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Post by poetinahat on Apr 9, 2017 21:01:52 GMT -5
What does it mean when you "like" someone's post?
How do you interpret a "like" when you get one? (Does it depend on who gave it?)
Does the ambiguity inherent in a "like" make it the most passive-aggressive feature of a BBS?
And... what about Naomi?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2017 21:46:20 GMT -5
I assume it means they agree with everything I said and the way I said it, except to the extent they follow it up with a post saying "I agree with Cass, except for this niggling detail."
(By the way, if you press "like" by mistake, you can click it again to unlike it.)
I sometimes agree substantively with points, but don't click "like" because I didn't like the tone.
I'll click "like" if I thought something was funny, too.
By and large, if I'm not 100% on board, I'll post agreeing with the part I agreed with rather than click like. E.g., if you say something I agree with but are unnecessarily an asshole about it.
ETA:
My "like" of your post was just flirting.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2017 22:01:39 GMT -5
I've been known to give a karma point (not a like) when I don't necessarily agree but think someone has been brave in sticking it out in an argument. I will often give a like for graciousness -- I like when people apologize or cede a point.
It is fairly common for me to agree with one person in an argument, but prefer the way the other side is arguing. That's the lawyer in me.
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Post by poetinahat on Apr 9, 2017 23:12:37 GMT -5
I take a similar approach - any or all of these, or just to let the poster know that someone read the post and found it worth acknowledging. If I don't have anything to contribute in a post, I think the Like is a nice option to acknowledge without taking up real estate on the thread.
Do I often wonder what a person meant by a Like? Usually. Do I want to know? Not necessarily. I like wondering.
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Post by Don on Apr 10, 2017 4:51:10 GMT -5
I checked "Well-written," "Well thought out," "Wish I'd said that first!", and "I disagree, but defend to the death your right to say it." That apparently translates to "I love logical, persuasive prose."
OTOH, I occasionally hand out a like for a particularly clever pwning, and those are rarely literature.
I'm not quite as picky as Cass on the agreement scale. I'll sometimes use it as a way to express an opinion in a thread, and the post I choose to like may not align 100% with my take, but it'll be close enough for government work.
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Post by robeiae on Apr 10, 2017 8:03:56 GMT -5
I think it means whatever you want it to mean. Ditto for Karma. It's not like there are prizes for the most "likes," after all.
I use it to signify that I simply enjoyed the post, maybe because I agree with it, maybe because it made me think, maybe because it impressed me with the depth of its aplomb, maybe because it made me laugh.
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Post by Vince524 on Apr 11, 2017 18:56:31 GMT -5
I always assume someone appreciated that I managed a post without a selling error.
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Post by Don on Apr 11, 2017 19:38:39 GMT -5
I always assume someone appreciated that I managed a post without a selling error. Well, you sold me. |
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Post by robeiae on Apr 11, 2017 20:06:01 GMT -5
I think you meant "Well, you sod me."
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