Originally Posted by
goalie
On the advice of counsel
and even where the poll is anonymous, I would be curious if IB has the ability/capability to see
how many if any of the voters are in fact brand new members
While some might be PMing their FT buddies to stop by & vote a certain way, I doubt if anyone is really going out & creating new handles to do so. That's a little too black helicopter.
Originally Posted by
Canarsie
I was talking about FlyerTalk members.
As for Internet Brands, I have no knowledge about how — or if — the company would potentially benefit from the implementation of a “like” button...
There's probably a way, although I'm not willing to spend much time thinking of one & IB pretty much lets FT do its own thing according to the CD. If like was being driven by IB for financial reasons, it would have been implemented a long time ago.
On a dif note, jackal had posted earlier that having a like/helpful button would get people to post more additional information/wouldn't be too lazy to post because they love the kudos that would come from a like. Interestingly enough, someone posted the opposite on the BA thread - that in the past they might contribute more or add on to what someone said, but now if they can just get by with posting like/helpful to someone they won't feel the need to provide additional information like they would have previously.
Cheers.