Tohru Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Maybe this has been asked, I haven't been too frequent in the past week or so, however has any one else noticed that the 'Like' display has disappeared from their own posts and that the 'Like' count doesn't exist when you like other's post? Is it just me? Did I change a settting or something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 It's not just you. We have been whining about it in a few other threads, the most current being the "Other John are you out there" thread. Come join us! :) PS. I liked your post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tohru Posted August 20, 2014 Author Share Posted August 20, 2014 Thank you! :) Okay, I feel better now knowing. I'll go to the Other John and jump on the bandwagon. I liked your post too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Peregrine Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Without the Other John thread, who knows what would hsve become of me? A piddly 3 stars was all I was worth. It changed my life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 I avoided that John thread thinking it surely didn't pertain to me haha. I had no idea it was about likes. Not to say I'm not curious and click on loads of links that don't pertain to me, though. Oh, I was avoiding that thread too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThisIsTheDay Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Without the Other John thread, who knows what would hsve become of me? A piddly 3 stars was all I was worth. It changed my life. I have to publicly like your post. :D You go, Miss P!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingiguana Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 I just have to say HERE that the lack of likes is severely affecting my use of these boards. I feel like I'm talking into a vacuum. I feel like everyone else is talking into a vacuum. I feel like I have to repeat what someone else has already said, rather than just liking it. My guess is that this will make the traffic on the board go up. Is that a good thing? And I think the private likes are going to result in testy little situations turning into one poster saying, yeah, but I got THIS many likes. How many did you get? I'll bet your silly argument didn't get nearly the number of likes that my argument did. So, yeah, I think they ought to come back. For the sake of civility. I'm posting this here instead of the Other John thread because this one has a clear title about what the problem is. And maybe a lot more threads on the matter will get a response(?). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingiguana Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 For some reason, this reminds me of our recent phone problem -- apparently, we've had a message on our phone for weeks (at least) that asks solicitors to hang up. "Real" people can press 1 to get through. I hate that message. I never would have put it on our phone. So the phone company must have done it in some sort of reset frenzy. We had no idea. Well, that's not completely true. Our daughter knew, because she'd called here. But she never told us. And THAT reminds me of the time I left the car lights on and she knew but never told me. Back then, she gets a bit of a pass. She was only 7 (still, you'd think a 7 yr old would know that was important....) But I'm still mystified as to why she never told me about the phone thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 I'm confused, are likes gone intentionally, or is it a bug? I don't think they're necessary - obviously the vast majority of forums don't have them and people manage to talk. And when I first came to WTM I thought they were kind of off-putting and cliquish. But it didn't take long for me to like the system. I love getting to know others by their likes! Hope they come back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TammyS Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 On another forum that I sometimes visit they have a whole set of buttons...agree, disagree, love, interesting, educational, and funny. I actually think they are really helpful because it cuts out the short posts of "i agree" and I think it also encourages people to add a bit to the discussion in a different way (like clicking the funny button....they might not think it's worth a post, but a button click adds without taking up more room than it's worth). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vonfirmath Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 I just have to say HERE that the lack of likes is severely affecting my use of these boards. I feel like I'm talking into a vacuum. I feel like everyone else is talking into a vacuum. I feel like I have to repeat what someone else has already said, rather than just liking it. My guess is that this will make the traffic on the board go up. Is that a good thing? Really? Boards didn't have the ability to "like" posts at all for the longest time. I don't even remember when it started but I didn't really notice it until this big hullabaloo. the big thing on facebook right now seems to be people saying "Stop using the Like button and actually interact with people. You'll find your Facebook experience is much better for it" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingiguana Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Really? Boards didn't have the ability to "like" posts at all for the longest time. I don't even remember when it started but I didn't really notice it until this big hullabaloo. the big thing on facebook right now seems to be people saying "Stop using the Like button and actually interact with people. You'll find your Facebook experience is much better for it" "Like" is a way of saying you saw the post and you agree without having to come up with something important to say. We can't all be witty all the time, but it is encouraging for the poster to know people are listening, even if the listeners don't have anything to say about the topic right then. I don't see it as an easy cop out. And likes on this board mean I don't have to wade through a bunch of posts saying "I agree" (and therefore miss the meatier posts). Nor does it mean I end up posting and wondering if anyone cared -- and if no one cared, not bothering to post in the next situation. So yes, I do think they're a big positive. And they should come back. They make the board work better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Really? Boards didn't have the ability to "like" posts at all for the longest time. I don't even remember when it started but I didn't really notice it until this big hullabaloo. the big thing on facebook right now seems to be people saying "Stop using the Like button and actually interact with people. You'll find your Facebook experience is much better for it" Perhaps those smug people should get off Facebook altogether and 'actually interact with people'. Sheesh. I assume the other poster was being a bit hyperbolic in order to convey to TPTB that she want likes back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggieamy Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Perhaps those smug people should get off Facebook altogether and 'actually interact with people'. Sheesh. I assume the other poster was being a bit hyperbolic in order to convey to TPTB that she want likes back. Um ... this is awkward ... I want to agree with this but without doing a whole post ... *LIKE* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truscifi Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 I want to like this entire thread in support of visible likes. Except I can't because I'm also out of invisible likes. So... LIKE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SadieMarie Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Really? Boards didn't have the ability to "like" posts at all for the longest time. I don't even remember when it started but I didn't really notice it until this big hullabaloo. the big thing on facebook right now seems to be people saying "Stop using the Like button and actually interact with people. You'll find your Facebook experience is much better for it" There is no way to make Faceborg anything other than annoying. And having strong feelings about making it better just means you have been assimilated, so very sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ad astra Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Looks like visible likes are back. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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