Tony, please remove the ‘like button’.

[Mike Reed]

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

Interesting. My ratio is around 1: 4.5 (likes to messages), but none of those emanate from a political thread; many from 'Audio' but most, I guess, have to be a bit of a joke. Funny, that, but satisfying also, that someone had a laugh; important aspect, I think, esp. in this depressing age.

 

[Joe Hutch]

The 'like' button appeared around the same time as the swear filter. Make of that what you will.

 

[PhilofCas]

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.

(Just bumped your stats up a bit ).

 

[awkwardbydesign]

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.

HiFi WigWam (as it used to be called). Abused by a clique, most of whom flounced off to AA.

 

[Mike Reed]

most of whom flounced off to AA.

AA? Don't know of this one.

 

[gintonic]

AA? Don't know of this one.

Audio Abattoir - Google it if you feel so inclined

 

[narabdela]

Audio Abattoir - Google it if you feel so inclined

'Tis not for the faint-hearted.

 

[awkwardbydesign]

'Tis not for the faint-hearted.

Indeed not. I actually joined it, using a different name, to get to the bake-offs that some of the old WigWam members were still holding. As soon as I looked at it, I found they were merrily abusing me, under my WigWam name! Same old, same old.

 

[tpetsch]

Here, let me demonstrate:

"The LP12 is simply the best turntable ever built, Period!"

And BTW, Not liking this post is just as telling as liking it in the context of this thread..

 

[Alex S]

Here, let me demonstrate:

"The LP12 is simply the best turntable ever built, Period!"

-1

 

[MUTTY1]

For those vexed about the if and buts about the ‘like’ button: I say get a life I stay on here mainly for the quality of the off topic discussions. These are much more prominent than my first active period of hi fi interest on here about twenty years ago that lasted a couple years until falling off a cliff.

 

[Gingerbeard]

I don’t mind it, but would prefer much more emojis, like they have on AV Forums etc. A thumbs up / down would be useful

 

[Bob McC]

Please god, no emojis.

 

[Alex S]

 

[gintonic]

we need hundreds more emoji's like a modern forum.

 

[hifilover1979]

Remove the like button?!

The feck is this; cancel culture strikes again?!

 

[matthewr]

My favourite likes are the ones where someone likes a post from their personal giga chad alpha with indecent haste and ends up the only liker and everyone grimaces until we are on a new page and we can pretend it never happened. Basically like a fart in a crowded lift.

Generally the debate is a bit silly as nothing says boomer like using a forum in 2022 so worrying about a specific and small feature is the internet equivalent of bemoaning the decline of BBC2.

 

[Monitor Gold 10]

Please god, more emojis.

 

[camverton]

Like all these things, just ignore it if it annoys you. I think it is nice to be able to show some appreciation for someone's post. Ideally, It would be nice to have a number of like buttons to show why we like a post.