Dave Ambrose Posted May 26, 2021 Posted May 26, 2021 On 5/26/2021 at 7:21 PM, Ace-Garageguy said: And I'm so glad I'm an old geezer. Expand Bill, do you remember what we wore in the '60s and 70s? This guy looks downright dapper next to some of those fashions.
bobthehobbyguy Posted May 26, 2021 Posted May 26, 2021 Another step towards the dumbing of society. Why must we embrace a meaningless metric instead of meaningful communication.
Richard Bartrop Posted May 26, 2021 Posted May 26, 2021 On 5/26/2021 at 9:58 PM, bobthehobbyguy said: Another step towards the dumbing of society. Why must we embrace a meaningless metric instead of meaningful communication. Expand Nobody's forcing your to embrace anything. You can still write the same eloquent replies that you always do.
Ace-Garageguy Posted May 27, 2021 Posted May 27, 2021 (edited) On 5/26/2021 at 9:40 PM, Dave Ambrose said: Bill, do you remember what we wore in the '60s and 70s? Expand Everybody I hung with dressed like this... ...or this... ...or this. Edited May 27, 2021 by Ace-Garageguy SPEEDO DELETE
peteski Posted May 27, 2021 Posted May 27, 2021 On 5/26/2021 at 9:38 PM, Xingu said: I am not sure how Dave has it setup. I can just click on the green square and see everything. Expand The green square is not clickable. Nothing happens.
Xingu Posted May 27, 2021 Posted May 27, 2021 On 5/27/2021 at 1:06 AM, peteski said: The green square is not clickable. Nothing happens. Expand Will have to let Dave chime in on it. We are just trying it out and learning a bit as we go. 1
bobthehobbyguy Posted May 27, 2021 Posted May 27, 2021 On 5/26/2021 at 11:02 PM, Richard Bartrop said: Nobody's forcing your to embrace anything. You can still write the same eloquent replies that you always do. Expand I have no intention of using the like button. I fail to see why anyone would care if some anonymous person likes something. Somebody kindly explain how this is a good thing versus typing a few words so somebody knows why you like something.
Rob Hall Posted May 27, 2021 Posted May 27, 2021 (edited) Hmmm. On other sites using the same forum software, it’s not anonymous. Anyone can click on the like button to see who reacted and how. Must be a setting. Also, I see the upvote (green up arrow) and downvote (red down arrow) aren’t enabled, probably a good idea, as downvotes can get contentious. Edited May 27, 2021 by Rob Hall
Rob Hall Posted May 27, 2021 Posted May 27, 2021 On 5/27/2021 at 1:44 AM, bobthehobbyguy said: Somebody kindly explain how this is a good thing versus typing a few words so somebody knows why you like something. Expand Sometimes, a thumbs up or a smiley face is all that is needed. And it would help eliminate posts where someone quotes a bunch of photos or text with a short reply. The like button is pretty common place all over the internet…
JollySipper Posted May 27, 2021 Posted May 27, 2021 MMMmmmmm....... Like Button........... How about one of these buttons? 1 1
Dave Ambrose Posted May 27, 2021 Posted May 27, 2021 On 5/27/2021 at 1:02 AM, Ace-Garageguy said: Everybody I hung with dressed like this... ...or this. Expand Guy on the right. With the Speedo. I rest my case. ? Nice Alia board tho. Don't see those very often. I grew up in the SF Bay area. We had our share of hippies. There are some notable exceptions, but I learned a long time ago that clothes didn't necessarily indicate very much about a person's character.
bobthehobbyguy Posted May 27, 2021 Posted May 27, 2021 On 5/27/2021 at 1:06 AM, peteski said: The green square is not clickable. Nothing happens. Expand Same here. 1
W-409 Posted May 28, 2021 Posted May 28, 2021 Seems like we have somekind of Like button now, I guess someone had liked my post somewhere as I got a notification and somekind of green box was right next to my post. As long as the like button doesn't kill communication, or comments on build threads/finished models, I'm fine with it. Several forums where I visit, they have the like button, but I've personally never used it. I much rather post a comment than click the button. I don't use FB either so don't know how it works over there. But let's see, if people are still posting comments on build threads and finished models, then the button doesn't matter me. But if there is only bunch of likes and zero comments, then at least I will post my builds somewhere else in the future. Let's see what happens. 1
misterNNL Posted June 2, 2021 Posted June 2, 2021 On 5/12/2021 at 8:51 PM, Ace-Garageguy said: Expand X2 from another GOM (grumpy old man)
StevenGuthmiller Posted June 2, 2021 Posted June 2, 2021 I guess I’ve always looked at the concept of the “Like” button from the perspective that if all that I can muster in the form of enthusiasm for the approval of something is a single jab of an index finger, I probably don’t really “like” it all that much. ? Steve 1 1
bobthehobbyguy Posted June 3, 2021 Posted June 3, 2021 On 5/28/2021 at 9:58 AM, W-409 said: Seems like we have somekind of Like button now, I guess someone had liked my post somewhere as I got a notification and somekind of green box was right next to my post. As long as the like button doesn't kill communication, or comments on build threads/finished models, I'm fine with it. Several forums where I visit, they have the like button, but I've personally never used it. I much rather post a comment than click the button. I don't use FB either so don't know how it works over there. But let's see, if people are still posting comments on build threads and finished models, then the button doesn't matter me. But if there is only bunch of likes and zero comments, then at least I will post my builds somewhere else in the future. Let's see what happens. Expand This is my greatest concern. If this happens it will be difficult to undo the damage and the board will suffer for it.
iamsuperdan Posted June 3, 2021 Posted June 3, 2021 Personally, I'm not concerned one way or the other if it gets used or not. Myself, I'd probably use, as sometimes I have nothing to add other than "nice build." Having said that, if it will help stop people from quoting a post with a dozen pics, just to add "nice" then I'm all for it. Of course, when some people realize that by using the like button, they aren't increasing their post count, they'll stop using it. I wonder though, why do people want to see who liked their posts? Not sure what the point of that is. 2
bobthehobbyguy Posted June 3, 2021 Posted June 3, 2021 On 6/3/2021 at 1:57 PM, iamsuperdan said: I wonder though, why do people want to see who liked their posts? Not sure what the point of that is. Expand Huh. The like button concept is suppose to be a type of communication. If you don't know who reacted to your post exactly how is that communication? 1
afx Posted November 30, 2021 Posted November 30, 2021 Can we turn on the function that allows us to see the ID of the person who reacted to a post? 1
Dave Ambrose Posted December 1, 2021 Posted December 1, 2021 On 11/30/2021 at 8:37 PM, afx said: Can we turn on the function that allows us to see the ID of the person who reacted to a post? Expand Yes. I just turned it on. 2
peteski Posted December 1, 2021 Posted December 1, 2021 Thanks Dave, it makes more sense to see who felt the need to respond to a post.
Bugatti Fan Posted December 1, 2021 Posted December 1, 2021 Nice thread! I counted to three whilst typing that with one finger on a tablet! My goodness, I will have to take stock of all the energy I used in thinking about and typing that reply in the absence of a 'like' button. LOL 2
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