The "The 13 Oct 21 FT 'Like' Feature - [now restored to prior version]" thread
Nov 29, 2022, 11:30 am
#211
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Same! I thought there was something wrong with my connection when I first noticed this problem while being 39,000 feet above the Pacific on UA29. I'm seeing this problem now that I am safely in the ground. FT is broken!
Dec 28, 2022, 8:35 pm
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The Like feature has presented a new technical outcome this month.
Sometimes when I “Like” a post “Liked” by some of the FTers previously hit with a “Like” problem resulting in the Arg:4/6 displaying for some of their Like use, my “Like” has resulted in their FT name being masked and replaced with Arg:4 or Arg:6 on behalf of myself and the one or two of the others who had previously been listed as “Like”-ing the post.
Sometimes when I “Like” a post “Liked” by some of the FTers previously hit with a “Like” problem resulting in the Arg:4/6 displaying for some of their Like use, my “Like” has resulted in their FT name being masked and replaced with Arg:4 or Arg:6 on behalf of myself and the one or two of the others who had previously been listed as “Like”-ing the post.
Dec 29, 2022, 10:08 am
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I should be clear here: The Like button as it exists now is not going to be worked on. The options are:
- Keep it as-is
- Convert to the version we tried in October 2021
- Do not have a Like button
Dec 29, 2022, 10:30 am
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I should be clear here: The Like button as it exists now is not going to be worked on. The options are:
- Keep it as-is
- Convert to the version we tried in October 2021
- Do not have a Like button
Dec 29, 2022, 10:37 am
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Personally I think it isn't a big deal and there are other issues that are of higher priority (mainly wikis and the PHP thing). I don't really remember the October 2021 version, but I would vote for that (option 2) or to keep it as-is (option 1).
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Dec 29, 2022, 10:40 am
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That's not quite accurate. The ARG:Undefined issue started popping up in the latter half of 2021 without us doing anything. We then rolled out the "New" Like system in October 2021, everyone hated it, and we rolled it back, so the same issues we faced previously returned. From then on, we haven't touched it. But the problem is that we've had to update other stuff. And when you have an unsupported product on nearly every thread page, it only gains more issues over time.
Dec 30, 2022, 12:30 am
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It's also been proven that the ARG message is only visible to the liker, it's not visible to others. It's an annoyance but isn't impacting the functionality.
I used to harp on s bit about this issue but have concluded that there are other issues that should be prioritized above this.
What we should be asking is what was so bad about the unliked by FT original and supported version of likes that FT felt was necessary to dismiss. Getting back to a supported product would reduce this technical debt.
I used to harp on s bit about this issue but have concluded that there are other issues that should be prioritized above this.
What we should be asking is what was so bad about the unliked by FT original and supported version of likes that FT felt was necessary to dismiss. Getting back to a supported product would reduce this technical debt.
Dec 30, 2022, 3:25 am
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My Login not recognised when 'Liking'
Although I'm logged into a forum, when I try to add a 'Like' to an existing thread, my identity is replaced by this: ARG:6 UNDEFINED .
How can I rectify this?
How can I rectify this?
Dec 30, 2022, 4:22 am
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We should absolutely have some sort of Like feature - it's necessary so that we know if folks appreciate or are getting value out of our posts. For example, one of my trip reports with photo uploads takes about 20 minutes to write. Without likes, I would feel like no one was getting use out of them.
Dec 30, 2022, 4:25 am
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Although I'm logged into a forum, when I try to add a 'Like' to an existing thread, my identity is replaced by this: ARG:6 UNDEFINED .
How can I rectify this?
How can I rectify this?
Correction: Found it: The "The 13 Oct 21 FT 'Like' Feature - [now restored to prior version]" thread
I still get the ARG:6 UNDEFINED every now and then a year later after first appearing.
Obviously not going to be fixed: the good news: only YOU yourself see it for posts you liked, for others it displays correctly.
Dec 30, 2022, 7:18 am
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We should absolutely have some sort of Like feature - it's necessary so that we know if folks appreciate or are getting value out of our posts. For example, one of my trip reports with photo uploads takes about 20 minutes to write. Without likes, I would feel like no one was getting use out of them.
Dec 30, 2022, 7:30 am
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I reckon without a "like feature" threads will be inundated with "I agree" messages.
Dec 30, 2022, 9:20 am
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Dec 30, 2022, 12:28 pm
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Correction: Found it: The "The 13 Oct 21 FT 'Like' Feature - [now restored to prior version]" thread
I still get the ARG:6 UNDEFINED every now and then a year later after first appearing.
Obviously not going to be fixed: the good news: only YOU yourself see it for posts you liked, for others it displays correctly.