Why is that?
Not a vBulletin® feature?
Nobody here has thought of it before?
Dopers prefer a well-explained post concisely defining which parts of an earlier post are deemed particularly meritorious, unusually clever, or just generally acknowledgement-worthy, visual clutter and increased likelihood of thread drift be damned?
All of the above are considered validations, and as such are met with sneering disdain and open mockery 'round theseparts?
Something wrong with:
QFT
Like.
Thumbs up.
+1
This.
That.
Props.
This topic has been done to death.
Did you really think no one had notice the lack of “Like”?
Like.
Nope, you were the first.
We prefer to encourage actual discussion, thought, and interaction, rather than an empty gesture that is the opposite of all of those things. It’s the forum equivalent of pinning a ribbon to your shirt for [whatever] cause; it may feel like “doing something” to you, but you haven’t actually helped anyone with anything.
I don’t like to argue with a coach, but…yeah, something wrong with that. An entire post vs. a discreet little marker off to the side of the liked post.
Look, I don’t mean to boardshit or anything, but 1) some folks like microvalidations, 2) an entire post, or good heavens half a dozen equating to thunderous applause from the gallery, is a thread drifting distraction, 3) the search function didn’t turn anything up so I was basically coerced by this very board to make this post. Society is to blame.
The other responses are noted. I need to not be such a big ol puss. I’ll get to work on that just as soon as I figure out how to turn off my default signature…
wink smiley
Correct.
You mean, like a “like button”?
How does a “like” button prevent thread drift (whatever that is)?
We haven’t thought of a search button either.
Granted, the search sucks, but it does eventually work.
I want a “like” DPST switch with red and green blinking LEDs and sound.
ETA changed my mind on the other stuff
This refrain sounds fancy, but it’s not really true. If it were, we wouldn’t condone “this”, “QFT”, or “+1” like we do.
mmm
I’d prefer a “Dislike” button. Imagine what the threat of attracting a few dozen “dislikes” would do for post quality.
In my experience, those make up a very small minority of posts here.
How about an “I feel completely neutral toward this post” button?
Like.
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Agreed.
But also not the point I was making.
mmm
Those tend to turn into bullying/dogpiling, with unpopular people getting hit with huge numbers of “dislikes” for anything they say.
I loled.
How about a “meh” button.
Oh, and I follow another forum that allows nested quotes…geezus what an abomination when used carelessly…and gawd damn do some them abuse it…
What point were you making?