[Foundation-l] Like button

MZMcBride z at mzmcbride.com
Wed Aug 10 13:06:01 UTC 2011


Rui Correia wrote:
> 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?

Hmm, it'd be a neat extension for Commons. I don't think "like" or "+1"
should be used, as they're not sufficiently wiki. But something that
expresses the same sentiment, that allows users to express approval of good
photos (similar to Flickr), could be cool.

MZMcBride





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