'Likes' or 'Thanks'

[Ian]

Do people like to get a 'like' or a 'thanks' for useful/helpful/funny posts? I like the old fashioned 'thanks' as it shows your total under your post count, but on the other hand I like the fact that you get a notification for 'likes' so you know what post has been liked, and with 'thanks' its sometimes hard to find out which post it's come from.

 

[doug boardley]

dunno really Bri, but I think for a helpul, informative post, peeps should hit the "thanks" button. For a post that lightens the mood and brings a smile to your fizzogg I think probs the "like" button is more appropriate

 

[White Room]

I'm the same as Doug for the Thanks and Likes

 

[Stewart]

As I use Tapatalk on my phone or iPad, the like and thank buttons are unavailable. So if I don't click on them, don't hate me as I'm not being rude deliberately.......

 

[user123]

Sometimes I click on both, if it's really good and useful..

Also a bit of appreciation is always nice to receive and it's nice to give, too, and doesn't cost anything,

 

[Ian]

I had a look for the tapatalk app the other day and couldnt find it, is it in the app store or under a different name? And does it make posts easier on the phone?

 

[doug boardley]

Sometimes I click on both, if it's really good and useful..

dunno wether to like or thank that G,:lol:

 

[Ian]

Sometimes I click on both, if it's really good and useful..

Also a bit of appreciation is always nice to receive and it's nice to give, too, and doesn't cost anything,

Couldn't agree more, I think sometimes manners are forgotten on here and in life in general. Do I sound old now :lol:

 

[Stewart]

I had a look for the tapatalk app the other day and couldnt find it, is it in the app store or under a different name? And does it make posts easier on the phone?

It's in the app store Bri and Is called "Tapatalk Forum App" and is very easy to use the forum, though you don't get every feature that you have when using the forum on your computer. In saying that, it's well worth the money........

 

[user123]

Couldn't agree more, I think sometimes manners are forgotten on here and in life in general. Do I sound old now :lol:

That's a like and a thanks then .. :lol: it's something to do with generosity of spirit, too, like spreading a smile, or a hug or whatever, all the good human stuff rather than the cynical up yer own backside stuff. Adele is on ITV2 right now, set fire to the rain next.. yey!

 

[Ian]

It's in the app store Bri and Is called "Tapatalk Forum App" and is very easy to use the forum, though you don't get every feature that you have when using the forum on your computer. In saying that, it's well worth the money........

Just got it mate, much better than the standard sreen, no zooming in and out all the time!!

 

[doug boardley]

I think what we've also got to take into account is that we're an informative forum, not a back scratching clique, (even tho' we also have a good community spirit) personally I look forward to Deanotiles posts as I always think he pulls no punches and shoots straight from the hip.

 

[user123]

I think what we've also got to take into account is that we're an informative forum, not a back scratching clique, (even tho' we also have a good community spirit) personally I look forward to Deanotiles posts as I always think he pulls no punches and shoots straight from the hip.

I'm not with you there, Doug, I agree, but do you feel that the thanks and like buttons are about backscratching? For the record, I don't.. they are just virtual tools of appreciation?

 

[Ian]

I think what we've also got to take into account is that we're an informative forum, not a back scratching clique, (even tho' we also have a good community spirit) personally I look forward to Deanotiles posts as I always think he pulls no punches and shoots straight from the hip.

I always worry about sounding patronising! It's hard to gauge whether to use tecnical terms or simpler terms somtimes! I can just imgine someone sitting infront of their computer saying 'he thinks he's clever using technical words' or 'does he think I'm stupid'

 

[doug boardley]

I always worry about sounding patronising! It's hard to gauge whether to use tecnical terms or simpler terms somtimes! I can just imgine someone sitting infront of their computer saying 'he thinks he's clever using technical words' or 'does he think I'm stupid'

yep, I do know what you mean Bri, I simply guage it by the question they ask, ie a newbie to the trade will ask a question that we all asked when we were newbies, (what size trowel, what adhesive etc), yet a more seasoned pro (but still new to the forum) may ask a more advanced question that is open to good discussion as to how we would tackle it, and that is what a forum is all about,,,discussion,....'cos without it we can't move on.

 

[Rich]

I like thanks :lol:

I prefer to get a thanks because as you say it shows next to your total post count and I genuinely take it as a "thank you" and as sad as it sounds, that makes it worth spending so much time on here. Feels like Im helping some1 out.
I worry that more people will hit the "like" button over the "thanks", Im sure I was getting more thanks before the likes came out.

On top of this we also have the reputation thingy (the little green blocks by your name) How many of us use that?

 

[Ian]

I never use the reputation thingumy jig, only coz I'm not in the habit of using it! Alot of people probably don't even know it's there or what it's for.

 

[Rich]

I never use the reputation thingumy jig, only coz I'm not in the habit of using it! Alot of people probably don't even know it's there or what it's for.

I didnt, I had to put up a post to ask.

 

[user123]

The reputation button, yes I have used it at times, when the thanks or like didn't seem quite enough... but I know what you mean about using the thanks less now the like button is here. Really, though, what does it matter which one is pressed, as long as there is some way of acknowledgment or response? The like counts, given and received, does show in the profile, too, so you can check there.

 

[Ian]

I didnt, I had to put up a post to ask.

Yours says 'Rich will be famous soon enough', is that you famous now you have become a King? :lol:

 

[Rich]

Ohhh yeah... Cant get much more famous than being a king!