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22 Mar 2008 11:29 #4351
by ubarose
Voting (thumbs) on Comments was created by ubarose
Sometimes you read a comment and and think "I agree" or "good comment" or "that's exactly what I was thinking." You want to express that, but know that it is lame to have a comment that just says "Yeah. Me too," or "Good comment." Or maybe you are just lazy.
And, of course, sometimes you want to say, "I disagree, but not strongly enough to start a debate."
You can now express yourself with voting thumbs. Clicking on a thumb-up or thumb-down button at the bottom of a comment will increase the display counter. It doesn't do anything else. Thumbs don't accumulate to the poster's profile, or collapse comments, or put comments into a some hot list. It just increments the counter.
I am taking a leap of faith that everyone here will use this feature in the spirit in which it is intended. If it starts causing problems (technical or human) I'll yank it.
And, of course, sometimes you want to say, "I disagree, but not strongly enough to start a debate."
You can now express yourself with voting thumbs. Clicking on a thumb-up or thumb-down button at the bottom of a comment will increase the display counter. It doesn't do anything else. Thumbs don't accumulate to the poster's profile, or collapse comments, or put comments into a some hot list. It just increments the counter.
I am taking a leap of faith that everyone here will use this feature in the spirit in which it is intended. If it starts causing problems (technical or human) I'll yank it.
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22 Mar 2008 19:01 #4353
by Mr Skeletor
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What?
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22 Mar 2008 19:52 #4354
by jur
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you forgot to add: fun is the legal property of Fantasy Flight Games
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24 Mar 2008 01:34 #4365
by daveroswell
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Uba,
I was gonna thumb this, but I see I can't.
I was gonna thumb this, but I see I can't.
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24 Mar 2008 09:29 - 24 Mar 2008 09:30 #4368
by ChristopherMD
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I disagree, but not strongly enough to start a debate.
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24 Mar 2008 11:04 #4369
by ubarose
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daveroswell wrote:
Correct. It isn't in the forums. It is only on article comments. If anyone is interested in my reasoning behind this choice, I'll share my thoughts with you when I get home from work tonight. Otherwise, I won't bore you with the details.
Uba,
I was gonna thumb this, but I see I can't.
Correct. It isn't in the forums. It is only on article comments. If anyone is interested in my reasoning behind this choice, I'll share my thoughts with you when I get home from work tonight. Otherwise, I won't bore you with the details.
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24 Mar 2008 14:29 #4373
by daveroswell
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ACtually, it makes perfect sense to me; hopefully it'll give a little more of a cyber pat on the back for the article writers.
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24 Mar 2008 17:29 #4379
by Shellhead
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I think thumb ratings are too elegant. I would rather see people post enthusiastic remarks like "Hell YEAH!"
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24 Mar 2008 19:33 #4381
by ubarose
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Shellhead wrote:
So would I. However, we have far, far more lurkers and occasional readers than active members. Some of the readers have expressed to me that, although they would like to participate, they feel intimidated by F:AT's Take No Prisoners attitude combined with our sometimes intelligent debate. The voting/thumbs is a way for them to participate. Sort of like "Spirits, make your self known! Knock three time on the table, or click a thumb."
I think thumb ratings are too elegant. I would rather see people post enthusiastic remarks like "Hell YEAH!"
So would I. However, we have far, far more lurkers and occasional readers than active members. Some of the readers have expressed to me that, although they would like to participate, they feel intimidated by F:AT's Take No Prisoners attitude combined with our sometimes intelligent debate. The voting/thumbs is a way for them to participate. Sort of like "Spirits, make your self known! Knock three time on the table, or click a thumb."
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24 Mar 2008 19:54 #4382
by BigLizard
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ubarose wrote:
But you do realize that only registered lurkers and readers can thumb. Which makes sense in that the general web riff raff can't go crazy. It just seems a little oxymoronic to have "registered lurkers".
BillN
Shellhead wrote:
I think thumb ratings are too elegant. I would rather see people post enthusiastic remarks like "Hell YEAH!"
So would I. However, we have far, far more lurkers and occasional readers than active members. Some of the readers have expressed to me that, although they would like to participate, they feel intimidated by F:AT's Take No Prisoners attitude combined with our sometimes intelligent debate. The voting/thumbs is a way for them to participate. Sort of like "Spirits, make your self known! Knock three time on the table, or click a thumb."
But you do realize that only registered lurkers and readers can thumb. Which makes sense in that the general web riff raff can't go crazy. It just seems a little oxymoronic to have "registered lurkers".
BillN
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24 Mar 2008 21:12 #4383
by ubarose
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BigLizard wrote:
What do you call registered members who have never posted in the forums or commented on an article, but still visit F:AT on a semi regular basis to read the articles? If you have a term that you prefer to lurker, I will use it in the future.
It just seems a little oxymoronic to have "registered lurkers".
BillN
What do you call registered members who have never posted in the forums or commented on an article, but still visit F:AT on a semi regular basis to read the articles? If you have a term that you prefer to lurker, I will use it in the future.
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24 Mar 2008 22:31 #4384
by BigLizard
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ubarose wrote:
Lol. Okay, you've caught me. The only things I could think of is ghosts, spectres, or spooks because you can kinda see them (if you look in the member registry) but they don't really speak (apparently they just moan at the staff). But since no one but me would know what that means I bow to your choice. I'll just sit in my corner and chuckle maniacally to myself over the oxymoronicacy of it all
-- BillN
[/i]BigLizard wrote:
It just seems a little oxymoronic to have "registered lurkers".
BillN
What do you call registered members who have never posted in the forums or commented on an article, but still visit F:AT on a semi regular basis to read the articles? If you have a term that you prefer to lurker, I will use it in the future.
Lol. Okay, you've caught me. The only things I could think of is ghosts, spectres, or spooks because you can kinda see them (if you look in the member registry) but they don't really speak (apparently they just moan at the staff). But since no one but me would know what that means I bow to your choice. I'll just sit in my corner and chuckle maniacally to myself over the oxymoronicacy of it all
-- BillN
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24 Mar 2008 22:52 #4387
by ubarose
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I like ghosts. So ghosts and lurkers. LOL
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25 Mar 2008 11:17 #4390
by mikelawson
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Hey, no spooks here. Don't want the CIA sniffing around or anything.
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25 Mar 2008 11:28 #4391
by ChristopherMD
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BigLizard wrote:
All lurkers are registered. That's how they become lurkers. They sign up and lurk instead of participating. People who don't sign up and just read are commonly called visitors or guests.
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It just seems a little oxymoronic to have "registered lurkers".
BillN
All lurkers are registered. That's how they become lurkers. They sign up and lurk instead of participating. People who don't sign up and just read are commonly called visitors or guests.
I M l33t
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