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Suggestion: Like/Dislike button for posts

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Jose Barrett Jose Barrett Member
48 messages
joined Jun 2009
#41 ·
I’d love to see a system where high-quality posts get rewarded with stars (not those five-pointed ones, though).

Thumbs up or Thumbs down

Abuse would be pretty easy to prevent.

Your ranking could only climb when you receive a thumbs up from a user who already holds at least two stars.

That way, clones couldn't just boost their own ratings.

Now, we all know there are users who write great stuff but are constantly picking fights and have an endless stack of red cards.
For them, a thumbs up should probably only come from moderators, admins, executives, or assistants.

Thanks for reading.
Amanda Murphy26 Amanda Murphy26 Newcomer
4 messages
joined Sep 2010
#42 ·
I mean, maybe it’d be a good idea if we actually had some kind of user reputation system here; when you don't have the time to slog through every single thread, you could just stick to reading posts from the high-quality users.
Jacob Foster11 Jacob Foster11 Active Member
132 messages
joined Nov 2007
#43 ·
Amanda Murphy26 said:I mean, maybe it’d be a good idea if we actually had some kind of user reputation system here; when you don't have the time to slog through every single thread, you could just stick to reading posts from the high-quality users.

Terrible idea. There is no way to ensure high-quality users actually get a high reputation while the low-quality ones stay low. You'll just end up with a clique of people hanging out in a chat room, artificially boosting each other's scores without contributing anything of value to the site. Meanwhile, an actual expert might only chime in on specific topics where they provide real insight, but because they aren't part of the chat group, they won't have a crew to inflate their reputation.
rustydrifter10 rustydrifter10 Regular
693 messages
joined Apr 2011
#44 ·
Amanda Murphy26 said:I mean, maybe it’d be a good idea if we actually had some kind of user reputation system here; when you don't have the time to slog through every single thread, you could just stick to reading posts from the high-quality users.

Exactly! You could basically curate your own feed by just following the specific usernames whose writing you actually enjoy. Whether you're scrolling through a massive thread or just keeping an eye on their latest updates, you'd only be spending your energy on the voices that actually matter to you.
steelskipper5 steelskipper5 Active Member
176 messages
joined Feb 2010
#45 ·
Jacob Foster11 said:Terrible idea. There is no way to ensure high-quality users actually get a high reputation while the low-quality ones stay low. You'll just end up with a clique of people hanging out in a chat room, artificially boosting each other's scores without contributing anything of value to the site. Meanwhile, an actual expert might only chime in on specific topics where they provide real insight, but because they aren't part of the chat group, they won't have a crew to inflate their reputation.

And honestly? That’s exactly how it played out on the old forum.
Take Lukic and his band of clones, for example—they used to vote each other up constantly (especially during those elections for the most popular user, where he probably deployed God knows how many fake accounts, not to mention how they organized to tank everyone else's rating). It wasn't rare to see someone with a solid 5.0 rating suddenly get trashed by them and end up sitting at a pathetic 2.1.

If we wanted to actually improve things, maybe we should just have a way to tag favorite users so their posts stand out more—like giving them a different background color or something.
Steven Clark2 Steven Clark2 Active Member
85 messages
joined Sep 2020
#46 ·
Is there actually any way to get a clear picture of how much money is being used to artificially inflate ratings and manipulate rankings?
briskbison41 briskbison41 Active Member
145 messages
joined Sep 2009
#47 ·
What kind of "insight" are you talking about? You mean being able to see which users are just farming reputation points...?
Look, you can give those "points" to other people normally, and technically you could boost your own original account if you were using a burner account to give yourself a thumbs up. But you can't just directly inflate your own reputation score.

As for "favorite users," we basically already have that feature through contact lists. We've got block lists and friend lists, but with the friends list—or "favorites"—it’s more convenient because we don't see their posts; we just see the pluses next to their nicknames on the homepage. It makes it way easier to spot when our friends are online.

