[Foundation-l] Like button

[Rui Correia]

Hi Milos

I am not quite sure I follow.
"Those who like would have to go to diffs" ?
"which would leave the button to more engaged editors"?

I personally find the "like button" on Facebook the dumbest idea ever - it
means you are too stupid or too lazy to think up anything and just go around
clicking "like" all over the place. It impoverishes the process, as where
there is a "like" there could have been a enriching comment. For a beautiful
photo, yes, for an intelligent quotation, yes, but for everything else,
leave a comment or leave it alone. What does the like refer to? If I add
"police beat up protesters", and someone comes along and "likes" it, does
the "like" refer to:
1. the police beating up the protesters? ("I support them!")
2. me contributing the information - regardless of its quality? ("this is
news to me")
3. the fact that the information was good and well constructed? ("this is
well written")
See the point?

Rui


2011/8/10 Milos Rancic <millosh at gmail.com>

> 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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