Like Buttons
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Just like last night when this post appeared and then went all Chuck Cunningham and Tina Pinciotti on us, here are my thoughts:
The Like?/Dislike?buttons never came up on my computer (Ad Blocker/Security System screwed down too tight?) so must abstain from voting.
Probably never would have used them anyway, as it sounds a little too much like Book of the Face stuff.
Just my humble opinion.
For what my opinion is worth, which to my employees isn’t much (lol)…I think it’s a good idea just because it’s a quick way to let someone know you got a kick out of their comment without having to comment. Like texting, it’s great and convenient when you just need to deliver a message without needing to converse.
Agreed.
Dunno, on the fence. It’s great to be able to acknowledge a comment without having to craft a response (sometimes the brain-housing group is INOP).
Yet those seemingly random dislikes on comment gold are unnerving (unique set of skillz,…when I find you and I will find you…j/k).
I don’t like anybody and nobody likes me.
Why document it?
Oh wait…..I just did.
Look at it this way, 26. (I feel I know you well enough to call you by your first name.) There are those who like disliking so if, as in my case, someone hits dislike to a comment because of the commenter, they are really liking you b/c it gives them perverse joy to dislike.
And that leads to post dislike depression disorder PDDD which can leave the commentor/disliker confused and not liking themselves as well.
Perhaps the doctors office pain chart would better describe the effect of our comments.
If we really don’t care is it hypocritical to even click on the link to the poll? Double hypocritical to vote??
Nah. Think of the voters who go to the polls to vote against someone (Wide Load) as opposed to for someone. Then there are those who actually vote for a candidate. And in some places, “None of the above” (a/k/a I don’t give a damn. They both suck.) is an option. I took door #3.
If you empty your browser cache after each vote, you can go back and vote again.
Old Democrat trick.
Oh man. That’s not right.
I liked them. If nothing else, it seemed to add a bit of levity.
I’ve got mixed feelings about them, but generally “liked” them. Get it? Can you put a like/dislike button beside the posters name? That’d add a whole new dimension. You don’t just dislike their post, you dislike them.
I abstain from this poll, because I post articles here and I like my own stuff, probably too much.
So I abstain. I will now go attend to cleaning the catbox.
I still want a middle finger button.
Yes! Or an eggplant emoji button.
Or an ESAD button?
And a tongue button for licking a comment.
I liked them. Someone already covered why – that it is easier to like than to post that we liked.
Another reason not covered is if I am in “SKIM READ” mode, I can focus in on the most popular comments.
I thought the system crashed cause Air Cav got so many “Likes”. I “Like” to have my face in a book, usually a History or one with scantily clad female forms. Hitlery would “Like” to know at this point in time what difference does it make. I would “Like” to see her burned at the stake like the Bitch she is I “Like” good American Style home cooking; that will push my buttons.
I like the buttons, and when I like or dislike the buttons it would be great for the poster to know it was me doing the liking or the disliking…I don’t want to anonymously dislike something, that hardly seems fair. If I don’t like what you write I want you to know it was me, conversely if I like what you wrote but don’t feel I could add anything useful to the conversation I’d like you to know you left this long winded old curmudgeon with nothing to say because you’ve said it so well.
Although I could care less about the buttons, I do like your way of thinking about them.
I’m not voting for/against them as they really don’t do much. I know over the years some people have commented about having them, but Jonn never added them … for whatever reasons … and that’s just fine for me.
Caveat: I do realize (with sadness) that this site is Jonn’s legacy, but now belongs (technically) to someone else. So whatever they add or don’t add, is up to them. Honestly though, I don’t see much use for additional buttons.
👍 liked
QUESTION: If the like votes end up being 51% and the buttons are implemented, are the other 49% going to shout us down or throw eggs at us in public while we are out having dinner because they didn’t win?
Not likely.
ROFL! (Now, where’s that “Like” button?)
Like buttons?
Zipper man, are you?
Please donate any leftover buttons to Idaho VFW Post 735 to repair Richard Hollingsworth’s Class A Uniform before he puts out someone’s eyes with his buttons:
https://valorguardians.com/blog/?p=79577
To “like” or “dis- like”, that is the question.
Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of “dis-like”
Or to bask in the glory of “like”.
bla, bla, bla, bla…………
I’m still leaning towards the “flacid” & “fully erect” buttons.
I need more coffee.
This
Yup
why not a Lars button and Yef Button…
LOL
Pleasure button.
I want an edit button.
This too
I like this!
I don’t know how difficult, or how much of a hassle, for the hippy chick code monkey to implement this would be, but it sure would help in cleaning up textual brain-farts and booboos.
I think the like/dislike buttons are peachy, too.
Geez … that would be ” … but an edit button sure … “
No issue with me one way or the other.
I liked the like button, but the dislike button can go away, for many of the reasons above. Employing them in the moment is similar to smiling, giggling, frowning or flipping someone off in a real world conversation. So, in that sense, it brings more immediacy to the conversations and adds a level o the back and forth. But, since they are anonymous, it simultaneously impersonalizes it as well. It is the greatest criticism of this interwebbynet thing – giving the illusion of connectedness to others but it’s really still a solo experience.
Also, without the buttons, if a comment elicits enough emotion for a response and there is no button, effort is required to participate. And that participation is not anonymous, is more connectedness, is more of a conversation, requires quoting or referencing the words of another, and fosters this community feeling Jonn created. You know, the thing we’ve all come to rely on, cherish and respect.
