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The End
‘The conscious is cancerous if allowed to linger’
"Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there."
Posted by: dazarobbo
So what should someone do when they encounter a post which already contains points they agree with which someone else has already made? Should they be encouraged to regurgitate them, potentially spamming up a thread with posts like "this", "I agree", or empty-quotes? Or would you encourage them not to post at all?I think the very process of clicking "reply" is important. While some might opt to quote-post, there is usually something they can and will add in addition, furthering discussion. To give a [poor] example, if I had liked dibbs089's post (ironic, I know) then this post - which I feel offers some additional insight - may never have existed. I often find my views lack clarity until I begin typing and usually find, upon clicking reply, that some inspiration strikes. A like button can be a lazy alternative to typing your own thoughts.
Forums should be vocal places; opinions should not be validated (given worth) by a number of 'likes' or 'thanks', which is otherwise the danger. The concern with such a feature is that people will sooner 'like' something, or accept the views of a 'liked' post, than critically engage with the arguments of others, or their own.
[Edited on 03.26.2012 10:32 AM PDT]