Originally Posted by
jackal
1. Why do people post things? Why do they give back to the community? Because people like to know that they're helping people. The people who post helpful answers on FlyerTalk are doing it for the satisfaction of knowing that they are helping people and the reputation in the community that brings.
2. I think this proposal has the potential to substantially increase the amount of helpful content posted. It has the potential to motivate some of those knowledgeable travelers who have sat on the sidelines of FT to actually take the time to post helpful answers, because now instead of a nebulous "I think I'm helping people," people can actually easily get acknowledgment of their helpful posts and a concrete and specific "thanks" for that content.
3. I know for sure receiving "helpful" votes would motivate me to make sure I'm posting the best, most comprehensive answers I can and taking the time to post where I might otherwise be lazy and say, "I'll leave it for someone else to answer."
1. Yes they do. And given that there has not been a like to date, yet we have thousands of helpful posts all over FT it appears that they do so for the very reason you mention - giving back to the community - and not because of an artificial like.
2. You're sure imbibing like with a lot of power it doesn't necessarily have & also downplaying the current responses FTers receive such as thanks/agree/+1/or something written out. Why you think like counts more than the others in terms of feedback is a bit perplexing.
3. Well if it takes a like/helpful to get you to post to help others & not doing so simply because you feel you can contribute, that's just disappointing.
Cheers.