At this point, most here have and would continue to take the time to comment, to participate, to publicly stand behind their opinions, as is required in a thread without buttons. What happens down the road when new people come and start to join in, new people who weren’t required to put their name, so to speak, behind their opinions? What happens when someone shows up who is really just a troll, but we only find out they are a troll because they are required to put their name on their opinions?
Maybe, instead of a like and dislike, we could do a “…^^this^^^…” , a “…rofl…”, a “…spew…” or “…snort…”, and/or an acronym only those who actually read and participate will understand? If nothing else, just a “like” but no “dislike”. I believe if you are going to disagree with someone, civility requires you to explain, and put your name on your reasons.
I lke that last part, which is why the buttons showing who likes/dislikes if you hover on them would put the name on there…
But I’m good with or without…
That’s a good idea. A sort of preemptive anti-troll protocol.
I have to agree with Denise. Someone can follow you around clicking the ‘dislike’ button with no explanation for it, so you wonder just what is going on.
If you want to disagree with someone, say so, but give your reasons. Otherwise, it’s just being a troll.
I think the like button is really Boss. I had a few likes from my corny yolks, puns and serious comments. Don’t know if I can keep it up because I switched back to oatmeal instead of yolks (eggs) in the morning. Well, maybe I can just “egg” myself on with the corny comments.
I chose the “I don’t care” option. It’s fine either way with me. With no like button, one can always respond with the old “+1” or variation.
Doesn’t make navigation or responding any easier. Disqus comments would though. The commenting system on this site is beyond archaic and inefficient. I know change the old, but seriously, disqus comment system is the best out there that allows for notifications of responses.
Puh-leeeze! I get enough junk in my INbox. I don’t need more than I already have.
My only concern about using Disquis is that it would make it more difficult for the admin crew here to control who can post (as they do now).
“The commenting system on this site is beyond archaic and inefficient”
Perfect fit for a military themed blog.
Slap on another coat of olive drab and put her back in service.
yes, disqus…let us roll with the free speech abridgers so that they can determine we are not PC enough and simply end our use of the platform.
Better a less than bleeding edge system where we are free to be who we are than a modern system run by free speech killers.
If what we have now works, why try to fix it? I personally hate Disqus!
Many of us that host the back end of sites call it “Disgust”
As it evolved, they took a great product and added so much spam adverts and security loops it has become a nightmare to manage.
There are other ways to get similar results without all the headaches.
Great feedback though.
I think it’s better to employ a system that alerts you to comments posted like this one does.
Disqus is not the best choice for any blogging that is to be taken seriously.
FWIW, I like the “Like” buttons, for reasons already enumerated here.
Ditto that, it lets us show that we like what someone said and another way to “dogpile” on sock puppets!
I like the buttons, also!!!
NO to like/dislike (L/D) buttons (presenting my vote here per my distaste for polls).
Principally due to laziness or lack of time, L/D buttons discourage thoughtful responses and the fun repartees. Even a “me too” response to a comment is preferable to L/D buttons because invariably it adds a little something to the discussion.
I am also of the opinion that L/D buttons play insidious games with some psyches and contribute to destructive mental states such as narcissism.
There is no doubt about this site’s political leaning, which is why I come here daily. I occasionally comment with the hope to add something to the conversation or the repartee. I recognize this as a confirmation bias, therefore I also enjoy the few countervailing viewpoints because they challenge me to defend or reevaluate my bias. L/D buttons may discourage countervailing views.
Supporting my No vote is the fact that I don’t give a damn if anyone likes or dislikes my opinion. If you really like or dislike my comments, let me know why so we can discuss it. I can then determine if you are a person I would care to get to know better, or dismiss you as an idiot.
Also be secure in the knowledge that I much appreciate the education I get here. My service time was a means to an end (college) so I paid little attention to the workings of the military. Additionally, my service awards did not mean a lot. However since coming here, I recognize the inherent value of the awards and the inherent value of all the inner workings of the military. Then there are the personal military stories which bind me to you folks like Gorilla glue. It is a good feeling. L/D buttons have no value within this perspective.
Curiously, the poll did not show on my tablet, but shows on this PC. With the way it is worded, this poll is an example of my distaste for polls :
“No, I hate them and everything should always stay the way it always was.” Translation: you are a curmudgeon poopie head if you select this choice.
“Yes, I think they are wonderful and a brilliant move.” Translation: I am Einstein, thus I must make this choice.
“I do not care, I will never care about such things, it means absolutely nothing to me.” Translation: you are an unfeeling bastard and probably a Marine. No self respecting and sensitive Army, Air Force, Navy or Coastie would be so insensitive.
Shit, you are on to me.
It took me awhile to figure you out, but you are on my “not an idiot” list.
We need a laugh button now stat!
Been accused of a lot of things over the years but never a Marine! This is a remarkable day indeed.
Dave Hardin, report on Fox News as to Iraqi immigrant who shot Colorado Springs Officer as to a long criminal history and avoided deportation.
Got it, thanx. dave@militaryphony.com
Karrar Noaman Al Khammasi is the shooter POS to whom you refer.
Wonder if he is one of the peace loving Muslims Obama could not kiss the asses of enough? I guess not.
So then, fuck him…several times with a night stick, hang him…loosely, shoot him in the arms and legs. for fun and target practice and then set him on fire. In fact, burn him in the old Indian style, from the feet and hands up, slowly over days.
Al Khammasi, two old tires, some gasoline and a match, some assembly required just baptize him with some pig’s blood or bacon grease before ignition!
If you have a “like” button for this post I would mash it.