Feedback on the current Like system...

[casportpony]

Please do not think of me as likeable!
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It could ruin my carefully crafted persona.

 

[Nifty-Chicken]

Lots of really great discussion!

One thing I prefer about this system is that it doesn't have like comments. In our tests, many people didn't ever see the like comments people left. We'd much rather have people reply in the thread (like with a quote, etc.) than have comments lost in an off-screen section that you have to kinda stumble into.

 

[BantyChooks]

Lots of really great discussion!

One thing I prefer about this system is that it doesn't have like comments. In our tests, many people didn't ever see the like comments people left. We'd much rather have people reply in the thread (like with a quote, etc.) than have comments lost in an off-screen section that you have to kinda stumble into.

Huh, funny. I'd have thought they'd have more traffic on them.

 

[duluthralphie]

Lots of really great discussion!

One thing I prefer about this system is that it doesn't have like comments. In our tests, many people didn't ever see the like comments people left. We'd much rather have people reply in the thread (like with a quote, etc.) than have comments lost in an off-screen section that you have to kinda stumble into.

That is our fault as members we should have informed newbies when we said " Howdy" to them or when a newer person joined a thread...

Casportpony failed us...

 

[duluthralphie]

Huh, funny. I'd have thought they'd have more traffic on them.

I did too, I checked it religiously,, It gave me so much info on who I was dealing with, if they had asense of humor (semi-warped like mine) or were shy and scholarly and so forth.. Now I never go to a persons profile.

 

[BantyChooks]

I did too, I checked it religiously,, It gave me so much info on who I was dealing with, if they had asense of humor (semi-warped like mine) or were shy and scholarly and so forth.. Now I never go to a persons profile.

I hate to say it but I agree with you... for once.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

As a newer member, I wasn't aware that there had been a limit on the number of likes that could be given. I find myself liking posts as a way to show appreciation for various things. Sometimes, it is helpful information. Other times, it is a decision someone has made that I think is wise. I may also like a clever idea, a show of support from one member to another, or may use my like to acknowledge someone else's appreciation for something I have contributed.

Though I frequently voice my appreciation through a reply, there are times when a like will suffice and a written reply would not contribute anything meaningful to the overall conversation, but might, in fact, distract or detract from it. I am just trying to be a contributing and benefiting member of the community.

I don't see likes as a matter of popularity, but more as an encouragement, both when I give them and when I receive them. I don't really want to have to dole out appreciation as a limited resource, though I have no idea what the previous limit was or whether it was a number that would have any practical effect on my current use of likes. I'm not given to liking everything I see--just to showing concern, support, and appreciation. As people get to know me, they can decide how much value to place on my likes and my posts. That would be true no matter how many likes I had to work with. It almost seems that receiving likes would become more competitive if they were limited in number, since choosing to like something would also be a choice not to spend that like on everyone or anything else.

I have found so much to appreciate here on BYC. People here show an uncommon level of care for one another and willingness to share their experience for the benefit of others. One way or another, I will find a way to express my thankfulness for that. The like button is just one way.

Good post!

 

[Rick&chickTampa]

Sometimes I feel lost. I have only been around for a couple of months so I don't know what the old system was like. I really don't see what the difference is. I know someone has already asked if the was some benefit for receiving "likes" but I haven't seen an answer yet. I will admit I don't have a clue what the trophy system is about either. I know a few times I have gotten a notice that I received a trophy but have gone to the mailbox everyday and haven't seen it yet. It must be USPS problem. So are trophies awarded for likes given and likes received or something?

 

[casportpony]

That is our fault as members we should have informed newbies when we said " Howdy" to them or when a newer person joined a thread...

Casportpony failed us...

 

[casportpony]

So are trophies awarded for likes given and likes received or something?

https://www.backyardchickens.com/help/trophies