And all that stuff about highest ratings, most popular users, or 5-star rankings? Honestly, it's redundant. Sure, there are some forums out there that use those features just for show or because they found some obscure vBulletin hack that isn't used much, but here, it would just be a playground for spammers and trolls. It wouldn't serve any actual purpose.
feraltrucker5 feraltrucker5 Active Member
117 messages
joined Oct 2012
#48 ·
Laura Jackson51 said:It would be quite useful if they integrated this as a minor addition to the posts...

I’m not really feeling it.
Nicholas King Nicholas King Regular
716 messages
joined Jan 2023
#49 ·
feraltrucker5 said:I’m not really feeling it.

Well, great, now you've gone and trashed his reputation. 🙂

The whole debate is still mostly circling around the "implementation" side of things, but honestly, I still can't wrap my head around what the point would even be. I mean, it seems highly questionable to me that—in such a scenario—our most beloved forum regular would be treating himself to some young maiden every single month; if nothing else, just try finding a young maiden on an online forum... 😁

There really are only two ways to look at this: either they think people are completely incompetent and need to have it spelled out for them—like, "hey, this guy is interesting, you should read him"—which strikes me as utterly ridiculous, since you can easily sort through who's worth your time and who isn't within two days—or perhaps someone just needs a little ego boost, something along the lines of, "Hey babe, listen, my rating on Forum.hr is thirty-two and a half, okay? You hear me?" 🙂
Matthew Grant9 Matthew Grant9 Active Member
76 messages
joined Jul 2011
#50 ·
Nicholas King said:Well, great, now you've gone and trashed his reputation. 🙂

The whole debate is still mostly circling around the "implementation" side of things, but honestly, I still can't wrap my head around what the point would even be. I mean, it seems highly questionable to me that—in such a scenario—our most beloved forum regular would be treating himself to some young maiden every single month; if nothing else, just try finding a young maiden on an online forum... 😁

There really are only two ways to look at this: either they think people are completely incompetent and need to have it spelled out for them—like, "hey, this guy is interesting, you should read him"—which strikes me as utterly ridiculous, since you can easily sort through who's worth your time and who isn't within two days—or perhaps someone just needs a little ego boost, something along the lines of, "Hey babe, listen, my rating on Forum.hr is thirty-two and a half, okay? You hear me?" 🙂

Well... but hey, the poll makes it crystal clear what the majority is thinking.
It’s pretty easy to conclude from there that the "likers" are just prone to trolling and totally selling their souls for clout. 🙂😉

Nicholas King said:Well, great, now you've gone and trashed his reputation. 🙂

The whole debate is still mostly circling around the "implementation" side of things, but honestly, I still can't wrap my head around what the point would even be. I mean, it seems highly questionable to me that—in such a scenario—our most beloved forum regular would be treating himself to some young maiden every single month; if nothing else, just try finding a young maiden on an online forum... 😁

There really are only two ways to look at this: either they think people are completely incompetent and need to have it spelled out for them—like, "hey, this guy is interesting, you should read him"—which strikes me as utterly ridiculous, since you can easily sort through who's worth your time and who isn't within two days—or perhaps someone just needs a little ego boost, something along the lines of, "Hey babe, listen, my rating on Forum.hr is thirty-two and a half, okay? You hear me?" 🙂

Thank you ever so much for being so incredibly subtle in pointing out that the "most popular" person on the forum would be a guy rather than a girl! 😳
I truly believe that if I, as a woman, had written something like that, the backlash and stone-throwing would have started immediately.
Hope everyone is doing wonderful!🙂
Nicholas King Nicholas King Regular
716 messages
joined Jan 2023
#51 ·
Matthew Grant9 said:Well... but hey, the poll makes it crystal clear what the majority is thinking.
It’s pretty easy to conclude from there that the "likers" are just prone to trolling and totally selling their souls for clout. 🙂😉

Thank you ever so much for being so incredibly subtle in pointing out that the "most popular" person on the forum would be a guy rather than a girl! 😳
I truly believe that if I, as a woman, had written something like that, the backlash and stone-throwing would have started immediately.
Hope everyone is doing wonderful!🙂

Well, obviously. If we’re talking about who the most beloved member of this Forum would be, it would simply have to be a regular Forum user. As for the ladies—well, I suppose one of them might just happen to be the most popular female poster around here. Beyond that, though, how on earth am I supposed to know what kind of monthly treat our favorite lady would choose to grace us all with? 😁

