Like function?
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Could we have a 'like' button....
...in posts to click on, if we like what that member has contributed, but don't necessarily feel a raft of words in response, is warranted?
Even the 'good posting' emoticon means we have to post.... being able to simply 'like' a post would be so much simpler.
Even the 'good posting' emoticon means we have to post.... being able to simply 'like' a post would be so much simpler.

You will not be punished FOR your 'emotions'; you will be punished BY your 'emotions'.

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Re: Could we have a 'like' button....
I find this way
+ a few words describing what one likes especially , the best in the long run
It makes the feedback more personal and sincere, in my opinion
best regards

It makes the feedback more personal and sincere, in my opinion
best regards

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Re: Could we have a 'like' button....
Sure.... But I can bet your bottom dollar that if a 'like' button existed, you'd use that instead, if all you wanted to do was to show approval.
Both options would cover the bases..........
Both options would cover the bases..........

You will not be punished FOR your 'emotions'; you will be punished BY your 'emotions'.

Pay attention, simplify, and (Meditation instruction in a nutshell) "Mind - the Gap."
‘Absit invidia verbo’ - may ill-will be absent from the word. And mindful of that, if I don't respond, this may be why....
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Re: Could we have a 'like' button....
No, I would not have done it the easiest way ..
In another forum I use to visit, they have that option, and often it seems to me that the "like-button" only signals to the monkeys: come and join in the cirkus
, and dont forget to bring your drums along ..

In another forum I use to visit, they have that option, and often it seems to me that the "like-button" only signals to the monkeys: come and join in the cirkus


If you didn't care
What happened to me
And I didn't care for you
We would zig-zag our way
Through the boredom and pain
Occasionally glancing up through the rain
Wondering which of the
Buggers to blame
And watching for pigs on the wing
- Roger Waters
What happened to me
And I didn't care for you
We would zig-zag our way
Through the boredom and pain
Occasionally glancing up through the rain
Wondering which of the
Buggers to blame
And watching for pigs on the wing
- Roger Waters
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Re: Could we have a 'like' button....
well thank you for your comments. I await the response from Admin; after all, they have the authority to make this decision....
Thanks.

Thanks.


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Pay attention, simplify, and (Meditation instruction in a nutshell) "Mind - the Gap."
‘Absit invidia verbo’ - may ill-will be absent from the word. And mindful of that, if I don't respond, this may be why....
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Re: Could we have a 'like' button....
That answers my question!
That will do nicely, I think!





That will do nicely, I think!


You will not be punished FOR your 'emotions'; you will be punished BY your 'emotions'.

Pay attention, simplify, and (Meditation instruction in a nutshell) "Mind - the Gap."
‘Absit invidia verbo’ - may ill-will be absent from the word. And mindful of that, if I don't respond, this may be why....
Re: Could we have a 'like' button....
Good policy. There are plenty of boards where popularity contests and the lowest common denominator dictate content. Dhammawheel is a nice refuge from that sort of thing.
“The truth knocks on the door and you say, "Go away, I'm looking for the truth," and so it goes away. Puzzling.” ― Robert M. Pirsig
Re: Could we have a 'like' button....
Personally, I was hoping for a 'crave' button.
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Re: Could we have a 'like' button....
Oooooh Yesss!
I want one, I want one, I want one, I want one, I want one!!

I want one, I want one, I want one, I want one, I want one!!



You will not be punished FOR your 'emotions'; you will be punished BY your 'emotions'.

Pay attention, simplify, and (Meditation instruction in a nutshell) "Mind - the Gap."
‘Absit invidia verbo’ - may ill-will be absent from the word. And mindful of that, if I don't respond, this may be why....
Re: Could we have a 'like' button....
Yes, it is. And trying to be popular is hard work anyway.m0rl0ck wrote:Good policy. There are plenty of boards where popularity contests and the lowest common denominator dictate content. Dhammawheel is a nice refuge from that sort of thing.

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Re: Could we have a 'like' button....
I don't need to try.....




You will not be punished FOR your 'emotions'; you will be punished BY your 'emotions'.

Pay attention, simplify, and (Meditation instruction in a nutshell) "Mind - the Gap."
‘Absit invidia verbo’ - may ill-will be absent from the word. And mindful of that, if I don't respond, this may be why....
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Re: Could we have a 'like' button....
Likem0rl0ck wrote:Good policy. There are plenty of boards where popularity contests and the lowest common denominator dictate content. Dhammawheel is a nice refuge from that sort of thing.

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Re: Could we have a 'like' button....

