Originally Posted by
SkiAdcock
1. We already have tens of thousands. I didn't want to be accused of hyperbole, so I simply said thousands. You seem to think that by implementing a like feature that this is suddenly going to mean thousands more will post. I think you over-exaggerate the power of like. It's basically intended to be a replacement for +1, etc, from what has been posted in this thread & supposedly will decrease the +1s. The +1s will still happen.
2. An assumption. I've seen many threads that people posts Thanks, add additional information, or post +1. Will some use like if it's implemented. Sure. However, many won't & will still post thanks, +1, etc.
3. I post information on FT to be helpful - not because I expect a "reward" for doing so.
Reminds me of being at a conference once. Speaker gave a great presentation. Friend of mine said to the speaker thanks so much for the info; it's really helpful. Speaker says you're welcome. Friend says later he was a bit put off by the response. Me, why? Him, well he didn't say thank you. Me, so you wanted to be thanked for your thanks? That's what this reminds me of.
Cheers.
Agree.
Anyone who wants to run up a bunch of fawning 'likes' go and start a Facebook account. It is all there. FT is about travel and points. Facebook is not.
Plenty of folks hare have made 10,000, 20,000, 50,000 posts etc over a decade or more, as they are happy to add to the FT Community.
They need no "like" or "helpful" button or $10 Pizza Hut coupon etc for adding to the data base here, and never have.
This "feature" was trialled years ago. A bunch of jackasses abused it horribly, and Randy needed to bang a lot of heads very hard, threatened lifetime suspensions, and he canned the entire mess.
Many of those same folks are still on FT and it is the view of many it will be abused again if initiated.
Those that do not learn from history are doomed to repeat the same mistakes. @:-)@:-)@:-)@:-)
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