# Likes, Thanks, Reputation etc... **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [September 2, 2014, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/likes-thanks-reputation-etc/697210 "2014-09-02T00:35:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2014, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/likes-thanks-reputation-etc/697210/61 "2014-09-09T15:00:35Z")
> [@Omniscient](#): > > I’m not sure if I should be snarky or actually respond here, this question seems a bit ridiculous on its face. How about you respond to the question as asked, and save the snark for the Pit? I asked a starightforward question. > [@](#): > > Do you not see a distinction between saying “thank you” for something and saying “2 points to Gryffindor!”? On this board, with its particular culture? No, I don’t see a difference, if the number of thanks are tracked. > [@](#): > > Never mind that I suggested making these “thanks” a private communication to mitigate the risk of people scorekeeping. That’s your suggestion, but that’s not how like/kudos systems are implemented on any messageboards I know of, and you weren’t the only one proposing like/upvote/kudos systems… > [@](#): > > I guess I should have expected the onslaught of the SDMB pedants when I mentioned gamification casually. Maybe it’s the fact that you act as though you’re the be-all and end-all of what is and isn’t gamification? As though the rest of us are ignorant about what it is (and isn’t) > [@](#): > > The original point is that people like to be recognized for a job well done and recognizing them makes it far more likely that they’ll continue to do a good job. Is this seriously a controversial idea? No, it not. The issue is about those (older) poor elements of gamification design, which even gamification proponents have dropped as poor design choices, like leaderboards and other scorekeeping elements. My question was about how this is functionally different. Yes, hidden thanks systems would be great, but like I said, that would be novel and (AFAIK) not built into the Board software. > [@](#): > > This place is so absurd sometimes. :rolleyes: It must be all the snark in the air. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2014, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/likes-thanks-reputation-etc/697210/62 "2014-09-09T15:05:55Z")
> [@gnoitall](#): > > If you have to tie a steak to a kid’s neck to get the dog to play, that’s an ugly kid. > > If you have to bribe someone to participate, their participation isn’t worth the bribe. While a nice glib response, it doesn’t reflect the reality of human nature. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2014, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/likes-thanks-reputation-etc/697210/63 "2014-09-09T15:11:34Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > But does popularity mean the job is well done, or that that poster and/or the idea is liked by the people on that board? Weird, I don’t remember asking for a popularity feature. We already have polls, but I think you already knew that. With this being such a high-minded board I think the debaters and commentators are perfectly capable of refuting a argument who’s supporting facts are based “number of thanks”. That said, with the number of strawmen propped up in this thread maybe I’m over-estimating our skills. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2014, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/likes-thanks-reputation-etc/697210/64 "2014-09-09T15:13:28Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > How about you respond to the question as asked, and save the snark for the Pit? I asked a starightforward question. No, it’s not germane. No point in continuing the hijack. I shouldn’t have mentioned it. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2014, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/likes-thanks-reputation-etc/697210/65 "2014-09-09T16:14:00Z")
> [@Omniscient](#): > > No, it’s not germane. No point in continuing the hijack. I shouldn’t have mentioned it. So, I take it there is no real difference, and you just wanted to score some points with buzzspeak, then. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2014, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/likes-thanks-reputation-etc/697210/66 "2014-09-09T16:19:31Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > So, I take it there is no real difference, and you just wanted to score some points with buzzspeak, then. :rolleyes: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/likes-thanks-reputation-etc/697210.md?page=3)