Originally Posted by
SkiAdcock
Plus I don't think the system does what you would like it to do, ie, view long threads with only the most helpful posts shown.
I doubt it would do that at first, but it could be added, and would need a basis of posts that were rated in order to function. So, I view a mechanism to rate posts as being a necessary first step towards making massive FT threads useful.
Originally Posted by
SkiAdcock
Also, someone can post good information but if by chance it doesn't get a bunch of likes/helpfuls you would end up not viewing that post even if the information was good.
Sure, that's a risk, but the alternative is to either skip the entire massive thread and just post a new question that's likely been answered
somewhere in the thread, or read the last page or two of posts and do the same.
Originally Posted by
SkiAdcock
BTW - I was on a hotel chain's BB today & in one thread, someone asked the company rep for information. They checked, came back - and posted wrong info that the company's own T&Cs refuted. Yet the post got lots of likes & that's helpful comments
Sure, no system is perfect, and likely the people who liked/rated helpful though the information was accurate.