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Edited by KingInTheNorth:
4/19/2013 9:09:53 PM
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I dislike the "Like" Feature.
Edit: Just to be clear I don't think it should be removed, just improved.
I rarely if ever use the like button for a couple of reasons.
The first being that because of the new filter in the forums "Liked" it seems that the webteam is trying to make the Like feature the new (I'm sure you're all aware [url=http://www.bungie.net/7_New-update-still-no-saved-threads-feature/en-us/Forum/Post?id=59829981&path=1]of my opinions[/url] about saved threads) Saved threads feature. Therefore I use it as I would the old Saved threads feature and only like things that I want to save for use or reference later, or that I find particularly hilarious, and that rarely happens.
EDIT: [url=http://www.bungie.net/en-us/Forum/Post?id=60063039&path=1]It is meant as a replacement for Saved Threads.[/url]
The second reason being the old argument from before Bungie.next dropped that came up whenever a "Make a Like feature" thread appeared in the Community forum, that the Like button really does nothing. Obviously I'm excluding its use as a horrible replacement for Saved threads.
There is no counter in each thread marking how many times or by whom the thread has been liked, there is no record in the thread creators profile or anywhere else for how many times a thread or post of his has been liked. Because of this all the Like button does is send a notification to the Thread/Post creator which after a couple of seconds of "Oh well isn't that nice" is deleted and completely forgotten about.
It also adds nothing to the conversation of the thread. You might say "But Max that's the point if you have nothing to add and simply agree you can just click like instead of QFT or something like that." While that is a good goal for the Like feature to have like I said before if the goal is to remove all of the "QFT" posts then there should be some sort of counter or symbol for the amount of likes someone has gotten for a thread or post.
So yeah I think the Like feature is useless in it's current state and some changes need to be made to it. I would also prefer to have the old way of Saving threads back.
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The biggest problem with the like feature is you get pretty much the same feedback and notification as though someone quoted you. But there's no way to track how many people have "liked" a post and there's no way to see how many people have "liked" something.
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It doesn't even solve the problem it was implemented to solve.
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1 ReplyHere's my tip, use your [url=http://www.bungie.net/en-us/Activity]activity feed[/url] more. When someone I follow likes something publicly, it shows up and I'm able to open another tab and see what caught their eye and maybe I should look at it. It's actually interesting to see what happens on a daily basis from others and you can start to see where users hang around mostly in for the public forums. I'd even go as far as calling the like button a "share" mechanism, because that's what it's doing. You're sharing content with your followers and those that pay attention to your public feeds. I treat my own like button as a share tool in that when I "like" something, it's something that I feel should get more attention from others that follow my posts. I don't need to see "how many" users like a thread, because the thread status already does that for me. By having the color system (or debated) I can see if a thread is getting a lot of heat, or very little. But for your saved threads argument, it's simply starting on a clean slate. Unfortunately we can't pull all the threads from the old site to the new one but it's something that we have to move forward from. Unless you manually search all the old threads you liked and "like" them, then they're added without bumping them either.
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2 Replies[b]I'm not sure[/b] but I was under the impression that "likes" contributed to the popularity of a thread or reply and affects its position on the board.
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I agree, it doesn't replace "QFT" posts like it's meant to. It's almost entirely pointless, though if it was improved it would be great.
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I like it because it promotes the good responses.
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Edited by Player3Th0mas: 4/18/2013 6:08:37 PMi like the dislike feature. -> Presses dislike button
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3 RepliesThe like feature isn't suppose to be a substitute for saved threads.
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Edited by Arbitor5: 4/18/2013 6:44:18 PMDon't say that! Some of have been asking for a 'like button' for years. I think it would be better if you could see who else like the post/thread. Other than that stepping backwards after jumping just doesn't make sense. Also not everything has been added to Bungie.net yet, there are still member 'badges or titles or whatever', chapter updates and other forum content such as save thread and post preview. All in good time! :)
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It needs work. As it stands, I do not oppose the feature itself, but I would rather have saved threads return and maybe some better indicator of 'likes' than having a blue symbol by a 'liked' thread or an empty shield next to a disliked thread.
