Like button on the forum
in Forum Help! ·
Lately, I’ve been noticing a recurring trend popping up on some of the more recent online forums. For instance, underneath just about every post, there are now two distinct buttons providing options to rate the content: helpful post and unhelpful post, or something along those lines.
The setup usually displays nothing more than the total count of members who found the post helpful versus those who found it unhelpful. I suppose if you actually click on those numbers, you might see a list of the specific users who cast those votes.
It seems to me that whenever a new feature like this is introduced, there's always a bit of initial pushback on any given forum, yet once it becomes part of the ecosystem, everyone tends to settle in and accept it. It doesn't really clutter the interface either, since all you're adding are two small digits beneath the post.
I should probably mention, though, that I don't have a Facebook account. 😁
The setup usually displays nothing more than the total count of members who found the post helpful versus those who found it unhelpful. I suppose if you actually click on those numbers, you might see a list of the specific users who cast those votes.
It seems to me that whenever a new feature like this is introduced, there's always a bit of initial pushback on any given forum, yet once it becomes part of the ecosystem, everyone tends to settle in and accept it. It doesn't really clutter the interface either, since all you're adding are two small digits beneath the post.
I should probably mention, though, that I don't have a Facebook account. 😁