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Originally Posted by GUWonder
(Post 24038612)
Speaking of human nature on FT, I have no doubt that this tool will turn out to be very "helpful" for exacerbating the challenges that already take place on FT, as between the following types of groups: company apologists vs non-apologists; DHS/TSA apologists vs non-DHS apologists; other Party A vs Party B. |
Originally Posted by camachinist
(Post 24038985)
I would vote for members to not have a counter, at least not a publicly visible one which could be drilled down to individual posts, but my understanding is that change is a hack rather than something canned, so some non-standard coding is required. I base that on interactions at vB.org because I was trying to sell our site owner on doing away with the counters! :D
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Originally Posted by Kagehitokiri
(Post 24038928)
jackal, what do you think of having a button, but posters not have counts?
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Originally Posted by jackal
(Post 24037665)
1. Thousands? We could have tens of thousands. 2. A few percent of people will bother to post a "Thanks." A much, much higher proportion will click a simple "Helpful" button. 3. Who likes to put energy into a vacuum? If no one ever responded to your posts, would you really put forth a lot of effort to make them? If so, you're a better person than I am. 2. An assumption. I've seen many threads that people posts Thanks, add additional information, or post +1. Will some use like if it's implemented. Sure. However, many won't & will still post thanks, +1, etc. 3. I post information on FT to be helpful - not because I expect a "reward" for doing so. Reminds me of being at a conference once. Speaker gave a great presentation. Friend of mine said to the speaker thanks so much for the info; it's really helpful. Speaker says you're welcome. Friend says later he was a bit put off by the response. Me, why? Him, well he didn't say thank you. Me, so you wanted to be thanked for your thanks? That's what this reminds me of. Cheers. |
Originally Posted by SkiAdcock
(Post 24041184)
1. We already have tens of thousands. I didn't want to be accused of hyperbole, so I simply said thousands. You seem to think that by implementing a like feature that this is suddenly going to mean thousands more will post. I think you over-exaggerate the power of like. It's basically intended to be a replacement for +1, etc, from what has been posted in this thread & supposedly will decrease the +1s. The +1s will still happen. 2. An assumption. I've seen many threads that people posts Thanks, add additional information, or post +1. Will some use like if it's implemented. Sure. However, many won't & will still post thanks, +1, etc. 3. I post information on FT to be helpful - not because I expect a "reward" for doing so. Reminds me of being at a conference once. Speaker gave a great presentation. Friend of mine said to the speaker thanks so much for the info; it's really helpful. Speaker says you're welcome. Friend says later he was a bit put off by the response. Me, why? Him, well he didn't say thank you. Me, so you wanted to be thanked for your thanks? That's what this reminds me of. Cheers. Agree. Anyone who wants to run up a bunch of fawning 'likes' go and start a Facebook account. It is all there. FT is about travel and points. Facebook is not. :) Plenty of folks hare have made 10,000, 20,000, 50,000 posts etc over a decade or more, as they are happy to add to the FT Community. They need no "like" or "helpful" button or $10 Pizza Hut coupon etc for adding to the data base here, and never have. This "feature" was trialled years ago. A bunch of jackasses abused it horribly, and Randy needed to bang a lot of heads very hard, threatened lifetime suspensions, and he canned the entire mess. Many of those same folks are still on FT and it is the view of many it will be abused again if initiated. Those that do not learn from history are doomed to repeat the same mistakes. @:-)@:-)@:-)@:-) . |
I don't like the idea of "like", but see that the idea has now morphed into being "helpful".
I thought that the really helpful stuff was already noted by the community by being added to the relevant wiki for the forum. Why would we need more? Just because some other social media does it? This site is, in the main, about exchanging useful information and not discussing what the breakfast menu consisted of (except when in flight ;)) and other such vapid ephemera. I vote no!! |
As I posted elsewhere we already have our own Facebook rip-off "Friends Thingo", have had it for YEARS, and it has been an abject failure I'd say.
FT has what 300,000 members = exactly how MANY have used it ever? That is a relevant question I assume no-one as ever asked IB! It it were even 2% I'd be amazed. Let that guide Talkboard if in fact they think this "button" is not already a done deal, which it sadly does seem to me has occurred, the more I read. It has been "trialled" in recent weeks by mods and TB members and goodness knows who else bothered to use it as it was added to many profiles.
Originally Posted by ozstamps
(Post 23976752)
We already have a "Friends" thingy in each FT profile, that I turned off on Day #1 that it was announced many years back. Again those who want FT to be Mini Facebook for some odd reason, can use that function if they wish. It seems to me few use that anyway, so that is a relevant pointer to this discussion. |
Originally Posted by philemer
(Post 24037184)
I don't see a need, or benefit, for this 'button'.
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Originally Posted by SkiAdcock
(Post 24041184)
Reminds me of being at a conference once. Speaker gave a great presentation. Friend of mine said to the speaker thanks so much for the info; it's really helpful. Speaker says you're welcome. Friend says later he was a bit put off by the response. Me, why? Him, well he didn't say thank you. Me, so you wanted to be thanked for your thanks? That's what this reminds me of.
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Originally Posted by jackal
(Post 24042792)
I think you just made my point for me. People like to be thanked and appreciated, whether you think it's necessary or appropriate or not.
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Originally Posted by joshwex90
(Post 24042921)
Agreed - furthermore, the person agreed it was necessary to thank the speaker for the helpful info in the first place
Cheers. |
Originally Posted by ozstamps
(Post 24041402)
Let that guide Talkboard if in fact they think this "button" is not already a done deal, which it sadly does seem to me has occurred, the more I read.
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Originally Posted by Canarsie
(Post 24043555)
I can assure you that it is not a “done deal” with me...
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Originally Posted by GUWonder
(Post 24044230)
A trial of sort of this has already taken place this month prior to it even being voted on by TalkBoard.
With perhaps one or two exceptions, I never used the “like” button feature on Milepoint; and I do not intend to use it if implemented on FlyerTalk. I also do not subscribe to Facebook. That will not cloud how I vote if a vote should come to pass, as I am reading the opinions of fellow FlyerTalk members; but as of now, the poll and the opinions are not overwhelmingly supportive of such a feature — although the gap has been narrowing... |
Originally Posted by GUWonder
(Post 24044230)
The proposal was about whether or not to trial something like this? A trial of sort of this has already taken place this month prior to it even being voted on by TalkBoard. I wouldn't be surprised if another trial re-starts in some way or another.
Unless you plan on accusing her of starting another trial without the TalkBoard's involvement, I do not understand the relevance of your post to this thread. |
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