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On December 1st, 2012, I met Neil deGrasse Tyson. I shook the man's hand, and even made him laugh. Not much else to do with my life now.

Posted by: Thrasher Fan
Better than quote pyramids.

Those would still exist unless the like feature somehow made apparent who "liked" the post because people want it to be apparent they agreed.

  • 10.20.2012 10:45 PM PDT

Posted by: Recon Number 54
Use your head. The one on your shoulders. No really, just try. Please?

˙sɹǝʇndɯoɔ ɥʇıʍ pooƃ os ʇou ɯ,ı 'ǝɹǝɥ ʇǝƃ sıɥʇ pıp ʍoɥ 'lol

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Posted by: spartanfornow
Rep systems, even ones that are only positive, are rife with abuse.
This is such a cop-out response... explain to me exactly how a *like* button would be just totally abused.

People farming likes is the first and foremost challenge of a like system. People seeking approval from others and getting that like button clicked changes the nature of their posting. This would be akin to quoting a mod and brown nosing someone because of their text color. Fawning for social praise is not something that should be a pillar of an internet videogame forum. The quasi anonymous nature of our posting is what gives us a sense of honesty.

Secondly, this rewards people who use alts, or create circle of people liking eachother's posts. One of my first experiences with a rep system was on &totse. Many of the positive reps one would receive would come with the comment 'rep me back.' Eventually the rep system was taken off of the website because it wasn't accomplishing anything.

Finally, as others have stated in order to keep the thread alive you have to post in that thread. A like button may deny the post. The lack of post means the thread starts to die off, and also no longer gets the contribution that would otherwise go into the thread. If you agree with someone, quote them or the part of their post you agree with, add your own feedback, and actually help the conversation along. A like button does even less than quoting someone without adding anything, because in that case the thread at least gets a bump.

  • 10.20.2012 11:51 PM PDT

Posted by: Duardo
Not really. Your mom is over quite enough to make my fears mute.
Posted by: colbyrules8
Posted by: Duardo
Being alone.
You're a mod, you should be used to that.


Posted by: Thrasher Fan
Better than quote pyramids.
Way better.

  • 10.21.2012 12:55 AM PDT

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Posted by: spartanfornow
Finally, as others have stated in order to keep the thread alive you have to post in that thread. A like button may deny the post.

How many "I like this thread/post" replies would you tolerate before you start to concider them as spam?
The lack of post means the thread starts to die off, and also no longer gets the contribution that would otherwise go into the thread.
You mean like colbyrules8 just did? Yeah, let's fill all threads with "dude I totally like agree with you, man" relplies. If you agree with someone, quote them or the part of their post you agree with, add your own feedback, and actually help the conversation along.
Most of us just want to let the OP know we agree. A like button does even less than quoting someone without adding anything, because in that case the thread at least gets a bump.Bumps are against "da rewls"

  • 10.21.2012 1:04 AM PDT

Posted by: Recon Number 54
Use your head. The one on your shoulders. No really, just try. Please?

˙sɹǝʇndɯoɔ ɥʇıʍ pooƃ os ʇou ɯ,ı 'ǝɹǝɥ ʇǝƃ sıɥʇ pıp ʍoɥ 'lol

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Posted by: spartanfornow
Finally, as others have stated in order to keep the thread alive you have to post in that thread. A like button may deny the post.
How many "I like this thread/post" replies would you tolerate before you start to concider them as spam?

They are spam, and spam is against the rules. However low content posts have the unintentional consequence of allowing people who will respond more seriously to see the thread. This has more of an impact in the other forums, the community forum moves quite slowly. If all you want to do is the the OP know you agree with him/her, you either are not contributing to the conversation, or the topic wasn't worthy of discussion. This goes back to the quality of posts that the like system allows. Something can be well liked or agreed with without being good.

  • 10.21.2012 7:24 AM PDT

Friends before pixels.

Heeeeeeell no.

That would get mingy if put into play.

  • 10.21.2012 7:26 AM PDT
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Posted by: Cobravert
I just saw a green monkey nut shot a small tan lizard(?) in a gunny sack.

No thanks.

  • 10.21.2012 8:53 AM PDT

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Posted by: chubbz
No thanks.

True Underdog likes this.

  • 10.21.2012 8:59 AM PDT

Posted by: spartanfornow
Something can be well liked or agreed with without being good.
Only if you dislike or don't agree with it.

  • 10.21.2012 8:59 AM PDT

Posted by: Recon Number 54
Use your head. The one on your shoulders. No really, just try. Please?

˙sɹǝʇndɯoɔ ɥʇıʍ pooƃ os ʇou ɯ,ı 'ǝɹǝɥ ʇǝƃ sıɥʇ pıp ʍoɥ 'lol

Posted by: dazarobbo
Posted by: spartanfornow
Something can be well liked or agreed with without being good.
Only if you dislike or don't agree with it.

I take it you don't read the comments section on youtube.

  • 10.21.2012 9:27 AM PDT

Checking out my profile I see?

I was going to say something but it appears Duck duck DEATH said everything there was to be said.

  • 10.21.2012 9:31 AM PDT

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Posted by: FALSE R3ALITYx
And Cobravert is absolutely correct.

