Hi Just curious what makes peeps hit the like button. Mine’s very straight forward and maybe overly generous, I dunno. If I know and like the product being talked about and it’s being described in a positive way, I always hit like. If the post isn’t about a specific product, then it just comes down to whether I like what’s being said in the post. I suppose I’m a bit of a ‘like-whore’. Also use agree a fair bit, but reserve insightful for truly educational posts.

I like posts I like, haha. It’s really a pretty silly feature and sometimes I wish we didn’t have it at all, since I’m worried people will think I dislike their posts just because I didn’t hit “like”, but I figure most people have more important things to worry about.

If I like something and have no words to add…

That worries me too, esp if I notice someone tends to like a lot of my posts. I make an extra effort to like their posts to show appreciation.

If I like it… I like it. 8-}

When I hit the “like” button on threads such as the announcement ones I don’t even pay attention to who is posting what. I think it is a cool feature of the forum, kinda like if you are out and you see someone with a t-shirt of a band you like and you give them some sort of acknowledgement. It also would be useful if there was a “WTF” or “you have got to be s***ing me” button.

LOL. A WTF button would be funny but I could see it being problematic too. X_X

I give likes for what I like. and sometimes I am in a hurry and just post. I don’t post from a phone so I have to wait to log on at home. I do post a lot and try to read all the current threads. I see some words that I like or just the tone of it ,thumbs up. I have known a member here who only used scotches and they would like every post in WIYN ,WYCDS,WIYP threads, Without knowing if the product is likable.And like you said by guilt; his likes climbed fast. I refuse to like product I have not tried. But I do see me making a shopping list. I kind of wish a description was attached to the product or if your trying something for the first time what your impression of the product is, not necessary a review. It is eerie when I go to post and someone just posted a product of what I am about to post. Sorry if I didn’t like anyone’s post, nothing personal. just didn’t get to it. The traffic here is getting busy. Likes do make you happy and gives a feeling of belonging. Can I cash mine in.I do have 8.9K I guess it something I said and I have 1 spam is there a badge for that?

@willc We can actually enable a “WTF” button and something similar to the other one you mentioned. Sometimes its tempting to want to do that to a post, but we’ve consciously left off having negative buttons since they can cause trouble. Shaman, The spam one was one rarely used until a few days ago, and all the uses I saw of it were abuses of it. Spam is unsolicited advertising, not something you just don’t like. I’ll see if I can clear them from your records.

How about a “play nice now” button ;)) With lots of little smilies.

@willc Shaman, The spam one was one rarely used until a few days ago, and all the uses I saw of it were abuses of it. Spam is unsolicited advertising, not something you just don’t like. I’ll see if I can clear them from your records.

Its used like it is because we dont click spam, we click flag- then spam is the only option, and to flag a post is what is done when a post is bad/inappropriate. Though i suppose some of what was marked as spam before was people just spamming irrelevant derogatory comments.

I got a post flagged as spam because I mentioned some product or other by name.

I got flagged for spam because someone was trolling so I called him a troll.

I thought a flag was something good like a bookmark Glad I never used it as such .Isn’t That a negitive button? Or is it a red flag.Black flag is used as a symbol of anarchism. Is there a spam button http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8huXkSaL7o

a sense of humor will most always get a like and pertinent info is always appreciated. 8-} 8-}

@willc We can actually enable a “WTF” button and something similar to the other one you mentioned. Sometimes its tempting to want to do that to a post, but we’ve consciously left off having negative buttons since they can cause trouble. Shaman, The spam one was one rarely used until a few days ago, and all the uses I saw of it were abuses of it. Spam is unsolicited advertising, not something you just don’t like. I’ll see if I can clear them from your records.

I may of accidentally hit the flag button on occasion.i only use my windows phone when I come on here.the like button is directly underneath the flag button so is easy to accidentally press the wrong one one.i would never MIS use this function.

@Xander I was joking about a “WTF” button. Things like that really only can lead to trouble and this forum is the best one I have seen. This could be a nice experiment @Xander. As I have said this is a good forum and the current membership is why this is a nice place so let us see what happens.

Haha, yes. The WTF button is a real feature here. I’ve decided to activate it, just for today for fun, - I’ll deactivate it tonight, so you guys can see it. Use it at will! (but be nice) I’ve also enabled an “abuse” notification. So if a member sees an abusive comment (one member towards another) that he/she thinks requires moderator attention: you can flag it and we will deal with it. [Unless Chris (@cstokes4) objects] I think its a good feature, and won’t cause people to misuse the spam button, we could keep it active.

@SnuffySnuff i liked your first comment. Need i say more! :))

‘Like’

WTF! I like it. There should be a “winning” button.

You can change your mind and undo the WTF or any other option by selecting a different one @lunecat

Or you can undo it completely by clicking on it again

So is the WTF button a good thing or bad?

Good

Oh also for the record for anyone who cares I hardly ever bother to like posts in the “what’s in your nose” section just because it fills up so fast. I’d probably like nearly all the posts if I could. Besides SG Mimosa

Back when I first joined I used WTF in a sentence and got a stern PM, from a mod, to the effect of do it again and you’re out! Now we have a button…Progress? hmmmmmm

Don’t worry. I’m about to disable it. It was just for amusement today.

There is no criteria per se… Just something that grabs me on the spur of the moment – it could be amusing, provocative, ironic, or anything that sets off my own most peculiar dry sense of humor.

I was wondering that the deal was earlier today when I saw that WTF button! I miss it all ready!