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The Batlord · 04-30-2014, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Black Francis

Guess it doesn't fit with the vibe here
this community seems too competitive for it, so much so even without trying it ppl are estimating it's a cheap way to get a rep and it will be misused.

Even apart from that, by its nature a music forum is gonna be full of artsy types who're probably not gonna appreciate that kind of thing. Pussies.

RoxyRollah · 04-30-2014, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

Even apart from that, by its nature a music forum is gonna be full of artsy types who're probably not gonna appreciate that kind of thing. Pussies.

Who is you calling a pussy?!

Neapolitan · 04-30-2014, 11:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Paul Smeenus

I was once a super-mod on a vBulletin forum, and we used the "thank" button as an option next to where the "quote" button is on each post. It is a built in feature of the vBulletin software that this community chose not to use, as is an "unthank" (or something like that). When I first came on board here I suggested it be turned on, and was politely declined, and that was good enough for me.

Did you ever feel like being a mod here?

Paul Smeenus · 04-30-2014, 11:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Neapolitan

Did you ever feel like being a mod here?

No

YorkeDaddy · 04-30-2014, 02:03 PM

Here's how the likes work and what it looks like on another forum I frequent in case someone's not sure what I'm talking about, it's a really great feature imo:

Paedantic Basterd · 04-30-2014, 02:06 PM

Perhaps if the number of likes one receives are visible only to he or she who receives them, but publicizing any form of popularity is, in my eyes, a recipe for disaster in a community.

Anyways, we'll never be able to implement such a thing, as the admins have absolutely no incentive to provide anything for this website, so I'm not even sure why it's up for discussion.

The Batlord · 04-30-2014, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Pedestrian

Perhaps if the number of likes one receives are visible only to he or she who receives them, but publicizing any form of popularity is, in my eyes, a recipe for disaster in a community.

Anyways, we'll never be able to implement such a thing, as the admins have absolutely no incentive to provide anything for this website, so I'm not even sure why it's up for discussion.

Have you guys ever sent the admins bogus, troll messages just to see if they're even reading them? If not you totally should.

Paul Smeenus · 04-30-2014, 02:07 PM

^ vBulletin software has the same basic feature except it's called "thank"

YorkeDaddy · 04-30-2014, 02:30 PM

The forum I posted a screenshot from is actually about competitive gaming lol. If those people can use the like feature well then I think MB could. It's all just a suggestion though, it doesn't really matter. I personally think it makes forums seem friendlier when you can look and see a really nice post that got a substantial amount of likes. It's uplifting, I know this is anecdotal but I've never seen a hint of competitiveness regarding the likes but it could work differently here, I sure as hell dont know.

**Scarlett O'Hara** · 04-30-2014, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by YorkeDaddy

The forum I posted a screenshot from is actually about competitive gaming lol. If those people can use the like feature well then I think MB could. It's all just a suggestion though, it doesn't really matter. I personally think it makes forums seem friendlier when you can look and see a really nice post that got a substantial amount of likes. It's uplifting, I know this is anecdotal but I've never seen a hint of competitiveness regarding the likes but it could work differently here, I sure as hell dont know.

Nope, it's a popularity contest. People will only post things in order to get likes. Then you would have butthurt members who are sad for not getting any "thanks" or whatever. Sometimes, you just need to let things go.

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04-30-2014, 02:06 PM	#6 (permalink)
Paedantic Basterd Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 5,184	Perhaps if the number of likes one receives are visible only to he or she who receives them, but publicizing any form of popularity is, in my eyes, a recipe for disaster in a community. Anyways, we'll never be able to implement such a thing, as the admins have absolutely no incentive to provide anything for this website, so I'm not even sure why it's up for discussion.