Reaction Score

[ElectricBlue]

If you click on your Forum Profile there's something called a Reaction Score.

Anyone know what this is?

Mine's 8, but I have no idea what this means, nor the scale.

 

[TxRad]

As far as I can tell it has to do with the number of likes on your poss and the number of likes you make.

There is a bell up by your name at the top of the page that gives a list of who quotes you and who likes you.

What it means, I don't have clue. I think you need someone younger than me to explain that.

 

[ElectricBlue]

As far as I can tell it has to do with the number of likes on your poss and the number of likes you make.

There is a bell up by your name at the top of the page that gives a list of who quotes you and who likes you.

What it means, I don't have clue. I think you need someone younger than me to explain that.

Maybe that's it - a new thumbs-up widget with the new forum software.

Can't see myself ever hitting that Like button though - if I'm going to react, it'll be with words. Call me old school - you want a reaction, read here!

I've seen the notification bell, that's useful.

 

[Zeb_Carter]

It the number of likes you have on your posts. And another useless icon to be weary of.

 

[SimonDoom]

Maybe that's it - a new thumbs-up widget with the new forum software.

Can't see myself ever hitting that Like button though - if I'm going to react, it'll be with words. Call me old school - you want a reaction, read here!

I've seen the notification bell, that's useful.

LOL. I just gave you a "like" for this. I think it's the first one I've given. Maybe it will be the last.

I'm kind of with you. It's nice to get a like--I've received some so far--but it's another shiny little social media toy that makes the place feel, to me, more high-schoolish.

Sigh. We're getting old, EB. But as long as our fingers are deft enough at the keyboard that you can keep writing stories about meeting and charming hot women in cafes and I can keep writing stories about hot moms in Lululemon outfits, it's OK.

 

[LexxRuthless]

If you click the "Members" tab up on the top left, one of the categories it tracks is Top Reaction Score. Just FYI, the top four there are all hanging out in a thread they built in the "Playground" titled "Reaction whores (and chaos) live here." They've put 4550 posts on that thread - in a week.

 

[NotWise]

Hmm . . . You make it sound like maybe that reaction score thing isn't very meaningful.

 

[LexxRuthless]

All I can say is they're having one hell of a good time over there. I've spent a good chunk of the past day hanging out with them and laughing nearly non-stop. It's like a concerted effort to MAKE the reaction score meaningless, even as they top that category.

 

[SimonDoom]

If you click the "Members" tab up on the top left, one of the categories it tracks is Top Reaction Score. Just FYI, the top four there are all hanging out in a thread they built in the "Playground" titled "Reaction whores (and chaos) live here." They've put 4550 posts on that thread - in a week.

Oh, Jeez. Come on.

Invent a social media bone, and there will be dogs to chase it.

 

[LexxRuthless]

Oh, Jeez. Come on.

Invent a social media bone, and there will be dogs to chase it.

Oh, man, Simon... I love you, bro, but you sound like "The Church Lady." They're having fun with the new feature, and to be honest I expected that category would get completely owned by women showing lots of nude selfies. Instead, it's "Followers" that those women are accumulating like mad. And at some point, they're going to merge followers between the story side and here...

If a picture is worth a thousand words, what is a picture of a fine set of titties worth?

 

[NotWise]

Oh, man, Simon... I love you, bro, but you sound like "The Church Lady." They're having fun with the new feature, and to be honest I expected that category would get completely owned by women showing lots of nude selfies. Instead, it's "Followers" that those women are accumulating like mad. And at some point, they're going to merge followers between the story side and here...

This forum is full of people proposing changes they'd like to see at Lit. It's been going on since before I was here, and I don't remember anyone asking for that.

 

[LexxRuthless]

This forum is full of people proposing changes they'd like to see at Lit. It's been going on since before I was here, and I don't remember anyone asking for that.

Oh, agreed. When I saw that post, my eyes shot open. It's here, by the way.

I think, whenever that happens, it will change the site completely.

 

[windar]

LOL. I just gave you a "like" for this. I think it's the first one I've given. Maybe it will be the last.

I'm kind of with you. It's nice to get a like--I've received some so far--but it's another shiny little social media toy that makes the place feel, to me, more high-schoolish.

Sigh. We're getting old, EB. But as long as our fingers are deft enough at the keyboard that you can keep writing stories about meeting and charming hot women in cafes and I can keep writing stories about hot moms in Lululemon outfits, it's OK.

Yes, it's the number of likes you have gotten. I just gave you one, now you can return the favor...

I suppose one could argue as Freddy Mercury said, "Nothing really matters...nothing really matters..to me..", but then Randy Newman said, "It's money that matters" and maybe he was closer to the truth...

 

[SimonDoom]

Oh, man, Simon... I love you, bro, but you sound like "The Church Lady." They're having fun with the new feature, and to be honest I expected that category would get completely owned by women showing lots of nude selfies. Instead, it's "Followers" that those women are accumulating like mad. And at some point, they're going to merge followers between the story side and here...

If a picture is worth a thousand words, what is a picture of a fine set of titties worth?

I'm mostly being tongue in cheek. I have as much fun with silly social media stuff as anyone. But there are occasions when I look at stuff like this and wonder at all the ways people can find to waste time and to chase trinkets of approval that have no meaning at all.

Don't get on my case, or I'll call you "Satan."

