Likes and Applause

[mrbulk]

New on GTA, searched the forums for a place to make suggestions so best I could figure, it was this gate here(?).

Don't know if this has been visited upon before, but is there a way we could offer to give posts Likes / Dislikes, or some kind of applause or encouragement, etc.? Or I guess we could just write a new post each time, but might it become cumbersome, if you just want to offer a kind word or two?

Just wondering, and thanks for any replies. (See? I can put my own smiley right here , but only for my own post )

[JungleShooter]

Yeah, I'd second that. 👍🏼👍🏼 

Matthias

[Bicycleman]

Buyer&#039;s, Seller&#039;s &amp; Trader&#039;s Comments   <---  This may be a partial answer to your suggestion. 

[mrbulk]

Buyer&#039;s, Seller&#039;s &amp; Trader&#039;s Comments   <---  This may be a partial answer to your suggestion.

Yes, agreed and thanks for linking it. I saw that section, where you rate ppl you deal with. It would also be cool though to be able to express a quick opinion of a specific post by clicking on a thumbsup/thumbsdown icon, etc.

[ezman604]

We tried that once, with kudos we have the option of turning on and off. Didn't work real well. Some folks gave negative kudos and started an online war. Really don't need that. But it would be nice to be able to rate a thread or post....

[Tater]

We tried that once, with kudos we have the option of turning on and off. Didn't work real well. Some folks gave negative kudos and started an online war. Really don't need that. But it would be nice to be able to rate a thread or post....

Maybe only allow a "thumbs up" or "like" option?

[lizzie]

We tried that once, with kudos we have the option of turning on and off. Didn't work real well. Some folks gave negative kudos and started an online war. Really don't need that. But it would be nice to be able to rate a thread or post....

Maybe only allow a "thumbs up" or "like" option?

That's what I have had experience with on other forums....(political forums)- the only option was to "like" a post. If you didn't like it, you had to posit a differing opinion. Haha

[JungleShooter]

We tried that once, with kudos we have the option of turning on and off. Didn't work real well. Some folks gave negative kudos and started an online war. Really don't need that. But it would be nice to be able to rate a thread or post....

Maybe only allow a "thumbs up" or "like" option?

That's what I have had experience with on other forums....(political forums)- the only option was to "like" a post. If you didn't like it, you had to posit a differing opinion.

Yupp, our competition just seemed to have started this particular function.
And there is a LIKES-Counter.
Another well established AG forum has this function since a long time. 👍🏼😊

Matthias

[DanD]

We tried that once, with kudos we have the option of turning on and off. Didn't work real well. Some folks gave negative kudos and started an online war. Really don't need that. But it would be nice to be able to rate a thread or post....

There's a "rate topic" bar above the original post in each thread.
The kudos wars sounds like they would have been fun to watch.

[mrbulk]

We tried that once, with kudos we have the option of turning on and off. Didn't work real well. Some folks gave negative kudos and started an online war. Really don't need that. But it would be nice to be able to rate a thread or post....

There's a "rate topic" bar above the original post in each thread.
The kudos wars sounds like they would have been fun to watch.

That would also be cool; I looked just now but don't see it though. Is "Rate Topic" expressed in different terminology or something?

[DanD]

We tried that once, with kudos we have the option of turning on and off. Didn't work real well. Some folks gave negative kudos and started an online war. Really don't need that. But it would be nice to be able to rate a thread or post....

There's a "rate topic" bar above the original post in each thread.
The kudos wars sounds like they would have been fun to watch.

That would also be cool; I looked just now but don't see it though. Is "Rate Topic" expressed in different terminology or something?

It seems to appear on the desktop site, but not the mobile.

[mrbulk]

hmmm, I yam at my desk...but don't know where to look. Oh well.

[lizzie]

Charlie....look at the top of this thread, bold dark bar across the top, on the right side of that bar. You should see "Rate Topic" followed by some gold stars.

[Back_Roads]

 Things of real value here are made into stickies, but who wants to read an old sticky post 
 Otherwise we keep typing our likes and dislikes, think it makes sure we really mean it 

[DanD]

hmmm, I yam at my desk...but don't know where to look. Oh well.

At the top of the first post of a thread.

[JungleShooter]

Well, I do most of my forum writing and reading on my mobile, so that's too bad that the rating bar appears only on the desktop version.... 

Matthias

[mrbulk]

hmmm, I yam at my desk...but don't know where to look. Oh well.

At the top of the first post of a thread.

(as light bulb comes on): "A-hah!"

Thanks.

[mrbulk]

Charlie....look at the top of this thread, bold dark bar across the top, on the right side of that bar. You should see "Rate Topic" followed by some gold stars.

Thanks Lizzie I only just now saw it (finally took my blinders off).

[mrbulk]

Things of real value here are made into stickies, but who wants to read an old sticky post 
 Otherwise we keep typing our likes and dislikes, think it makes sure we really mean it 

Oh well at least that way I get to run up my post count faster. I'm hankering for promotion to Plinker anyway. 

[JungleShooter]

Oh well at least that way I get to run up my post count faster. I'm hankering for promotion to Plinker anyway. 

😄👍🏼 And I just passed the four-digit mark and didn't even realize...! 

Matthias