Mystery liker
323 replies
brue replied on 24/01/2016 19:06
BrianandElaine replied on 25/01/2016 22:50
Posted on 25/01/2016 22:50
I am with Furball above. I log on and have a look at CT occasionally and if I am reading a thread and see something that I agree withe or like what someone is saying I will like and perhaps comment - too scared to do much more when you see some threads I
was unaware that if I liked a particular comment that it meant a star for me - was unaware of the meaning of stars. I might be the mystery liked
without
knowing that. Apologies if I am. Elaine
ABM replied on 25/01/2016 22:59
Posted on 25/01/2016 22:59
Dont fret about it Elaine Its a foible of this blooming system not something we on here can choose to do or not do !
You carry on using the C T as you wish to, just like the rest of us
As for the "Stars" they are a meaningless irrelevance and of no real value except to the folks who want to leave the Universe & see stars of their own !!
Oneputt replied on 25/01/2016 23:03
DSB replied on 25/01/2016 23:29
Posted on 25/01/2016 23:29
I do think we should be able to see who has 'liked) a post by clicking the words '8 people liked this' (or however many) - a bit like you can do on Facebook. It would make it a bit more obvious to identify a serial 'liker' and might deter a serial liker, if he/she knew they would be very easily spotted.
I do think it is nice to get likes - everyone likes to be appreciated - but perhaps they ought not to count towards 'stars'.
David
cyberyacht replied on 25/01/2016 23:45
replied on 26/01/2016 06:58
Posted on 26/01/2016 06:58
The only way you can like a post is by opening up a discussion and reading what has been written there. Some comments are quite long and can take a long time to read. Other comments are shorter. However, the overall discussion is often quite lengthy, so that anyone who likes would have to spend a lot of time going through the various posts before they could click the like button. If you like a post you just get one point. I think those who have taken the trouble to read and understand what has been written and have clicked the like button as an acknowledgement of that, surely deserve to receive the one point that they have earned. The like also serves as a reminder of where you got to in reading a discussion, so that you don't re-read what you have already read.
Metheven replied on 26/01/2016 08:54
Posted on 26/01/2016 08:54
The only way you can like a post is by opening up a discussion and reading what has been written there.
Not really Malc.To a serial 'liker', its just a case of opening the pages and click, click, click, click, no intention of reading the content or having an interest in the topic.
Kennine replied on 26/01/2016 09:05
Posted on 26/01/2016 09:05
Likes" can be abused by Cliques to support fellow clique members. We have seen "likes" being awarded to a post with no text just a smiley. So it would appear that it is the name which is being liked not the post.
Best to discontinue Likes as it is obviously being abused.
K
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