Tony, please remove the ‘like button’.

[Mike Reed]

I don't like wasting my time wading through threads LIKE this but it's addictive, and I like addiction, but feel depressed retrospectively. However, this is nuffink to do with the like button 'cos it's simply there and functions however you want it to; more pros than cons, i.mo.

Furthermore, it's a far cry from teenagers (and the rest) punctuating every oral phrase with 'like'. this borders on unintelligibility.

 

[MUTTY1]

Here’s the specific post for anybody who doesn’t want to read the entire thread:

https://pinkfishmedia.net/forum/threads/like-buttons.208471/page-7#post-3247003

All that effort and only two ‘likes’… disgraceful.

I have not logged in for 24hours, no likes received so I am off to sulk, a lot.

I was going to ‘like’ your post but you might think I feel it’s been a great 24hrs without you!

 

[littleaudioco]

Was there once a dislike button or have I imagined it in hope?

I did see a forum had one at one point, but it disappeared. I think it might have been AVForums. I’m guessing it got abused, being used just to dislike posts from individuals that certain people didn’t like.

 

[Seeker_UK]

Time for a tenuous musical link.

 

[tiggers]

Your likes to messages ratio is currently 1.12, mine is 0.69, you’re better than me

I highly doubt it and I hadn’t realised the like button hadn’t always been here so my theory is flawed. That said ….

 

[tiggers]

Cliques and a gang mentality is certain an unpleasant feature of pfm

All forums have them, not just pfm… it’s human nature sadly.

 

[ks.234]

All forums have them, not just pfm… it’s human nature sadly.

Yes, I shouldn’t have singled out pfm, I did not mean that pfm was worse than any other, but pfm is the only online forum I use regularly.

 

[miktec]

What I like about PFM is going through the 'Classifieds' and not seeing anything I need or want.

I just really like that ......

 

[crimsondonkey]

I think it encourages sycophancy and cliques, entrenches opinions, playing to the crowd and piles of meaningless back-slapping (and stabbing) posts.

All of which you could just choose to ignore.

There’s always someone on a forum trying to control the fun and complaining about cliques and being bullied etc. It makes you wonder how the hell they cope with social interaction in real life

 

[Seeker_UK]

It makes you wonder how the hell they cope with social interaction in real life

Some of us struggle with that too.

 

[Alex S]

Here’s the specific post for anybody who doesn’t want to read the entire thread:

https://pinkfishmedia.net/forum/threads/like-buttons.208471/page-7#post-3247003

Thanks for the link. Written in Jonathan's usual alluring but lengthy prose. I'll read the whole thread later.

Apologies if my thread just digs up covered ground, I was away for a few years attempting to like real people but gave up and came back here.

 

[Alex S]

All of which you could just choose to ignore.

There’s always someone on a forum trying to control the fun and complaining about cliques and being bullied etc. It makes you wonder how the hell they cope with social interaction in real life

Absolutely. Some posters are so repeatedly dull and obnoxious, it really makes you wonder.

 

[bor]

We were just discussing the clique problem in the offline-group.

 

[Cheese]

It makes you wonder how the hell they cope with social interaction in real life

Easy, forum interaction IS their real life

 

[cutting42]

Your likes to messages ratio is currently 1.12, mine is 0.69, you’re better than me

This made me look at mine, 3.19 messages per like, I am feeling well “liked” feels better that way as the ratio of 0.31 sounds bad

We need a table of these, love data and lists.

 

[Big Tabs]

I haven’t noticed the LIKE clique angle, but I do try avoid the political loop threads.

What I do struggle with is some off-topic threads that have a post that is sad or a negative event for that person. What I decided was to ‘Like’ in terms of acknowledgement of the post, a form of witness to the emotion expressed within.
A positive signal that one has been read/heard, rather than a ‘like’ of the content of the post.

If ‘Like’ could be ‘Noticed’ would that be more neutral, perhaps? - The simplest thing is the current status quo I guess.

 

[Marchbanks]

I think the ‘Notable Members’ section could be usefully renamed ‘Folk With Too Much Time on Their Hands’ (yes, including me.)

 

[palindrome]

I've not 'liked' anything in this thread, although I like (agree/empathise) with a number of posts. Just to be obtuse.

Now wondering if I'm to be 'sanctioned' by Drood.

John

 

[Big Tabs]

‘Notable Members’

c o u l d. n o t
s t o p
my
self
…

 

[darrenyeats]

Absolutely. Some posters are so repeatedly dull and obnoxious, it really makes you wonder.

Hey. Some of us are just dull.