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Re: Could we have a 'like' button....
Hi,
I really discovered Facebook in January 2014 and the Like button is vital, not just for encouragement "Sadhu!" but because it means the threshold for identifying new friends is so low just a click whereas here you have to interrupt the conversation with a reply even if it is only a "Good Post". My main Facebook group is experiencing more than exponential growth. I checked out "DhammaWheel on Facebook" and people aren't using the Like button very much.
In the Anguttara Nikaya the Buddha repeatedly censured being stingy with praise as a fetter.
With metta / dhammapal.
I really discovered Facebook in January 2014 and the Like button is vital, not just for encouragement "Sadhu!" but because it means the threshold for identifying new friends is so low just a click whereas here you have to interrupt the conversation with a reply even if it is only a "Good Post". My main Facebook group is experiencing more than exponential growth. I checked out "DhammaWheel on Facebook" and people aren't using the Like button very much.
In the Anguttara Nikaya the Buddha repeatedly censured being stingy with praise as a fetter.
With metta / dhammapal.
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Re: Could we have a 'like' button....
Modus.Ponens wrote:Likem0rl0ck wrote:Good policy. There are plenty of boards where popularity contests and the lowest common denominator dictate content. Dhammawheel is a nice refuge from that sort of thing.

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Re: Could we have a 'like' button....
I can see the logic now. I remembered this quote:
With metta / dhammapal.Thanissaro Bhikkhu wrote:There have been periods in the history of Buddhism when monks would put fans in front of their faces so that they wouldn't read the reaction of the people out there, the idea being that the audience would be more likely to actually hear the genuine Dharma when the speaker isn't trying to read the audience and please them.
From: The Freedom to Give by Thanissaro Bhikkhu
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Like function?
Is there a simple way to implement/enable a "like" function into the forum's code? If so, maybe we can hold a vote on implementing it? I find that browsing forums with a like function makes it easier to recognize posts/posters worth reading in the limited time I want to spend visiting a forum.
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Re: Like function?
Greetings Mkoll,
Technical feasibility aside, this matter has been raised, discussed and rejected quite a few times over the years, just as recently as February this year.
I might have the opportunity to look around for previous discussions next time I'm back in front of a PC.
UPDATE: OK, here we go...
Thumbs up button
Could we have a 'like' button....
Likes or +1 or something like that
(and these are just the "public" discussions, there have also likely been conversations behind the scenes too with similar points raised...)
For the record, I'm against it for the same reasons as before. Such functionality might be pragmatic for example on a technical site that offers technical solutions to technical problems, so that members can highlight which solutions actually work, but the Dhamma is so diverse in terms of scope, application and relevance to different people of different dispositions and experience... all I see it leading to in such an environment is unproductive patterns like ego-inflation, narcissism, popularity contests, virtue signalling, bullying, group think, cliques and discouraging diversity in thought. These are all qualities, behaviours and forum attributes which the current administration and moderators are not looking to give rise to, especially since they have all existed here at previous times in the past, to greater or lesser degrees, and were not beneficial to the forum.
In keeping with our principle of intellectual and spiritual autonomy, individuals can judge for themselves what is meritorious or not... there is no need to defer this necessary discernment to anonymous strangers. After all, the path to enlightenment is not decided by majority vote.
Metta,
Paul.
Technical feasibility aside, this matter has been raised, discussed and rejected quite a few times over the years, just as recently as February this year.
I might have the opportunity to look around for previous discussions next time I'm back in front of a PC.
UPDATE: OK, here we go...
Thumbs up button
Could we have a 'like' button....
Likes or +1 or something like that
(and these are just the "public" discussions, there have also likely been conversations behind the scenes too with similar points raised...)
For the record, I'm against it for the same reasons as before. Such functionality might be pragmatic for example on a technical site that offers technical solutions to technical problems, so that members can highlight which solutions actually work, but the Dhamma is so diverse in terms of scope, application and relevance to different people of different dispositions and experience... all I see it leading to in such an environment is unproductive patterns like ego-inflation, narcissism, popularity contests, virtue signalling, bullying, group think, cliques and discouraging diversity in thought. These are all qualities, behaviours and forum attributes which the current administration and moderators are not looking to give rise to, especially since they have all existed here at previous times in the past, to greater or lesser degrees, and were not beneficial to the forum.
In keeping with our principle of intellectual and spiritual autonomy, individuals can judge for themselves what is meritorious or not... there is no need to defer this necessary discernment to anonymous strangers. After all, the path to enlightenment is not decided by majority vote.
Metta,
Paul.

"Do not force others, including children, by any means whatsoever, to adopt your views, whether by authority, threat, money, propaganda, or even education." - Ven. Thich Nhat Hanh
"The uprooting of identity is seen by the noble ones as pleasurable; but this contradicts what the whole world sees." (Snp 3.12)
"One discerns wrong view as wrong view, and right view as right view. This is one's right view." (MN 117)
"The uprooting of identity is seen by the noble ones as pleasurable; but this contradicts what the whole world sees." (Snp 3.12)
"One discerns wrong view as wrong view, and right view as right view. This is one's right view." (MN 117)
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