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Pros and cons of "like" or thumbs up/down buttons

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TrillianAstra · 17/09/2011 14:59

What do you think?

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TrillianAstra · 17/09/2011 15:02

What would you have? Just a count of how many people had clicked "like"? Or list of who had done so?

Would a "dislike" button be cruel?

The Freakonomics blog has a system where comments on blog posts are coloured - one colour for "well-loved" (= lots of likes), another colour for "hotly debated" (lots of likes AND lots of dislikes), and posts with lots of dislikes say "comment hidden due to low rating, click here to reveal".

I'm not saying we should do any of it, just saying that there are lots of options.

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MmeLindor. · 17/09/2011 15:02

Why would you use it though?

Why can you not press add message and write: I agree with TA.

Or: I think TA is talking through her arse

We can write, we have brains, we can express ourselves.

Like buttons are a bit monkey in the zoo-ish.

Uggggg. LIKE. Press button. Me likey. Button. Ugg ugg

Empjusa · 17/09/2011 15:02

It causes problems on other forums where I've seen it used.

  • people are less likely to respond to a thread when they can just click "like"
  • when there are already accusations of MN royalty, a "like" button will add fuel to the fire
  • it can give the impression of a bit of a popularity contest
  • it has no benefits.