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Why should you 'like' anything here at TFP 5.0?

Discussion in 'General Discussions' started by cynthetiq, Aug 17, 2011.

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  1. cynthetiq

    cynthetiq Administrator Staff Member Donor

    Location:
    New York City
    We had a Hall of Fame TFP4.0 that had some of the most interesting threads ever, from Mass Media Mind Control to the Horizontal Pussy? (NSFW) threads.

    The problem I always had with it was that it was something that was decided by the staff and there was little criteria to be consistent.

    If you like a post, this will add them all up for a thread and the highest counts will be added to the Hall of Fame. You can see the threads that have the most likes in the posts, and also see the posts that have the most likes.
     
    cynthetiq, Aug 17, 2011
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    • Like Like x 1
  2. Borla

    Borla Moderator Staff Member

    I try to remember to 'like' posts, this is good incentive. :)
     
    Borla, Aug 17, 2011
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  3. Plan9

    Plan9 Rock 'n Roll

    Location:
    Earth
    I have yet to "Like" a post but now that I've been given an incentive to click that despicable button, I shall do such.

    Sparingly.
     
    Plan9, Aug 17, 2011
    #3
  4. Redlemon

    Redlemon Getting Tilted

    Location:
    New England
    Is this about the likes on the opening post of the thread, or total likes within a thread? I often hit the Like button when someone has a humorous aside, but that doesn't really have to do with the whole thread.
     
    Redlemon, Aug 17, 2011
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  5. mixedmedia

    mixedmedia ...

    Location:
    Florida
    it probably doesn't matter. humorous asides contribute to the life of a thread, too.
     
    mixedmedia, Aug 17, 2011
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  6. Speed_Gibson

    Speed_Gibson Hacking the Gibson

    Location:
    Wolf 359
    I have pressed that a few times but it has the whole facebook feel to it still and that generally stops me unless the post or content is truly a zinger.
     
    Speed_Gibson, Aug 17, 2011
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  7. mixedmedia

    mixedmedia ...

    Location:
    Florida
    one thing that will sway the "like" curve a little too much are the photo threads. there's a lot of liking being done down there. which is good and appropriate, but it's going to sway the results away from discussion threads a bit, I think.
     
    mixedmedia, Aug 17, 2011
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  8. Borla

    Borla Moderator Staff Member

    I couldn't help but chuckle reading this phrase. Sorry, men never grow out of their adolescent humor. :p
     
    Borla, Aug 17, 2011
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    • Like Like x 2
  9. mixedmedia

    mixedmedia ...

    Location:
    Florida
    not licking, liking.
    damn. :p
     
    mixedmedia, Aug 17, 2011
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  10. RangerJoe

    RangerJoe Slightly Tilted

    So I noticed that if you go to the hall of fame posts, a TE post shows up. Is there a way to not include TE in the count?
     
    RangerJoe, Aug 17, 2011
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  11. cynthetiq

    cynthetiq Administrator Staff Member Donor

    Location:
    New York City
    TE only shows up to those that have access to it. I am trying to figure out how to alter it so that I can remove certain forums from the HoF but that will be in the future.
    Agreed. I'm not sure how to deal with that at the moment since it's either an all or nothing.
     
    cynthetiq, Aug 17, 2011
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  12. MeltedMetalGlob

    MeltedMetalGlob Resident Loser Donor

    Location:
    Who cares, really?
    I'm responsible for a bunch of those "likes" in the photo threads. Sometimes it's an easy thing to make a post that says, "That's breathtaking!"

    Other times my collection of adjectives fail me and I think hitting the like button is some small way of acknowledging that someone's work did not go ignored. Not to mention that the like button keeps me from looking like a post-count whore.
     
    MeltedMetalGlob, Aug 17, 2011
    #12
    • Like Like x 1
  13. cynthetiq

    cynthetiq Administrator Staff Member Donor

    Location:
    New York City
    What if I remove the like from that forum and in order to complement the work, you really have to compliment the work.
     
    cynthetiq, Aug 17, 2011
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  14. MeltedMetalGlob

    MeltedMetalGlob Resident Loser Donor

    Location:
    Who cares, really?
    Looks like I'll have to dig out the thesaurus!

    (If that's the way it has to be, so be it.) :)
     
    MeltedMetalGlob, Aug 17, 2011
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  15. RangerJoe

    RangerJoe Slightly Tilted

    I guess my only concern was someone pulling an address from the excerpt that shows up. The one I saw on there had part of the attached image's address, just not all of it, but the poster had said something beforehand. If someone was to post the photo without saying anything, I'm worried that the excerpt in HoF will show the attached image's address.

    (I hope this makes sense. I'm really just trying to help)
     
    RangerJoe, Aug 17, 2011
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  16. cynthetiq

    cynthetiq Administrator Staff Member Donor

    Location:
    New York City
    It will show the images address.

    But it only shows HoF based on criteria set for minimum amount of likes and which forums are available to each user. Thus, potentially HoF looks different to each user. If you remove yourself from Politics or Weaponry you won't see those threads show up in your HoF, but I will continue to see them.
     
    cynthetiq, Aug 17, 2011
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  17. mixedmedia

    mixedmedia ...

    Location:
    Florida
    perhaps no 'likes' in TE is a solution...
     
    mixedmedia, Aug 17, 2011
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  18. cynthetiq

    cynthetiq Administrator Staff Member Donor

    Location:
    New York City
    but what difference does it make? It will only show in someone's HoF is they already have access to the TE. If they don't have access to TE, they won't see it.
     
    cynthetiq, Aug 17, 2011
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  19. mixedmedia

    mixedmedia ...

    Location:
    Florida
    oh, ok. I guess I misunderstood the issue with the photo's address.
    never mind. :)
     
    mixedmedia, Aug 17, 2011
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  20. RangerJoe

    RangerJoe Slightly Tilted

    I understand now. :)
     
    RangerJoe, Aug 17, 2011
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