The "I Didn't Comment in Another Thread" Thread

[Snarf Zagyg]

Does anyone else get the feeling that there's been a big "like" inflation over the past few years?

Oh, the need to be liked is long-standing.

 

[dragoner]

Does anyone else get the feeling that there's been a big "like" inflation over the past few years?

I'm not complaining, I enjoy the positive feedback when I get it. But I'm also realizing that what I used to think what a lot of likes is, well, not so much nowadays. And some of these really long threads seem to have soooo much liking going on.

The etiquette has changed towards more likes. When I went back to school in 2009, I had an internet communications course, which said I was too brusque, I needed to do more to seem warmer; emojis, and likes help to do that.

 

[Ryujin]

Does anyone else get the feeling that there's been a big "like" inflation over the past few years?

I'm not complaining, I enjoy the positive feedback when I get it. But I'm also realizing that what I used to think what a lot of likes is, well, not so much nowadays. And some of these really long threads seem to have soooo much liking going on.

Can't speak for anyone else but I've started liking responses, instead of posting affirmative replies, because of the number of times my posts were mistaken for disagreement.

 

[Mannahnin]

Often a Like is just a quick easy way to indicate agreement.

 

[Deset Gled]

Often a Like is just a quick easy way to indicate agreement.

I think it's that the barrier for how much you have to like something to "like" something is lower. In my memory, in the first days of the system you only hit "like" if it was something you were really a cheerleader for. Nowadays its for anything you casually agree with.

Now that I sit down and think about it a bit, I can think of two reasons for this. First, in the earlier days of the "like" system on ENWorld, you could only like someone once, and then you had to "like" a certain number of people (I think 10?) before you could like that person again. This was done to prevent spamming of likes. Obviously, it's not in place anymore. And in a lot of long threads, you do often see two sides that just go back and forth, "liking" the posts of people on their side.

The second is that ENWorld doesn't have a "dislike" feature. Without a negative option, you can be tempted to "like" on everything against the thing you dislike instead. I've found myself guilty of spamming "likes" this way a few times.

 

[payn]

Does anyone else get the feeling that there's been a big "like" inflation over the past few years?

I'm not complaining, I enjoy the positive feedback when I get it. But I'm also realizing that what I used to think what a lot of likes is, well, not so much nowadays. And some of these really long threads seem to have soooo much liking going on.

Make Loves; not likes?

 

[J.Quondam]

I keep reading "Zargon" in that thread title.

 

[trappedslider]

I think it's that the barrier for how much you have to like something to "like" something is lower. In my memory, in the first days of the system you only hit "like" if it was something you were really a cheerleader for. Nowadays its for anything you casually agree with.

Now that I sit down and think about it a bit, I can think of two reasons for this. First, in the earlier days of the "like" system on ENWorld, you could only like someone once, and then you had to "like" a certain number of people (I think 10?) before you could like that person again. This was done to prevent spamming of likes. Obviously, it's not in place anymore. And in a lot of long threads, you do often see two sides that just go back and forth, "liking" the posts of people on their side.

The second is that ENWorld doesn't have a "dislike" feature. Without a negative option, you can be tempted to "like" on everything against the thing you dislike instead. I've found myself guilty of spamming "likes" this way a few times.

so..reddit?

 

[Levistus's_Leviathan]

I think it's that the barrier for how much you have to like something to "like" something is lower. In my memory, in the first days of the system you only hit "like" if it was something you were really a cheerleader for. Nowadays its for anything you casually agree with.

Now that I sit down and think about it a bit, I can think of two reasons for this. First, in the earlier days of the "like" system on ENWorld, you could only like someone once, and then you had to "like" a certain number of people (I think 10?) before you could like that person again. This was done to prevent spamming of likes. Obviously, it's not in place anymore. And in a lot of long threads, you do often see two sides that just go back and forth, "liking" the posts of people on their side.

The second is that ENWorld doesn't have a "dislike" feature. Without a negative option, you can be tempted to "like" on everything against the thing you dislike instead. I've found myself guilty of spamming "likes" this way a few times.

There is a bit of tribalism going on, especially in longer and more contentious threads once people finished laying out their argument and sides have formed. And, as you said, the closest thing that this site has to a "Downvote" or "Dislike" is making sure that everyone on your side has more likes than the one person/few people you disagree with.

 

[Retreater]

I like liking posts.
I also like olives on pizza.
I also like olives straight from the can.