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Originally posted by Kazko

Do you think that a LOCAL like system would do the trick? Like a thumbs up thumbs down thing? This would allow a count of folks agreeing with a response. We would probably build it in an anon fashion but advanced options could be developed.

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Thumbs up and thumbs down would be great, anon or not, specifics could be worked out later. That sounds like a WONDERFUL start!

-- Shadow's idea. A minimum post count to use this, if we could? Maybe 50, 100? Like posting anon.

How about a thumbs-up only with count? Does one really want a thumbs-down? In the end the flagging system probably takes care of that eh?

well i kinda like the idea of a thumbs down option. but i think the post count needs to be a lot higher for it like 500 or more. it would just help decrease the chances of it being abused. flagging is good but sometimes the post isnt bad enough that it needs to be removed or that it needs to be flagged. it would just be a little warning to others that its not the best post without having to read through the thread.
and keep the thumbs up button at 50 or 100 post

I think that one must be logged in inorder to like/dislike a post and also that they should be limited to liking/disliking a post to one time. That way it would discourage bullying and spamming a post/poster.

I know the Craigslist forums use a number system. You can give a -5 to a post you find vile or +5 to a post you love. You have to be logged in and you can only rate it once with a scale of -5 to 5. You also have a cap. At first you only have 10 points to distribute and the longer you are a member, the more points you get. I think this is to discourage people from making multiple accounts for a mere 10 points.

I do not recommend the point system. It makes for easy bullying in my opinion, but if people want like buttons, logging in and one "thumb" per post is a good way to go. And if you remember, Facebook did not keep the thumbs down very long, must have been a reason or two

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Originally posted by Kazko

Hey guys. I have been busy with life and havent spent much time lately on development initiatives for the web site. It seems to me that many of you would like me to add the Facebook LIKE button on forum posts. So I have a few questions to discuss.


Would you like the LIKE button on forum posts?

Should it be for the entire thread, like up top, or one for each reply?

How about on other content such as Journal, Photos, Gliderpedia...?

Are there any other social media I should look to add? +1, Twadder..?

What other short term initiatives should we look at to make for a better experience here?

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+1 and Twitter are great. I'd like to be able to FOLLOW a thread and get emails or notifications when someone has commented on the thread. If it's a busy thread, I'd like the option to get a "daily digest" of the posts within the last 24 hours. It could update every day at 7pm or something. That's just a random number. IDK

A like button would be great. I really like the thumbs up or thumbs down idea better though.

If someone is doing something really bad and are trying to give bad information, then the thumbs down could be a warning to others that it is not an acceptable idea.

I think it would be best for each post, that way if one person gives good information you can thumbs up, and if its bad or unacceptable information you can thumbs down.

Just my opinion though.

Go vote on a format: http://www.sugarglider.com/glidergossip/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=41003

Late here - of course (story of my life)

IMO we need a like and a dislike.

And yes, for the reasons stated. It would save people from having to restate information given previously, or posting "I agree with Kylah."

I do NOT think it needs to be linked to FB at all. I am pretty selective about what I "share" on my FB wall. So - I dislike the idea that "Share" would replace 'like'

I've also found FB not having a dislike button to be awkward. Sometimes you just want to show someone some solidarity - "My glider is biting. Just needed to vent." I wouldn't want to "Like" that post. But checking a "Dislike" button would give me an "I hear you." option we don't currently have.

Just saw this post of yours. fb has a lot of Trolls.

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Originally posted by resullivan

A like button sounds good. (OFF TOPIC, on facebook it is alwasy akward to see "just found out my grandmother has cancer, 4 people like this.")

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We are working on a local system as described. I also do still plan to add a few social bookmarks such as the Facebook Share. Does the Facebook Like give us anything that is better or in addition to the share?

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Originally posted by Kazko

We are working on a local system as described. I also do still plan to add a few social bookmarks such as the Facebook Share. Does the Facebook Like give us anything that is better or in addition to the share?

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Yeah, it should advertise for you. If someone doesn't wanna share they'll just like it(easier/faster) and it'll show on their stream/wall that they liked it, so it could bring their friends/viewers here, too.

It might just be me, but is anyone else experiencing longer load times for the threads? This has only been since the "like" feature was activated.

I know that Slashdot has recently removed the ability to like or share comments. Wonder why?

I have for sure

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Originally posted by renee14150

It might just be me, but is anyone else experiencing longer load times for the threads? This has only been since the "like" feature was activated.

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Signatures? ;P <3 Mayyyyyyyyyyybe, pleasseeeeeeeeee?

Eric posted this a long time ago in the "Suggestion Box" thread so not sure if he's changed his mind. That was in 2008 though!:

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As for signatures, that used to be an option, and it's gone because in a decision between usefullness and abuse, abuse won, so the signatures are gone. As an aside, I also think excessively large signatures really detract from the forum. On other forums, in a given discussion, 90% of the page is signature and 10% is actuall conversation. I don't think that serves the purpose of a forum properly. I also don't know people's real names, so I just use the nick name people pick. My brain can't keep track of two names per one person. If anything were to change in the future, signatures would end up being limited, such as just a one liner with no images.

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Ah, I wasn't sure, Doug and Katie were both in chat wondering about it as well since it would be an easy way to display our real names or a link to something.

Any way to get a bit better size on the user icons, maybe a better quality, too?

This site was designed with a smaller footprint on purpose to avoid all of the image, animation and signature clutter you get everywhere else. With that said, social media seems to be pushing things a certain way. Would you care to spend 20 minutes in Photoshop and mock some ideas of what you think would look good here for a better UI.

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Originally posted by Kazko

This site was designed with a smaller footprint on purpose to avoid all of the image, animation and signature clutter you get everywhere else. With that said, social media seems to be pushing things a certain way. Would you care to spend 20 minutes in Photoshop and mock some ideas of what you think would look good here for a better UI.

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Are you talking just for our posts as far as icon size and what not? I'd be happy to throw some stuff together in PS if it'll help.. I'm a bit busy with job hunting but.. NO job means I do have some time. LOL