New Feature - Facebook style likes

[Jaan]

I can't see anything positive to come from a dislike button. 

[Jaan]

Unless it's "Babe of the Day" 

[oldschoolace]

I dont like doing negative sounding posts but i cant see the point myself. Much better for a member to comment on something which then in turn enriches the site surely?

Happy to be proven wrong though, despite my distain for facebook 

[insectbones]

I think a like thingy might be good in threads that you can't leave a comment in, such as 'me and my bikes'

[pickle]

I dont like doing negative sounding posts but i cant see the point myself. Much better for a member to comment on something which then in turn enriches the site surely?

Happy to be proven wrong though, despite my distain for facebook 

As said, some will like it and some won't but you have to move with the times and people have asked for it in the past.

Some will use it and some wont 

[TrickyDicky]

I dont like doing negative sounding posts but i cant see the point myself. Much better for a member to comment on something which then in turn enriches the site surely?

Happy to be proven wrong though, despite my distain for facebook 

Agreed, but a lot don't/won't. there is a big gap between the number of users that browse the forum and those that post. Hopefully this is a 'halfway house' and a way for those that do browse the forum but don't actually post much (if at all) to show their appreciation. Note this has nothing to do with Facebook (we're still deciding about integrating more with that devil...)

[Jt]

integrating with facebook?

two sperate entitiies that should stay that way in my opinion.

unless there is some grand plan to monitise the forum part of the business ( which i know there isnt) then leave it well alone.

this is a hobby, were hobbyists, and this is our home. make this place better and let that place do what it does...

we are only a click away at the end of the day.

[That Swan Guy]

Just tried using it and I don't have permission to

[Retrodan72]

Just tried using it and I don't have permission to

They're showing up now, so it looks like Rich has fixed it, and we can all start to use them.....



....should you wish to do so??? 

[That Swan Guy]

Just tried using it and I don't have permission to

They're showing up now, so it looks like Rich has fixed it, and we can all start to use them.....



....should you wish to do so??? 

Nope




But maybe that's a good thing 

[Retrodan72]

Just tried using it and I don't have permission to

They're showing up now, so it looks like Rich has fixed it, and we can all start to use them.....



....should you wish to do so??? 

Nope




But maybe that's a good thing 

I'm not bothering either, I don't like change and like the retro feel of commenting.

[TrickyDicky]

Just tried using it and I don't have permission to

They're showing up now, so it looks like Rich has fixed it, and we can all start to use them.....



....should you wish to do so??? 

Not working properly yet - still working on it...

[That Swan Guy]

Just tried using it and I don't have permission to

They're showing up now, so it looks like Rich has fixed it, and we can all start to use them.....



....should you wish to do so??? 

No rush 

Not working properly yet - still working on it...

[Jaan]

Personally I think a comment takes consideration (most of the time (guilty)).

Likes and dislikes run the risk of turning threads into popularity contests which can be pretty divisive.  Long term members are far more likely to receive "likes" than newbies and although thats probably all there is to it "time", I can see that demotivating new members.

I don't know, perhaps i'm reading too much into this but from where I stand this is a forum that was born from a dedication to BMX, you're adding "social media" functionality ergo diluting what this site is meant to be about 

[Gnarlyscoots]

Have to agree with you there Chris.

It doesn't take 2 minutes to comment on someone's build. Imagine what it would be like with 'like' and 'dislike' buttons 

I positive comment makes all the difference. If you don't like the build, you don't have to comment but to leave a dislike will be very disheartening and may lead to some not wanting to build anymore. Then the site will become more like a social media site and we can live on threads like 'I chewed on my woman's knickers this morning and it tasted like...' 

No input, no feedback, just a click. Not good I don't think, and I won't be using it 

Should we try a 'how much is this worth' or 'offers on this' thread too 

[fischflo]

my instinctive dislike of the idea is what makes me curious about the idea

if Chris and Terry still hate it in two months' time, we can still giveit back to fookbook

[john4130]

Have to agree with you there Chris.

It doesn't take 2 minutes to comment on someone's build. Imagine what it would be like with 'like' and 'dislike' buttons 

I positive comment makes all the difference. If you don't like the build, you don't have to comment but to leave a dislike will be very disheartening and may lead to some not wanting to build anymore. Then the site will become more like a social media site and we can live on threads like 'I chewed on my woman's knickers this morning and it tasted like...' 

No input, no feedback, just a click. Not good I don't think, and I won't be using it 
tell me more about chewing on you womans knickers this morning, i'm intrigued 

Should we try a 'how much is this worth' or 'offers on this' thread too 

[Gashead]

Only an idea folks, we don't have to keep it.......


We just want to 'keep up' with options, if it's not a 'go-er' then we will scrap it........

[factory pilot]

People I've talked too who use "faceache" seem to really like the "like" feature so I think we should give it a whizz...we've got nothing to loose....

..to be fair I agree with comments about the "dislike" button but I really can't see anyone here on rad really being so negative anyway towards another person's build.....comments at worse only ever seem to be down to "personal"  taste eg z-rims over skyways etc

I've never seen a "your bikes a pos" post unless in jest so why would people go out of their way to dislike something ?

Just because it's there ( the dislike option ) doesn't mean we are all obliged to use it ?

[Gashead]

Gunna stick to likes and drop dislikes 

[Jt]

I thank you.

[TrickyDicky]

OK, I think this should be working for everyone now....

[NORTY40]

OK, I think this should be working for everyone now....

Just clicked the thumbs up so i guess it is 

Nice one Rich 

[Jaan]

Whats "Rated" and who is that up to?

[TrickyDicky]

Whats "Rated" and who is that up to?

For 'rated' read 'liked' and as we have no dislike button, it will either be greyed (nobody has liked anything of yours) or green. A bit pointless really, I'll probably take that off...