Thanks button

[jezzaz]

Hey Manu and Laural.

Another forum I frequent uses VBulletin as well, and has this nifty feature where a Thanks and Groan button is added to each post.

If you click on it, a line is added to the post where it says "XXX says Thanks for a useful post" or "XXX says No Thanks for your post".

The thanks and groans are displayed in the profile cell for people who make posts, on the left hand of a post. So you can see that Jezzaz has 100 thanks, has thanked 300 posts, has 4 groans and has groaned 5 posts.

The details are here.

http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=122944

Any chance we might get this implemented here? It looks pretty easy...?

 

[JohnnySavage]

How about a "moan" button for when Fata sends me titty pics?

 

[Disgustipated]

Groan!

http://bostonjew.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/man-middle-finger.jpg

 

[*HeadlessBarbie]

http://bostonjew.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/man-middle-finger.jpg

I "Thanks" your post.

 

[pointless]

fuck that shit. i've posted on forums with that shit enabled. it's a waste of fucking time. all it leads to his a thank you circle jerk between various cliques of morons and idiots and we already have enough of that shit here.

 

[JudasIscariot]

I'd much prefer a face palm smiley

Although it would probably overload as soon as that bunny guy or Jen of Florida start a thread

 

[Joeybagadonuts]

Hey Manu and Laural.

Another forum I frequent uses VBulletin as well, and has this nifty feature where a Thanks and Groan button is added to each post.

If you click on it, a line is added to the post where it says "XXX says Thanks for a useful post" or "XXX says No Thanks for your post".

The thanks and groans are displayed in the profile cell for people who make posts, on the left hand of a post. So you can see that Jezzaz has 100 thanks, has thanked 300 posts, has 4 groans and has groaned 5 posts.

The details are here.

http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=122944

Any chance we might get this implemented here? It looks pretty easy...?

can't beat the prices round here though

 

[FGB]

http://bostonjew.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/man-middle-finger.jpg

Still number one I see!

 

[tactful]

A private PM would suit the bill, why tell the world.

 

[Debbie]

Hello, jezzaz.

I'm not trying to be mean but I think we have enough bells and whistles here as it is. For the most part the forums are clutter free and so neat. I have been to other forums where you are bombarded with ads, banners and so much stuff that it looks all cluttered, sparkly and so busy.

Not that I'm the big cheese and Laurel should listen to me. I'm just expressing my opinion.

But thank you for your contribution. I hope to see more of you around here.

 

[jezzaz]

Hello, jezzaz.

I'm not trying to be mean but I think we have enough bells and whistles here as it is. For the most part the forums are clutter free and so neat. I have been to other forums where you are bombarded with ads, banners and so much stuff that it looks all cluttered, sparkly and so busy.

Not that I'm the big cheese and Laurel should listen to me. I'm just expressing my opinion.

But thank you for your contribution. I hope to see more of you around here.

It's easy to say that, but until you've seen it in action, then it's hard to be so down on it.

It's literally two very small buttons on the bottom right of a post that says "thanks" and "groan", and once someone does it, it's one line of extra text on the bottom of the post.

It's not actually very intrusive, and it really highlights those posts that people agree with or do not - you get an understanding of who is listened to and who is not really fast.

Like I said, I've seen it used in two other forums and in both cases, it's one of those things where crowd sourcing really works. It's basically just self policing.

Put it this way - do you object to the stars rating on stories on Lit? Because this is exactly that, only for forum posts.

 

[Colonel Hogan]

Wait.....what are these "thumb" thingys?

Darn, I can only use one per post.

Maybe next time a light bulb, or a right turn signal.

Yeah, we've got enough crap to litter with.

 

[Debbie]

Put it this way - do you object to the stars rating on stories on Lit? Because this is exactly that, only for forum posts.

No, I have no objection to the stars rating on Literotica stories.

For me it's great to acknowledge someone's point of view or something I agree with by quoting their post and saying a little something. It's more personal I think.

I'm not poo pooing your idea. I'm just giving my opinion.

Each to their own.

 

[pointless]

jesus christ. watch your step and mind the toads.

 

[dolf]

lameness. I don't need three thumbs ups from random posters to justify me having an opinion. what next... gold stars and lollypops?

 

[ms_ann_thrope]

lameness. I don't need three thumbs ups from random posters to justify me having an opinion. what next... gold stars and lollypops?

 

[dolf]

uh huh.

also, I dislike the implication that popular = superior

that shit should die in high school.

 

[jezzaz]

uh huh.

also, I dislike the implication that popular = superior

that shit should die in high school.

Well, I imagine you must be quite disappointed with how elections are run then? Perhaps we shouldn't have a democracy, since popular != superior?

Look, it's not like it's some kind of popularity contest. It's just there as a bit of fun, and an enhanced way for people to agree or not. That's it. I've seen it work and work well on other forums.

But there seems to be such resistance here - not an altogether surprising thing for the Lit Forums - that never mind.

 

[dolf]

Well, I imagine you must be quite disappointed with how elections are run then? Perhaps we shouldn't have a democracy, since popular != superior?

your weird use of !? ≠ ≠

if i'm going to have brain surgery I would rather some egotistical brain surgeon did everything the way he knew was best than give a random group of the population a vote on where to slash next.

democracy is merely the least bad solution.

 

[Debbie]

But there seems to be such resistance here - not an altogether surprising thing for the Lit Forums - that never mind.

Everybody has different opinions. Resistance is futile on the GB.

 

[jezzaz]

your weird use of !? ≠ ≠

if i'm going to have brain surgery I would rather some egotistical brain surgeon did everything the way he knew was best than give a random group of the population a vote on where to slash next.

democracy is merely the least bad solution.

!= means "Not Equal To". It's a programming thing.

 

[patient1]

I could see how well it might work in other forums.

And I could see how poorly it might work here. I say that because I remember when somebody started an attack thread against a regular he didn't like, posted a poll, and then weighed in with all of his alts.

 

[IrezumiKiss]

Jezz, I like your talk, but I have to agree, this nabe of the forum is a little too closed-space and despite large page views from lurkers, the ones actually posting are a small knit when you really count eggs.

Pretty much everyone who's a regular here knows what most of all the other regulars get down with and how they side. We bicker and fight like married couples who have been around each other maybe too long but don't wanna split up. In the past there were more heads circulating in the GB bloodstream which gave more variety and a throng of different posting vectors, but now it's more or less just a basket(case) full of regulars sounding off against one another on a nigh-daily basis in threads and posts you expect to happen in the exact way you know they will, with the very occasional in-and-out person that doesn't stick around for community. There's really no good reason for a yea/nay type rating system here, even for funsies.

I could see how well it might work in other forums.

And I could see how poorly it might work here. I say that because I remember when somebody started an attack thread against a regular he didn't like, posted a poll, and then weighed in with all of his alts.

Think I remember him, too.

Does his name rhyme with "laid?"

 

[Debbie]

This thread needs a like.


http://lazytechguys.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/like-bra-2.jpg

 

[JohnnySavage]

I'd groan bomb all you people!