Originally Posted by
Pat89339
This also brings to light another matter. If a post about attaining status is marked helpful in 2014 but the program rules change in 2015 or any subsequent time, is that post still helpful or does it fall into the misleading category? The same can be said for any manufactured spend post or credit card churning post. The rules change frequently and some posts would no longer be helpful.
Indeed. What is to be "liked"/"helpful" at one time may not be so in a different time context. Will the notations/counters be wiped out and reset after fixed periods of time? Will they be wiped out for posts edited after they were noted/counted as "liked"/"helpful".
And when what is fact can't be confirmed by someone else, does that make the fact posted less "helpful" even when it is confirmed fact by those in a position of authority or with reliable access to such authorities outside FT?
This "helpful" or "like" thing turning out to be helpful in any way other than by being a school-type popularity contest of sort or mere entertainment? I have my doubts that there is any chance of that being the general case. I expect it will just be clutter to my eyes after the novelty (of the popularity contest/games) wanes. Or can members disable this feature for their own posts, for the like/helpful counters, and for viewing "likes" if they care to do so?