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That would require a lot of people to moderate each person and their use of the feature. I feel like nobody would really want to do that; the moderators, I'd imagine, have better things to do.
Are you referring to my comment or Topit's? I actually liked Topit's idea more than my own.
Mostly yours, but his is also rather impractical; whereas yours requires a judgement of everyone in a manner similar to access to the community thread, his requires a constant awareness of what each person is thumbing up, how often, etc. etc. etc. Either is a hassle for the moderators; and having members be able to report thumbing up seems too excessive and complicated to make very much sense. Although I do agree that a thumbing up option would be nice, I also think that like the reputation numbers the majority of BiM users are most likely not mature enough to use it responsibly.
Yeah, right after I posted that I realized how stupid it sounded.
But, seriously, if there's no dislike button and some guidelines are set, there isn't really a way that I can think of to misuse this, besides "upvote this post if you agree." (which of course wouldn't be that common if we got the word out that your not supposed to do that and then we wouldn't need moderators to MONITOR EVERYTHING. THe community can correct itself.
Like if you agree. lolwut? 
I don't really see the reason of having a "thumbs up" system. We can judge by ourselves wether the post it's good or not. If you want to show that you agree with an opinion or think someone else made a valid point with his post, you can just post that, and maybe add something to the discussion instead of just saying "yes I agree". That's all.
I really like the thumbs up but not down and no reputation meter idea.
I like the simple "nodding one's head in agreement." If I like something and I'm looking at the computer monitor I nod my head with satisfaction. Maybe a fist pump or two if I really like it... I kid.
Up-voting or liking something does not automatically make a post golden. Some posts may help lots of people while others help one with a very specific problem. What I like about the community is our own sense of space- you already know most of the stuff you find here you're going to like.
If something is truly helpful it will make its way into the resources section or be highlighted on the front page of the site or people will link to it in posts so others can benefit.
The people who help run this site have much more important matters to attend to. If you like someone's post why not write about why you liked it in another post? This is a discussion forum.
Have fun,
Jared
I don't really see the reason of having a "thumbs up" system. We can judge by ourselves wether the post it's good or not. If you want to show that you agree with an opinion or think someone else made a valid point with his post, you can just post that, and maybe add something to the discussion instead of just saying "yes I agree". That's all.
yes I agree
I find "yes I agree" kind of spams the thread and annoys me
I find "yes I agree" kind of spams the thread and annoys me
It's better than just "This." or "^".
But it essentially has the same purpose. It is to show support for an idea, which would be simpler and the conversation would be easier to follow if you didn't have to make a post like that.
I just realized, would a thumbs up on a thread bump it? Because in this thread, someone might have a really good idea, but it doesn't stay around for long because people just thumbed it.
I'm not really sure why we need to endorse ideas in the first place if we aren't contributing anything more to the discussion. Does it really matter if "Squash likes this post"? It doesn't help anyone who might be reading through the topic, and the forums aren't large enough to require it as a means toward highlighting interesting discussion. People should be able to decide how they feel about a post without knowing that ten other members "like" it. I honestly can't see what something along this vein would add to any discussion, aside from the potential for a lot of crying about its abuse.
Does it really matter if "Squash likes this post"?
It matters a whole lot if Squash liked the post.
New plan: integrate this feature, but only for Squash. The "Squash seal of approval," which he can grant to posts at his own whim, but nobody else has such a power.
Squash likes this post!
Last edited by Squash (June 23, 2012 (02:51pm))
I like that idea!
Let's go Squash some posts!
yes i agree
^
Good thought. I agree.
Perhaps this thread should be closed?
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