 

[windar]

I'm mostly being tongue in cheek. I have as much fun with silly social media stuff as anyone. But there are occasions when I look at stuff like this and wonder at all the ways people can find to waste time and to chase trinkets of approval that have no meaning at all.

Don't get on my case, or I'll call you "Satan."

I'm not sure red Hs on stories are all that meaningful either.

I do think getting an alert when someone responds to your post is a useful feature.

 

[stickygirl]

LOL. I just gave you a "like" for this. I think it's the first one I've given. Maybe it will be the last.

I'm kind of with you. It's nice to get a like--I've received some so far--but it's another shiny little social media toy that makes the place feel, to me, more high-schoolish.

Sigh. We're getting old, EB. But as long as our fingers are deft enough at the keyboard that you can keep writing stories about meeting and charming hot women in cafes and I can keep writing stories about hot moms in Lululemon outfits, it's OK.

Oh puleez, the pair of you! note large font size JIC

People have been posting "Where's the Like button?" for years in the GB and if it finally, finally stops people replying to a post with *This ^^* then I for one will be pleased.

 

[TxRad]

If a picture is worth a thousand words, what is a picture of a fine set of titties worth?

Somewhere between two and seven thousand and I have the stories to prove it.

 

[SimonDoom]

I'm not sure red Hs on stories are all that meaningful either.

I know this to be the case, because quite a few of my stories do NOT have red Hs, and yet they're wonderful.

 

[windar]

I know this to be the case, because quite a few of my stories do NOT have red Hs, and yet they're wonderful.

Should I go and vote them all 5s?

Actually, I'm used to posting stories on sites with likes rather than votes and I find it has some advantages:
1. You can't 1-bomb. If you don't like a story or had a fight with the author, all you can do is just ignore it (or make a nasty comment, which takes actual typing
2. The likes are identifiable. Yes screen names, but still...
3. And for the competitive types such as yourself, you can always compete for the most likes...

 

[SimonDoom]

Should I go and vote them all 5s?

Actually, I'm used to posting stories on sites with likes rather than votes and I find it has some advantages:
1. You can't 1-bomb. If you don't like a story or had a fight with the author, all you can do is just ignore it (or make a nasty comment, which takes actual typing
2. The likes are identifiable. Yes screen names, but still...
3. And for the competitive types such as yourself, you can always compete for the most likes...

A like-based system doesn't help readers, and helping readers is overwhelmingly the most important thing about any rating system. We forget that here, all the time. It's not about us, it's about them. The ideal system is the system that best assists readers in finding the stories they want to read. Everything else is relatively unimportant.

I'm competitive in the sense that I want to get as many views, followers, and favorites as I can. I enjoy knowing that when I publish stories I connect with people who like them, and I want as many people to read and enjoy my stories as possible. I don't really care about scores, though. I'm not competitive about scores. Don't get me wrong--I'd be tickled to win a contest someday, something I have not done. But it's not a high priority.

 

[KeithD]

Hmm . . . You make it sound like maybe that reaction score thing isn't very meaningful.

I like it. I like being able just to bolster what someone has posted rather than needing to post something to express agreement.

 

[KeithD]

A like-based system doesn't help readers, and helping readers is overwhelmingly the most important thing about any rating system. We forget that here, all the time. It's not about us, it's about them.

First, the new like system is on the discussion board, not the story file. But even on the discussion board and the giving of writing advice, I think it can be very useful. Instead of needing to drop another post denoting support for someone's advice (especially when there's a disagreement between an experienced Literotica writer and one of our several easy-button misdirectionists), other demonstrably experienced writers simple liking the post can be very helpful to readers seeking good guidance on that point.

 

[windar]

The ideal system is the system that best assists readers in finding the stories they want to read.

I don't find the scores helpful to decide what to read. Blurbs are what I would want. That tells me what the story is about and gives some sense of whether the writer can put sentences together. I patronize my local library and I often choose books that I haven't seen reviewed. They don't have votes, they have a blurb and I find that to be an excellent guide-not perfect, but much better than votes from people I don't know.

And believe it or not, people on sites that use likes instead of votes seem to find stories they read and art they look at, all without red Hs. Amazing!!!

 

[ElectricBlue]

A like-based system doesn't help readers, and helping readers is overwhelmingly the most important thing about any rating system. We forget that here, all the time. It's not about us, it's about them. The ideal system is the system that best assists readers in finding the stories they want to read. Everything else is relatively unimportant.

Give me comments, not a fucking thumbs up.

All that tells me is someone drove past with a two second attention span who couldn't be bothered spending any time to tell me what they actually think.

If I bothered thinking about it, a thumbs up is actually offensive in a way, because it means I only got the two seconds - except in your case, where there's a whole bunch of meta sitting behind it.

But I'm worth more than two seconds, so take the time to tell me about it, you lazy bastards!

 

[LexxRuthless]

Give me comments, not a fucking thumbs up.

All that tells me is someone drove past with a two second attention span who couldn't be bothered spending any time to tell me what they actually think.

If I bothered thinking about it, a thumbs up is actually offensive in a way, because it means I only got the two seconds - except in your case, where there's a whole bunch of meta sitting behind it.

But I'm worth more than two seconds, so take the time to tell me about it, you lazy bastards!

Oh, I HAD to give you a "thumbs up" after that. Sorry. You pretty much painted a target on your backside...