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Post by splendidcakes on Nov 26, 2013 18:28:42 GMT -5
I don't know about others, but the "like" button motivates me. It lets me know that I have typed something that touched someone... maybe to uplift them, maybe to encourage them, or maybe I have had a bit of an epiphany that enlightened them a bit as well. I am a huge fan of the new "like" button and I use it to encourage posters to keep on keeping on.... Taking out that sack of trash is a victory, posting that the bathroom is clean is a victory... just encouraging someone else is wonderful. I just click to let people know that I enjoyed what they wrote even if I don't have time to respond to it specifically. Thanks to Celeste and the other mods for giving us this easy to use tool of encouragement. Good- I was afraid I might come off as a stalker...
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Post by Celeste on Nov 26, 2013 21:36:10 GMT -5
As Lion commented, the 'Like' button is used for a wide variety of situations, kind of like the boards on SOS themselves. People have different ways of using the tools here and that's a good thing. It keeps us flexible for different needs.
'Like' is the closest we've got to a 'Recommend' button for posts. It functions the same as the Facebook counterpart.
Technically, we have no way of breaking it down into 'Like', 'Recommend', 'Way to go!', 'I agree with what you say', 'Well said!', or anything else. Since we have to stick with a single word for everything, I think 'Like' covers the bases nicely. Even if we could change the word, 'Recommend' wouldn't be apt for 'Like' meant to encourage or congratulate.
One thing we can do for threads that many people find helpful is put it in the Favorite Threads. We don't want to create clutter for newbies, but it is an option if you think a thread has great advice for everyone. Just mention it to the mods.
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Post by disorganizeddragon on Dec 8, 2013 19:02:57 GMT -5
Good- I was afraid I might come off as a stalker... Stalk away, splendidcakes! I think most people feel like Di and want to know when something they've posted inspires someone or makes them smile--I know I certainly do. Of course, my problem is that I often forget to use the 'like' button when I mean to do so. I have so much going on in my life, physically and otherwise, I have the attention span of a gnat on five shots of expresso. "That was a really great post! I need to give it a 'thumbs up' and...Look! A squirrel! With something shiny! Wonder where he's going?" (wandering away from the computer, completely forgetting what I wanted to do three seconds before, as the cats jump on the keyboard to open a new window to Amazon's pet treat page ).
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Post by Ally on Dec 11, 2013 14:17:21 GMT -5
disorganizeddragon, I'm very distractable as well. When I'm home all day and am posting on this site, there is usually at least once a day, when I go to start a new post in working-in-threes, and find that I never finished composing the post I started an hour or two before. CourageouslyLion SeeksSerenity, I think you have listed most of the reasons people "like" posts. We use it very heavily in the exercise thread as an encouragement to each other. People also "like" something when it is inspiring, or as a way of agreeing with the writer of the post. Another way I've seen it used on facebook, is when someone posts, for instance, that their loved-one is in the hospital after suffering a heart attack, they will ask people to click "like" as a sign that you are praying for/thinking of their loved one. (Not that you liked that their loved-one had a heart attack!) I work full time and am often short on time here at home. I find it very time consuming to reply to each person in a thread, even though, I'd love to, so I use it as a time saver, and to let people know that I did read what they wrote. Although, don't think that if I don't use it, I didn't read it or didn't like it. I have been cautious about overusing the "like" feature, because as Splendidcakes wrote, I don't want to overwhelm people with notifications.
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Post by CourageouslyLion SeeksSerenity on Dec 11, 2013 17:11:51 GMT -5
reasons people "like" posts. Another way I've seen it used on facebook, is when someone posts, for instance, that their loved-one is in the hospital after suffering a heart attack, they will ask people to click "like" as a sign that you are praying for/thinking of their loved one. (Not that you liked that their loved-one had a heart attack!) Ah. I've seen people do that here (post a "like" to a thread about something tragic) and it completely confused me. I wondered if it meant "I read your post". Your explanation makes more sense. I've never used facebook, so I had no idea. I guess I could adapt my brain -- and learn.
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Post by Celeste on Dec 12, 2013 13:39:10 GMT -5
It occurred to me last night that I could make a few more emoticon signs to say EXACTLY why we 'Liked' a post, so I'll try to remember to do that once the holidays are over. If you are afraid of creating too many notifications, posting JUST an emoticon might be the way to go.
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