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  1. Sim

    Ever considered adding a Like button to posts?

    I am very much against the concept of a "dislike" button or similar (which is why we change the "reputation" system to one called "kudos" and disabled the ability for people to leave negative reputation). If you don't like what someone has written, you should explain yourself in a reply...
  2. Sim

    Ever considered adding a Like button to posts?

    It's not anonymous - members can see who "liked" a post. The likes system is not as meaningful as the current kudos system where people can leave a message - but it's much simpler and easier to use. I might investigate adding a kudos like system - but in general, private messaging does the...
  3. Sim

    Ever considered adding a Like button to posts?

    Nope - for the same reason we disabled giving negative "kudos" in the current forums. If you haven't got something positive to say, don't say anything.
  4. Sim

    Ever considered adding a Like button to posts?

    You're probably a bit of an exception seech - the signal-to-noise ratio is pretty high for your posts (meaning - more good/relevant posts, less off topic).
  5. Sim

    Ever considered adding a Like button to posts?

    The Kudos really only represents popularity rather than credibility. It merely represents an indication that other people like what is being written (on any topic!) - not that the poster necessarily has a better grasp of property investing or anything else like that. I'd guess that in many...
  6. Sim

    Ever considered adding a Like button to posts?

    No, Kudos will disappear in the new system. I believe the import routines will convert kudos to "Likes". The existing Kudos messages will disappear though.
  7. Sim

    Ever considered adding a Like button to posts?

    The Kudos system is not intended to be a public "like" system - it is designed to give feedback directly to the poster, not to everyone else. The green dots are a side-effect of this, not the main purpose.
  8. Sim

    Ever considered adding a Like button to posts?

    We're in the process of planning a migration to new forum software (XenForo), which does include this feature.
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