Why i dont 'like' your posts

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Walter Oobleck

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Leif

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The old chocolate starfish huh? That may give people the wrong idea... Lol.. I hate the lol. Now that's what we need to change. I think people kind of hit the like button to sort of acknowledge the read it and don't dislike it? I don't know. I like getting red heart likes from women better than men but on this board you don't know if your communicating with a 76 year old guy, 14 year old kid or anything in between. Especially when you first join! Anyway, I'll take all the likes I can get.
 

Sundrop

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I have a few subsequent thoughts...

1) I think you sometimes go a bit wrong often about halfway through your thinking, SHEEMIEE; i.e., a discussion about changing an emoticon, cool, a discussion about storming Stephen King's office with flaming placards, I'm not as sure...

2) The site used to have a Dislike feature which I personally think we're well-rid of, as I think why encourage antagonism? It's a good thing to communicate in a positive way so simply, while to be able to dislike a post without explanation is counterproductive to me.

3) I personally have always enjoyed Liking members' posts. I know that it feels nice to me to be Liked, and so I assume it makes others feel nice; so, rarely do I not Like a post. I figure, what with how mis-communicative text can get, why not take advantage of texts' perks, such as Liking, using smilies, etc? BTW, believe it or not I hadn't noticed the little red heart, or I'd subliminalized it for some reason. Anyway, I think the little heart is a good thing.

To summarize, yes SHEEMIEE, I think it's just you.
You seem a little bit cranky this morning, Frank. Did ya wake up on the wrong side of the sand dune? ;;D
 

danie

I am whatever you say I am.
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The old chocolate starfish huh? That may give people the wrong idea... Lol.. I hate the lol. Now that's what we need to change. I think people kind of hit the like button to sort of acknowledge the read it and don't dislike it? I don't know. I like getting red heart likes from women better than men but on this board you don't know if your communicating with a 76 year old guy, 14 year old kid or anything in between. Especially when you first join! Anyway, I'll take all the likes I can get.
I cant use lol anymore. I just say 'ha' and go about my business. If something makes me literally laugh hard, then I just say it in normal human words.
I like all my red hearts, and I'm not giving them up.
(Shhh, Leif. I am really Eminem.)
 

stacy270

Keep On Floatin' On
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A big deal out of nothing ... Good god man, if we carry on going about dishing our admiration out willy ...and indeed nilly, then wheres does it end - hmmm.

I'll tell you where... The collapse of civilisation as we know it, human sacrifice ...dogs and cats living together ...mass hysteria !!
Hmmmmm.You are getting a whole lot of unwanted love here.;DD;-D
 

CrimsonKingAH

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The 'like' button I believe to be a nice feature. I agree with those who oppose a dislike button.. it could cause more problems than needed.

The 'like' button , to me, says " I read your post and acknowledge you." Also , as friendly, accepting, and you are welcome here.
It's interesting to see who likes whose posts also. I have noticed there are many who 'like' everyone's posts.. (and like I said, to me that is very friendly).. and I have noticed there are some who rarely 'like' anyone's posts.. and even some that 'like' only a certain few.
 

danie

I am whatever you say I am.
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The 'like' button I believe to be a nice feature. I agree with those who oppose a dislike button.. it could cause more problems than needed.

The 'like' button , to me, says " I read your post and acknowledge you." Also , as friendly, accepting, and you are welcome here.
It's interesting to see who likes whose posts also. I have noticed there are many who 'like' everyone's posts.. (and like I said, to me that is very friendly).. and I have noticed there are some who rarely 'like' anyone's posts.. and even some that 'like' only a certain few.
I like this post. With a :love_heart:.
 

hipmamajen

Rebel Rebel, your face is a mess.
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I actually don't use the "Like" button very much either. I don't always even manage to hit it if I really, really like the post I'm reading. So, if you wrote something awesome and I didn't "Like" it, it's not because I didn't like it. :confusion:

I try to tap it when a post makes me slow down and think, or laugh out loud (for reals), or when I want to type back something cool but I can't think of anything or I don't have time because some being in my home has just unleashed a foul effluvient of some kind.
 

danie

I am whatever you say I am.
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I like most every post. I hit the button when I really really like. It is a strange thing. I don't look at my likes.

I am just going to say "like" one more time. jeeze.
I like this post and I like you, like, because you, like, posted some good information, and it's, like, very kind of you to, like, like people's posts.