Posted by: Der Todesengel
"In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth and Cobra."
- Der

Posted by: dazarobbo
Posted by: CrazzySnipe55Not sure if you noticed, but a lot of the posts about this have pretty much been:

Posted by: Lots of people
No. [Insert unsubstantiated claims here]

Ok Sherman, set the wayback machine to go forward.
Here is potentially the future of B.net if they add the 'Like' button as you so wish.

Posted by: xXxRandom B.net MemberxXx
nonsensical rhetoric about mods playing favorites, not following the rules and being highly biased

1,357,258 Likes

no posts...

  • 10.21.2012 9:32 AM PDT

Posted by: spartanfornow
I take it you don't read the comments section on youtube.
I sure do, and no, I don't agree or like all of the highly rated comments, which is exactly why I said the content isn't good "if you dislike or don't agree with it".

A like/rating system can never possibly hope to appeal to everyone's tastes, but they give a good indication of what people generally like to read. That is why they are useful.

Posted by: CobravertYou think people are going to stop posting if have a like button?

I hope you're not being serious right now.

  • 10.21.2012 9:45 AM PDT

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Posted by: FALSE R3ALITYx
And Cobravert is absolutely correct.

Posted by: Der Todesengel
"In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth and Cobra."
- Der

Posted by: dazarobbo
Posted by: CobravertYou think people are going to stop posting if have a like button?

I hope you're not being serious right now.

Jokingly, but yes the potential for this is there.

A like button is not discussion. It adds nothing to the discussion at all. It's only gold stars for egocentric.

In the CoC, that is known as spam.

  • 10.21.2012 9:49 AM PDT

Posted by: Cobravert
Jokingly, but yes the potential for this is there.

A like button is not discussion. It adds nothing to the discussion at all. It's only gold stars for egocentric.

In the CoC, that is known as spam.
I can't tell whether this is another joke or not. If it isn't...

You're totally correct. A like button doesn't add anything to a discussion... because it's not a part of a discussion. It's meta-level stuff that helps gauge whether it's a decent piece of content or not. If I asked whether we should remove the timestamps on posts, would you be opposed? After all, they don't add anything to a discussion either.

As for the Code of Conduct, it actually defines spam as "irrelevant or repetitive content". Quote-posts would fall under that, IMO. Even then, it should really be up to the user to define spam for themselves (hence other ideas like the ignore feature).

  • 10.21.2012 10:02 AM PDT

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Posted by: FALSE R3ALITYx
And Cobravert is absolutely correct.

Posted by: Der Todesengel
"In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth and Cobra."
- Der

Posted by: dazarobbo
Posted by: Cobravert
Jokingly, but yes the potential for this is there.

A like button is not discussion. It adds nothing to the discussion at all. It's only gold stars for egocentric.

In the CoC, that is known as spam.
I can't tell whether this is another joke or not. If it isn't...

You're totally correct. A like button doesn't add anything to a discussion... because it's not a part of a discussion. It's meta-level stuff that helps gauge whether it's a decent piece of content or not. If I asked whether we should remove the timestamps on posts, would you be opposed? After all, they don't add anything to a discussion either.

As for the Code of Conduct, it actually defines spam as "irrelevant or repetitive content". Quote-posts would fall under that, IMO. Even then, it should really be up to the user to define spam for themselves (hence other ideas like the ignore feature).

*does not like post*







Now if I leave the post as it stood, IYO is that or is that not spam?

  • 10.21.2012 10:21 AM PDT

IMO, that's spam. A totally pointless post which does nothing to further contribute anything to the discussion being had, and - possibly the biggest problem - takes up a space for a post that might have had something better to read.

  • 10.21.2012 10:32 AM PDT

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Posted by: FALSE R3ALITYx
And Cobravert is absolutely correct.

Posted by: Der Todesengel
"In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth and Cobra."
- Der

Posted by: dazarobbo
IMO, that's spam. A totally pointless post which does nothing to further contribute anything to the discussion being had, and - possibly the biggest problem - takes up a space for a post that might have had something better to read.

Well then, I believe you have your answer.
The like button is the same as that post.

  • 10.21.2012 10:34 AM PDT
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Oh Dazarobbo, is there a feature idea you don't support? :D

  • 10.21.2012 10:35 AM PDT

I Would Have Been Your Daddy

ok, imma try a serious approach here.

the upside
-it reduces spam
-ppl who don't like it are not forced to utulize it
-it's moar fun
-nobody cares if a member uses five alts to spam his own like button cos that's just pathetic

the downside
-It's not BNet
-won't fix; by design
-this debate is just fo Achronos's amusement

  • 10.21.2012 11:18 AM PDT

I Would Have Been Your Daddy

because we're all his little labrats up in this

  • 10.21.2012 11:19 AM PDT

they have said it several times, this will never be added.
yorkie

  • 10.21.2012 11:32 AM PDT

GOAT

I really do not care either way.

Under no way is a like button spam, that argument is ridiculous. It being "abused" is also ridiculous. You can't abuse something that doesn't matter, and What, I dare ask, could it be abused to do?

  • 10.21.2012 11:34 AM PDT

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I like the "like" idea but if Bungie were to add what waypoint has were if you like it or thanked it, it shows who did it. I will not support that.

  • 10.21.2012 12:12 PM PDT

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I don't want bnet to turn into a "thumbs up if..." cluster. The system has more downsides than advantages.

  • 10.21.2012 12:22 PM PDT