It’s honestly an exhausting amount of work when you start counting every single living soul and inanimate object being sacrificed at the altar of the world of political correctness. 🙂
Matthew Grant9 Matthew Grant9 Active Member
76 messages
joined Jul 2011
#52 ·
Nicholas King said:Well, obviously. If we’re talking about who the most beloved member of this Forum would be, it would simply have to be a regular Forum user. As for the ladies—well, I suppose one of them might just happen to be the most popular female poster around here. Beyond that, though, how on earth am I supposed to know what kind of monthly treat our favorite lady would choose to grace us all with? 😁

It’s honestly an exhausting amount of work when you start counting every single living soul and inanimate object being sacrificed at the altar of the world of political correctness. 🙂

I think there might have been a slight misunderstanding here.
😬
My thanks were coming from a place of genuine sincerity.
😍

And I promise you, they weren't even remotely in sync with the "holy world of political correctness."
boldjackal10 boldjackal10 Member
39 messages
joined Dec 2009
#53 ·
Maybe the idea isn't half bad. It would definitely shut up that lazy crowd that just quotes an entire post just to leave a signature—like, what the hell is that even about?
Also, Lastanov's idea actually makes sense. It would be killer if I could, say, pick a few specific handles and have their posts pop out from the rest, maybe with a different background or something.
Nicholas King Nicholas King Regular
716 messages
joined Jan 2023
#54 ·
Matthew Grant9 said:I think there might have been a slight misunderstanding here.
😬
My thanks were coming from a place of genuine sincerity.
😍

And I promise you, they weren't even remotely in sync with the "holy world of political correctness."

Well, that’s easy enough to say—but honestly, I still don't think we're on the same page. Me and you, specifically. 😕

Anyway, moving away from that—off-topic question: does being overly tolerant toward someone actually end up killing you? 😁
northerntiger92 northerntiger92 Newcomer
7 messages
joined Nov 2021
#55 ·
Honestly, if anything, this feature would be a total game-changer for cutting out all those useless posts that just say stuff like "I agree," "Seconded," or "Preach!"—you know, comments that don't actually add anything to the conversation. If people really want to show they’re on board with what someone said, it’d be way better if they just hit the Like button instead of cluttering up the thread with spam. I wouldn't let them express disagreement that easily, though. If you've got a different take, then step up and actually lay out your arguments!
James Chavez91 James Chavez91 Active Member
100 messages
joined Mar 2020
#56 ·
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Anthony Jackson2 Anthony Jackson2 Regular
605 messages
joined Jul 2009
#57 ·
James Chavez91 said:kbkk

yawn ☕
Matthew Grant9 Matthew Grant9 Active Member
76 messages
joined Jul 2011
#58 ·
Nicholas King said:Well, that’s easy enough to say—but honestly, I still don't think we're on the same page. Me and you, specifically. 😕

Anyway, moving away from that—off-topic question: does being overly tolerant toward someone actually end up killing you? 😁

And just like that, I’m sitting here feeling like the punchline of a bad joke. My attempt at an explanation totally fell flat, and since it wasn't even that clever to begin with, it honestly stings a little more!
Anyway, let's move on. I've already shared my thoughts regarding "likes" and "likers," and if we were to ever crown the "most liked" member of this forum—whether they be a man or a woman—I honestly feel that title would probably go to a massive crowd of people who simply don't have much of an opinion of their own. In other words, the title isn't exactly something to brag about.
And then you start suggesting that this person would necessarily have to be male. 😛
Oh boy, I think I've finally managed to make my point—even if it was a bit clumsy, potentially misplaced, and definitely sexist in its delivery! 🙂

When I look at my own behavior—and I'm being totally candid here because I want us to be close—I am certain I would never dream of giving anyone a dislike, or whatever that button is called. The only exception might be if some bigot pops up shouting hateful things about certain groups of people. But even then, I don't feel the need to broadcast my disapproval that way; if I disagree, I can just reply to them directly, but hitting that dislike button feels... well, to be perfectly honest, it feels a bit pathetic.
The idea that someone thinks differently than I do, so I should go ahead and tank their reputation score (which I find absurd anyway)... goodness, it's like something out of a preschooler's playground! 🙄

Now, when it comes to those people whom I actually *do* like, clicking "like" on their posts feels barely any less silly than clicking it on the people I don't. What if I'm just some airhead without a single functioning brain cell? Would anyone truly be flattered by my approval?

