We do have a great substitute for the like button which is barnstars and other awards. These are the ones I see frequently used to show appreciation for specific edits. They could read something on the lines of: "Here I award you the Humor Barnstar for your great sense of humor shown in this edit [insert diff here]." Otherwise I see simple thank you's on talk pages.
A like button does make more sense on Commons. But then we have our own processes there: Featured Pictures/sounds/videos, Valued Pictures and Quality Images. Those are more useful than liking, and I think would also be more appreciated by the creators. Not to mention that having an image included in an article is rewarding by itself.
Regards, -- Orionist
On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 5:31 AM, Milos Rancic millosh@gmail.com wrote:
Thinking loudly: I think that something like like button for edits would give more reasons to continue with editing. Those who like would have to go to diffs, which would leave the button to more engaged editors and thus almost strictly internal community issue. Could be discussed more about options and technical implementation.
Thoughts?
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