I think a "Thanks" button or similar indicator of the value of a post (whether information or amusement) would improve the reading experience on FlyerTalk.
If users need the opinionated, over-simplified assessment/communication of others to make up their own mind about any given post, then I'm not sure how that adds value to my reading experience on FT. Popularity contests don't really float my boat, but I'm sure they float the boat for others. I'm just not sure how it would improve the reading experience of those who don't need or want another popularity contest on FT when reading FT.
Originally Posted by
intuition
So for the reason that voting systems tend to shape forums, I am against a like-button.
Same here.
Originally Posted by
Canarsie
I for one am not against someone posting how he or she feels in response to what someone else posted — even if it is a only a ^, a
, or a +1.
In my opinion,
feedback is a gift. If someone is willing to take the time and effort to post something — whether it is in agreement or in opposition in response to content which was posted by a fellow FlyerTalk member — I find that far more valuable than a “like”; and the person can also express himself or herself in virtually any way he or she chooses.
In viewing the “like” system over at
Milepoint — which has been in place for almost four years now — the amount of “likes” the content receives does not sway my opinion about the content of what was “liked”; so I find it to have little value.
I agree.
It had entertainment value but then it became a distraction and left the place seemingly full of cliques (friendly as they were/are) but not much else in the way of information or even entertainment.
Originally Posted by
kipper
OMNI would be "the" place to test it where it isn't a safe forum.
Indeed. If these kind of things are to be "tested", a larger scale trial by fire would perhaps -- if done over a longer period -- provide a better window into what may happen as a result of such things. Not that I am in favor of even that.