And I can just imagine an even worse scenario. 😲 Someone likes me. And I don't want them to! But they just don't care, do they? They come charging in like a whirlwind, liking everything I post. And what am I supposed to do? Run to a support group and desperately open a thread titled "Please, for the love of God, stop liking my posts"?

The bottom line is this: how much does anyone's dislike or like actually matter?
Can there objectively be any benefit to it? I certainly don't see one. Maybe there's some weird social currency involved, but that doesn't affect me one bit.
Could it cause harm? Absolutely. This site crashed on me at least five times today, and the last thing this platform needs is extra unnecessary server load, so it's clearly not working well.
Nicholas King said:Well, that’s easy enough to say—but honestly, I still don't think we're on the same page. Me and you, specifically. 😕

Anyway, moving away from that—off-topic question: does being overly tolerant toward someone actually end up killing you? 😁

How can you say "it doesn't matter" right now? 🙂
Goodness, do you realize how much text I just wrote before I realized what was happening? 😲
I honestly think it’s become pretty obvious to even the most oblivious people by now that I much prefer actually sitting down to write something meaningful rather than just clicking a little like button!
Nicholas King said:Well, that’s easy enough to say—but honestly, I still don't think we're on the same page. Me and you, specifically. 😕

Anyway, moving away from that—off-topic question: does being overly tolerant toward someone actually end up killing you? 😁

Oh, absolutely.😉 There have been so many people who decided to be overly accommodating toward bullies, and unfortunately, they often end up being the ones caught in the crossfire.😬
Jose Barrett Jose Barrett Member
48 messages
joined Jun 2009
#59 ·
Jacob Foster11 said:Terrible idea. There is no way to ensure high-quality users actually get a high reputation while the low-quality ones stay low. You'll just end up with a clique of people hanging out in a chat room, artificially boosting each other's scores without contributing anything of value to the site. Meanwhile, an actual expert might only chime in on specific topics where they provide real insight, but because they aren't part of the chat group, they won't have a crew to inflate their reputation.

That's a pretty weak argument.
This forum is basically just a populist playground. The owner clearly cares way more about padding the user count than actually hosting any real thinkers. 🙄 It’s just one of those fundamental laws of nature: there are always more fools than there are smart people, and let's face it—it's much easier to sell a product to a fool.
Then you have those certain experts on the forum—the ones who only pop up on specific threads when they actually have something constructive to add. They aren't hanging out in the chat rooms all day or running with a tight-knit crew that constantly boosts their reputation.

So, I'm actually going to show up here looking for some professional advice on the Legal Forum. ☕

I'm not saying there aren't smart people out there who actually care about writing something decent, but they’re pretty rare—and honestly, that’s not exactly a reliable metric to go by anyway.

To some people, they’re a top-tier contributor who always has something insightful to say about colloidal silver. To others, they’re just a nuisance that needs to be kicked off the forum.

I'll stick to asking a doctor for medical advice, rather than looking for it on an online forum.

I’ll probably head over to Legal Forum for actual legal advice before I bother asking anything here.

Look, this is a fun forum, and that’s exactly how we should treat it.
Jacob Foster11 Jacob Foster11 Active Member
132 messages
joined Nov 2007
#60 ·
Once again, I fail to see the point of this user reputation system.

Here is a proposal for how it should actually work. First, stop counting posts within all the casual chat threads on the forum. A moderator for any given thread should have the option to disable the post counter for users there. Second, reputation should be calculated automatically using a pre-defined mathematical function. This function would take two parameters: the total number of user posts (excluding those from chat threads) and the cumulative number of warnings, points, or days banned (some combination of these). More posts increase reputation; penalties decrease it. Again, based on a carefully selected, predetermined formula.

That is how you make something actually meaningful.

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