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As one of the green-eyed rep-diggers that sunk the reputation boat, I hereby like your post.
I did like being able to add a quick note to a post I liked when an actual response to the thread was not necessary - easier than a PM. I think I “used” that aspect of the greenie game the most so in that respect I played mostly by the “rules.” And it was interesting to me to see who had done the same to me with a quick “agree with your post” comment (unless they did that just used me to garner my “big” greenie weight LOL) alas I’ll never know.0 That feature, the quick note to say you agree - minus the green bars I thought was valuable.
Momofthreeboys -That is how I used the reputation function. To just send a quick comment, that I would not bother sending a PM for. I was neutral about it, either way. It started just about the time I joined, so I did not know any other way. I can discern which posters are helpful and which posters to trust by their comments alone and I have also used the PM to ask for more personal help. I am enjoying this forum…with… and now without the green squares. que sera sera…
I also would like the administration to know that there was something special about the ability to give (and receive) comments in a private and convenient manner. I enjoyed having the opportunity to thank a particular poster, and was touched by a few of the responses. It definitely made me feel more connected to CC as a community. The green squares were irrelevant, and I personally think any type of “external validation” for being helpful is not necessary.
For the most part the rep system did work. The long tenured CC posters had full rep.
and then there were the outliers like JuniorMint and I
psychmom-maybe they could put it back for comments without the reputation boosting. (i received a few nice ones as well)
I think removing the system was a good choice. It was not evident that the ratings had to do with intelligent or insightful or helpful comments. It was a little hard to tell, but it seemed to mix: 1) people liking those who shared similar viewpoints on life, college, schools; 2) people liking whose whose posts were somehow more informative; and 3) people who thought the system was silly and just sprinkled around fairy dust for fun. My suspicion is that category 1 was at least as big as categories 2 and 3 and thus the ratings were ignorable at best. There are sites like tripadvisor where rating posts as helpful is beneficial – you can pay attention to reviews by posters that others found helpful. However, I don’t think the same system works here – people could be thankful for another person’s post sympathizing with their distress over a lost cat or share a dislike of a singer on The Voice or like the joke someone made in response to a high school boy’s question about failures in dating, to take a few examples. Nothing against cats or The Voice or jokes about dating, but that kind of liking is not correlated with a reputation for helpful or insightful comments on college-related matters. Because the posting is on many life subjects, it is hard to see a reputational system working, even about particular posts. That’s just the shawbridge take, so do with it what you will.
I really don’t think a “dislike button” or other negative rating system would be a good idea. It’d just tell people who don’t like posts in groups that they can suppress them (especially if enough dislikes would hide the post). Besides, stirring up a debate or taking a risk to post controversial (but not in violation of the Terms of Service) would be stigmatized.
I would like to see:
<li>Like buttons for posts exactly like you see on FB</li>
<li>A “Best Thoughts Page” that allows users to sort the Likes by:</li>
a. Search terms
b. Most liked (over different time intervals)
c. Most viewed
Yes, this is what I would like to see.
I also agree that any kind of “dislike” function would be nonproductive.
If there ends up being a “like” button (similar to FB), I hope it can be worded as “helpful” instead (as others have mentioned, I don’t want to see all these “likes” because someone bought the right kind of sheets, got a new puppy, etc).
I’d agree with adding a “like” button only if the results were not public. A public display of how many “likes” a post received is just another form of popularity contest.
But I would appreciate being able to give (and receive) private comments about helpful/clever/insightful posts - as suggested (and seconded) above: a “comment” system without the greenies.
I completely agree with the helpful thought. Since I found this sight, I have read many helpful posts, had my questions answered and laughed quite a few times.
I also like the idea of having a like button without the results being Public.
Having been on CC for–yikes!–so many years now, I have come to recognize the positions on various issues held by other long-time posters (at least some of them). I have also come to really appreciate certain posters, some for the depth of knowledge they have, some for their humor, some for kindness, some for insight, some just for being provocative, and some for all of the above. There are some posters who rarely come by CC now, but whose previous posts are classics. I must admit to “repping” posters when the post I “repped” was essentially just a request for more green squares–but it was based on my thinking that starting the ratings only now, when CC has been in operation for as long as it has, would result in under-rating some of the long-time gems.
I don’t think it was reputation inflation, it was motivation to post more on CC. It’s ironic how I’m now posting and nobody can enhance my reputation.
Another requests for more PMs. Those of us who have been on here for a long time have at least 40+ PMs that we want to save :o
Other forums have a similar system, but it is possible to add both positive and negative reputation, and you can only rep a certain member once a month, and you can only give out rep a certain number of times per day.
This seems to work quite well - could CC just tweak the old system rather than reinventing the wheel?
It is possible to download and save PMs. Not as convenient as having them available through CC, but definitely an option.
@sabaray…actually, you can download PMs. Located beneath the inbox is the following…
Download all Private Messages as:
XML | CSV | Text
Because of its location I don’t think many members are aware of it.
I also get copies directly into my private email account. when I am deleting PMs in CC, I know I still have a copy in my mailbox.