Originally Posted by
HansGolden
I'm glad TB is moving on this and the clear majority of FTers wants this! ^
There are only 700 members on FT? Wow.
Originally Posted by
kipper
I think this is part of what you'll see. Snarky posts or "smackdowns" will get likes. What sort of message does that send to newbies? FT can already be harsh towards newbies. Do we need something that will encourage that harsh behavior?
That's a good point. While I'm sure the proponents of this addition are acting in good faith and believe this will be a positive step forward, I'm not sure people are considering the downside of adding this function.
Originally Posted by
HansGolden
The bottom line, IMO, is that Likes are a massively helpful innovation that helps quality content rise to the top (SlickDeals, a similar forum, does an outstanding job with this) via rewarding quality work (through reputation scoring) and via curation. Furthermore, a clear majority of FTers wants it.
No, a majority of FT members who have voted favor this addition.