rare in comparison.

 

[Mikey]

for ****z and gigglez