Originally Posted by
lin821
My guess is we may see no more than 1000 votes when the poll closes.
I obviously was aiming too high since the poll is now closed with 725 votes.
Originally Posted by
DenverBrian
Originally Posted by
lin821
I think the bottom line is how a new addition, such as this LIKE/Helpful button, can really improve a non social media like FT. That's the million-dollar question for our TB and CD to ponder upon.
I find this one of the more bizarre comments in the thread. FT not social? Unless you see FT only as a fact repository, it's one of the most obvious examples of social media on the web!
For me, Slickdeals isn't a social media either. The most obvious examples of "social" media are sites like Twitter or Facebook. If you consider FT in the same league as Twitter and Facebook, I don't know what to say.
Having said that, I am fully aware there are social threads on FT, such as the lounge threads. Due to our core missions, FT does facilitate certain social exchange/gathering such as DOs. FT has matured with a good number of devoted members participating in discussion. Over the years, passionate FTers develop connections and friendship that helps signify the social side of FT, but that doesn't make FT a "social" medium by default. YMMV.