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On other forums I visit the posts have a "like" button at the bottom. Readers can click it to show the poster that his/her post is appreciated, it puts a banner along the bottom of the post saying "members name liked this post."

Any chance we could have the same here?

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This forum uses an older version of vBulletin. I'm pretty sure that it's not supported.

 

I would be happy to help with the upgrade process though, as a day job, I'm a computer systems engineer and have managed a number of forums in the past.

 

Cheers,

Terry

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On other forums I visit the posts have a "like" button at the bottom. Readers can click it to show the poster that his/her post is appreciated, it puts a banner along the bottom of the post saying "members name liked this post."

Any chance we could have the same here?

 

 

If we had a button for it, I'd like this post... ;)

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I like this site because it is not Facebook!!
Agreed ! Let's keep it that way !!!

 

I think I have read these comments correctly if I assume the comments are suggesting that the button will turn the forum into a facebooky sort of thing. I do not "do" facebook, I will have nothing to do with it or its ilk .

 

The "like" button is just a very useful tool for saving webspace/bandwidth/cost on the forum, rather than a whole procession of posts saying how great someones post is, the users click the "like" button and their login name appears at the bottom of the post so that the postee can see how appreciated it is.

 

I will go search for previous discussion on this to see why the idea was rejected as I cannot think of a downside.....

Unless:

This forum uses an older version of vBulletin. I'm pretty sure that it's not supported.

That I can understand.

 

*Edit* Found it in 2011! and Joris said

The thing is, if somebody posts in a thread that they like it, it's moved to the top of the New Posts page. Thus people see it, look at it and perhaps like it too (and say the do). If we have a like button then the threads would be quickly forgotten because they are never pushed back to the top...

If that is the case then I can understand why it was rejected then but that was 5 years ago, is it still a problem?

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To me the beauty of this forum, is that it enables the sharing of useful information to other interested people.

 

So why is it necessary to "like" some one's post? It is surely better to add to the information, or benefit from the information posted. I have started to compile a "useful information book" for the benefit of myself and others in my group.

 

We can already see how many people have shown interest in the subject title by the number of viewings.

 

In my opinion don't fix what ain't broke

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I don't like the idea of 'like' or 'thank' buttons.

 

It might encourage posts or threads that play to a populace audience in order to increase your score. It's bad enough with the number of your posts being displayed. I have a highish count of posts but it isn't necessarily anything to be proud of, in fact it is more of an embarrassment as it might suggest I haven't got anything else to do with my time. I would actually prefer that no post count is shown & there is no top of the pops poster's chart.

 

Apart from that, someone may want some specialist technical help & an answer is produced but may receive few 'likes' or 'thanks' because either the majority of people had no interest in that particular problem or didn't understand the technicalities of it. So it having only a few 'likes' almost suggests there is a silent majority of people who have an implied 'dislike'. This might seem to unjustifiably reflect poorly on the thread poster & the people who replied. Yet they may have contributed significant new knowledge that in the future may be unearthed when someone searches for the answer to a similar problem.

 

Yet it may be a very worthy but specialist topic that might seem of lesser value than a thread on say "What colour should I paint my Jeep or Land Rover?" That would get lots of hits & presumably quite a lot likes to the various opinions aired. Yet this thread & the posters may not necessarily be adding a great deal compared with a difficult technical problem yet would seem to better people because they have notched up a higher score of "likes/thanks".

 

The other factor is 'false' thanks. I go on a non-MV forum & only rarely feel I have anything useful to post. But I have notched a number of 'thanks' then I realised it looks bad because I haven't thanked anybody. So to make it look as if I am a grateful member of the community I found myself posting lots of 'thanks' so I don't look too selfish.

 

On there I notice some people with very high 'thanking' scores, which does make me wonder when I read the posts that earned the 'thanks' whether it was really useful or whether it was over-generosity that could lead to bumping up a score. I also wonder whether some who have received high scores feel obliged to 'thank' their 'thankees' when they come to make a post.

 

I think if a post seems to be of help & you like it. You can tap a few words to say so or send a PM.

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Spot on Clive I totally agree with you on all counts. I particularly dislike the rank rating, the only people entitled to rank are those that earned it in the armed forces.

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ME <---------------->Dead horse <----------------------->whip :nut:

It was only a suggestion, it was not intended to stir up such a storm, I will continue to use it on forums where it is available and just post, "very nice" here to show my appreciation of a job well done if I have nothing better to add to the thread.

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I would be in favour of a 'like' button. A lot of the time, people read and appreciate a post, but don't write anything to that effect, so it can often seem like you are talking to yourself (for example updates on a project), but a 'like' actually makes you feel like people have actually engaged with your post and read it.

It doesn't take the place of actual discussion.

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I would be in favour of a 'like' button. A lot of the time, people read and appreciate a post, but don't write anything to that effect, so it can often seem like you are talking to yourself (for example updates on a project), but a 'like' actually makes you feel like people have actually engaged with your post and read it.

It doesn't take the place of actual discussion.

 

*like* ;)

 

trevor

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it can often seem like you are talking to yourself

 

I often get that feeling but I probably am!

 

But you get used to it. When you help someone off forum there is a low thanks rate for your trouble, once the problem is solved or they have got the documents they want off you.

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I often get that feeling but I probably am!

 

But you get used to it. When you help someone off forum there is a low thanks rate for your trouble, once the problem is solved or they have got the documents they want off you.

 

Thats not limited to forums either...I arrange a number of outings both in the UK and over the channel for a small group of WW2 vehicle owners,normally friends. Its my choice to pay the money upfront for most, I do not expect thanks which is lucky because its VERY rare I get ANY...............

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I often get that feeling but I probably am!

 

But you get used to it. When you help someone off forum there is a low thanks rate for your trouble, once the problem is solved or they have got the documents they want off you.

 

Thanks, Clive, in case I forgot to thank you before for all your good posts... :D

 

trevor

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Please do not put a like button into the system.

Under the present arrangement postings remain in order of date, with other groups a like posting then shuffles an older posting to the top and out of time sequence.

Currently following through the story line of a vehicles restoration is straight forward, it follows a set order of time.

( unless someone has commented on an earlier point and included a section of the post in their reply)

 

This Forum is a research tool to provides information and has a good search option. Other forums tend to lack that search facility and as for the ability to go back and look for a particular subject, is near impossible.

However in saying all this, some one as a computer programmer could well design a way around these points.

Doug

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Please do not put a like button into the system.

Under the present arrangement postings remain in order of date, with other groups a like posting then shuffles an older posting to the top and out of time sequence.

Currently following through the story line of a vehicles restoration is straight forward, it follows a set order of time.

( unless someone has commented on an earlier point and included a section of the post in their reply)

 

Have never seen that happen on a forum like this

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I thought that the issue was not with the order of replies in a thread, but the order that the threads appear on the New Posts etc pages. There is no programming reason why one could not retain date order in the thread, but just have a like button to mark a thread as being 'updated'. I am not really concerned whether a change will be made, because I trust the people who make any decision 'like' that will make a good decision. The only thing that needs to be avoided is the passive aggression that happens every time someone questions the status quo - as it is disrespectful of other people's opinions.

 

trevor

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I decided to google the term passive aggression

 

Passive-aggressive behavior is the indirect expression of hostility, such as through procrastination, stubbornness, sullen behavior, or deliberate or repeated failure to accomplish requested tasks for which one is (often explicitly) responsible.

 

I haven't seen anything of this description in this thread, just people debating and expressing an honest viewpoint.

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