[Foundation-l] Like button

[Orionist]

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 at 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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