Originally Posted by
SkiAdcock
Why should Omni be left out? Both Omnis are valid, functioning forums on FT that also get post counts. The only Omni that doesn't get post counts is Omni games.
If the intent is to rate the poster, then perhaps all forums should be eligible. If the intent is to rate a post for being helpful/having solid information, then I don't see the usefulness within forums or threads that are conversational.
Originally Posted by
SkiAdcock
FWIW - I also think if there's going to be a helpful button, there needs to be an unhelpful button. That's one way of identifying incorrect information.
Similar to the StackExchange rating system for both questions and answers, where a member can upvote or downvote both questions and answers? That could be one way to implement this. I don't have enough experience with StackExchange to be able to say if such a system would be good for FT, but it might be.
Originally Posted by
SkiAdcock
FT tried a reputation feature years ago. It failed badly. Having anything that rates a poster would probably result in the same if implemented now. Whether it can be broken out in terms of rating a post without rating the poster is a valid question.
I think a post rating system could be implemented that would be completely independent of poster reputation, and I'd encourage such a mechanism to be completely divorced from it. That is, having one's posts rated highly should not in any way rate a poster. I think this is one way to avoid cliques/friends/etc, and it also reflects the wide diversity of contexts within FT. A poster who provides helpful, solid information in one forum might not do the same in another forum.
Originally Posted by
SkiAdcock
BTW - I was chatting with some FTers re: the like topic & they're opposed. One of the things they said was that if this did get approved, they want the ability not to see likes at all. They didn't just mean in their profiles, but similar to putting someone on ignore. They don't want to see in posts if it was liked or not and that's across all forums. They don't want their view of FT cluttered, they don't want to participate in likes, they don't care if their posts are liked, they have no intention of giving them. So just as you can turn signatures on/off, put someone on ignore & it/they disappear they want that option so that their viewing/participation in FT continues as it has & is not disrupted. So that's a valid request & whether it can be done or not certainly needs to be answered (along with other items).
I'd feel the same way about a 'like' mechanism, but I think a 'helpful' mechanism is sufficiently different (if implemented correctly) that I'd want to participate and more importantly, have the option to view long threads with only the most helpful posts shown. I wonder if the FTers you were chatting with would feel the same about a post rating system as opposed to a poster reputation system?