To "like" or not "like"

[cookieee]

On another forum, they do not want us to "like" what has been posted. They also do not think it is necessary to "thank" someone. I'm sorry, that is not how I was raised. What do you all think of these "no,no's"?

 

[TastyReuben]

Overall, where forums are concerned, I say it's best to follow the rules, conventions, and culture of the forum in question.

 

[cookieee]

Overall, where forums are concerned, I say it's best to follow the rules, conventions, and culture of the forum in question.

I follow the rules, doesn't mean I have to like them. lol

 

[rascal]

I like the like button, sometimes I want to kind of thank them, one site I'm on you can't thank at all. It ticks me off. One site you have to be logged in. Some sites I like to just check in and see what folks are doing. I'm on a few food, cars, V8s and motor bike sites.

Russ

 

[Backbay]

As far as "no nos" I agree with following rules.

As far as likes and thank you, this forum is great because it's nice to be able let people know that you appreciate the time they took to post content and share.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

To me, and I guess a lot of this was the way I was raised, minding your p's and q's is normal. Saying thank you and meaning it is just good manners. Using the like button if you like the post to me is just normal.

But from a personal point of view, I'm not one for clicking like on absolutely everything to let yourself know you've read it. That's what the mark read, mark unread button is for.

 

[Morning Glory]

I use the 'like' button a lot as a way of saying thanks - but sometimes more so the poster knows I've read what they posted. On our stats (behind the scenes) we can see the number of likes and posts on a graph plotted over time. Usually the likes are more or less in line with posts (with less likes than actual posts). Occasionally they wildly differ for no apparent reason! See below: This is August 2018 to now. The oddity is May 2019.

 

[CraigC]

I like the set up here, where you can actually see who likes your post. Some places you have to open the user CP.

 

[Karen W]

Depends on how the site is set up. My knee-jerk reaction is to say thank you. Some posts are repeatedly "empty posts" with repeated comments like - I agree and +1. They take up space & don't add anything.

 

[Mountain Cat]

I like being able to like... ahem.

I may often be in a "fast online mode", and may not always remember to like what I like...but I'm glad to like when I can like... whatever it is that I do like... I figure it is something akin to "thank you".

Thanks, interesting thread, and I like it...

 

[cookieee]

I wish we could add a smilie with our likes. Or a giggle somehow. lol