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Paul Smeenus · 04-30-2014, 03:07 PM

^ vBulletin software has the same basic feature except it's called "thank"

The Batlord · 04-30-2014, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Pedestrian

Perhaps if the number of likes one receives are visible only to he or she who receives them, but publicizing any form of popularity is, in my eyes, a recipe for disaster in a community.

Anyways, we'll never be able to implement such a thing, as the admins have absolutely no incentive to provide anything for this website, so I'm not even sure why it's up for discussion.

Have you guys ever sent the admins bogus, troll messages just to see if they're even reading them? If not you totally should.

Black Francis · 04-30-2014, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Paul Smeenus

I was once a super-mod on a vBulletin forum, and we used the "thank" button as an option next to where the "quote" button is on each post. It is a built in feature of the vBulletin software that this community chose not to use, as is an "unthank" (or something like that). When I first came on board here I suggested it be turned on, and was politely declined, and that was good enough for me.

Guess it doesn't fit with the vibe here
this community seems too competitive for it, so much so even without trying it ppl are estimating it's a cheap way to get a rep and it will be misused.

That's how competitive this place is, it's easier to contradict and argue with a member than to give them props for the good stuff they do and with a rep feature the competitive aspect becomes unbalanced favoring the rep of a user over the content of his post.

idk if this is bad or good, but not every forum has to be the same so i take MB as it is now, if the ppl here don't want it that's fine by me.

YorkeDaddy · 04-30-2014, 03:30 PM

The forum I posted a screenshot from is actually about competitive gaming lol. If those people can use the like feature well then I think MB could. It's all just a suggestion though, it doesn't really matter. I personally think it makes forums seem friendlier when you can look and see a really nice post that got a substantial amount of likes. It's uplifting, I know this is anecdotal but I've never seen a hint of competitiveness regarding the likes but it could work differently here, I sure as hell dont know.

The Batlord · 04-30-2014, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Black Francis

Guess it doesn't fit with the vibe here
this community seems too competitive for it, so much so even without trying it ppl are estimating it's a cheap way to get a rep and it will be misused.

Even apart from that, by its nature a music forum is gonna be full of artsy types who're probably not gonna appreciate that kind of thing. Pussies.

The Sane Psycho · 04-30-2014, 04:51 PM

Actually, a like system would be a good idea, I think. Less negativity than reputation, that's for sure.

RoxyRollah · 04-30-2014, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

Even apart from that, by its nature a music forum is gonna be full of artsy types who're probably not gonna appreciate that kind of thing. Pussies.

Who is you calling a pussy?!

GuitarBizarre · 04-30-2014, 06:46 PM

Wow, this thread very quickly took a turn for the stupid.

This is why we can't have nice things.

djchameleon · 04-30-2014, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by GuitarBizarre

This is why we can't have nice things.

Even if we could have nice things they wouldn't get implemented so all this reputation/like system talk is all for naught.

RoxyRollah · 04-30-2014, 06:48 PM

^ lmao. Kids today man, no respect!

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