Like / Dislike buttons.

I don't know if this has been sugested before, but these would come in handy. Purley because when scrolling through long conversations i like reading key or intresting points not the whole conversation.

Also sometimes you want to show that you like / agree with someones post without +reping them, yet if you post "quote" agreed it gets market and flagged as spam.

So this way you can show you like / agree with the post without spamming.

And a futher possibility is that at the top / bottom of each page you could have the top 3 liked posts on each thread.

Opinions?

no this isnt facebook.... not everyone would like the same posts as me or you

I agree, this is a great idea!

other forums have the 'thank the user for this post' which i think is a good idea & something similar to the postcount but for the number of times thanked

not too keen on the 'dislike' option though

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no this isnt facebook.... no everyone would like the same posts as me or you

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It's not just facebook, youtube and other succsesful forums are using it.

Oh and the dislike button is just a suggestion, the main reasoning behind i was so people don't get pointlessly -reped because someone else doesn't like there post. Which i have been the recipient of several times :P

Im not sure. If it was showed nicely then yes, but otherwise it'd just look too cramped and just look messy.

This has been brought up before and was generally said no to. In my eyes we should just encourage use of the reputation system more.

I suggested this before but Garion said no.
I thought it would be a good idea but unfortunatly managment have already spoken.

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This has been brought up before and was generally said no to. In my eyes we should just encourage use of the reputation system more.

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I agre with this but sometimes you don't want to rep somone for saying.

Toy story 3 was an amazing film!
or for someone stating I believe this is a great idea.

I disagree. This is exactly what the reputation system is for.

If you approve of the post, you give +rep (obviously if you approve, you like it)
If you disapprove of the post, you give -rep (if you don't like it)

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This has been brought up before and was generally said no to. In my eyes we should just encourage use of the reputation system more.

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With a like system at least it will be a more public sign of approval, rather than the "closed door" reputation system. Maybe publicly show who has repped the post (dunno if this can be done).

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With a like system at least it will be a more public sign of approval, rather than the "closed door" reputation system. Maybe publicly show who has repped the post (dunno if this can be done).

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Or show how many reps have been placed.

I am very rarely repped even though peple agree / like my comments) and i very rarley rep others as i feel (and im assuming others do) rep is for aiding with somthing or a special contribution.

As i stated earlier you don't rep someone if you agree with a comment of if they say for example: I Love Toy Story 3!

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I disagree. This is exactly what the reputation system is for.

If you approve of the post, you give +rep (obviously if you approve, you like it)
If you disapprove of the post, you give -rep (if you don't like it)

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I quite agree with this and I really think people should be repping for the things you say Lost_Addict, not enough people use the reputation system anymore and it'd be great if they did.

i agree with the like, i think dislike will be abused beyond belief.

i agree & will +rep you for this idea even though it's not new:P
reputation has been lowered for the daily limit and amount of people you need to rep before you can rep again, there's nothing more you can do because those were the main problems and yet it's still not used enough.
try something new. i don't mind either way but reputation is nothing now.

i dislike buttons
both buttons

mainly because its been discussed a million times and been said no to and reasons can be find using a simple search, but:
they look ugly
reduce posting
not ideas for this forum
Jin wants less modifications
use reputation

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Maybe publicly show who has repped the post (dunno if this can be done).

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I quite like the idea of that. I always feel people would feel better seeing their good post publically recognised.

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I quite like the idea of that. I always feel people would feel better seeing their good post publically recognised.

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I hope people have enough brain cells to know what's a good post...

This will no doubt lead to mass clicking of the like button for the sake of it.

Not really sure, I think new members might get intimidated even more. Seems to me an ego-boost rather than anything constructive.

edit: as for the publically showing who's repped, some people +rep privately as they could agree with a post that goes against the 'popular' view and would probably feel uncomfortable at their name being stuck on a post they agree with but too intimidated to show public approval of (which might mean they rep less, which is what youre trying to combat)

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Not really sure, I think new members might get intimidated even more. Seems to me an ego-boost rather than anything constructive.

edit: as for the publically showing who's repped, some people +rep privately as they could agree with a post that goes against the 'popular' view and would probably feel uncomfortable at their name being stuck on a post they agree with but too intimidated to show public approval of (which might mean they rep less, which is what youre trying to combat)

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Fully agree. Like I have had people +rep me for some posts which I know for sure they wouldn't want other members to see or find out. Yes it could be done so it only shows how many times a post has been repped but its useless.

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edit: as for the publically showing who's repped, some people +rep privately as they could agree with a post that goes against the 'popular' view and would probably feel uncomfortable at their name being stuck on a post they agree with but too intimidated to show public approval of (which might mean they rep less, which is what youre trying to combat)

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There is that yes. Perhaps just the total reps it's received.

Yes I always thought rep was more of a personal thing, although I think displaying rep amounts would be a better thing because there's currently only one way of seeing who has the most rep and that's simply by the member list.

Perhaps if we introduced rep awards and the rep for donator ideas mentioned in the other thread it would encourage use of the reputation systsem?

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Yes I always thought rep was more of a personal thing, although I think displaying rep amounts would be a better thing because there's currently only one way of seeing who has the most rep and that's simply by the member list.

Perhaps if we introduced rep awards and the rep for donator ideas mentioned in the other thread it would encourage use of the reputation systsem?

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and once u get to all the green blocks, then it doesnt show them in order properly :( so even that doesnt work great.

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Yes I always thought rep was more of a personal thing, although I think displaying rep amounts would be a better thing because there's currently only one way of seeing who has the most rep and that's simply by the member list.

Perhaps if we introduced rep awards and the rep for donator ideas mentioned in the other thread it would encourage use of the reputation systsem?

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Awards aren't visible enough to actually mean much imo but the rep for donator is a good idea. Would it really encourage more usage of the rep system or more people trying to win it through various comps and events like habbox top model etc? If it doesn't encourage use of the rep system and people still rep with the 'only very important/funny/whatever criteria they have' posts deserve their rep, it'd probably be easier to get rep through the latter method, therefore not making any difference whatsoever.

Secondly, I have to agree with buttons. Why is this an issue in the first place? Lack of posts, yes. Lack of threads, yes. Lack of people repping? I don't think it's that much of a big deal tbh!

If more people gave reputation for posts people would be more inclined to post, well, that's the way it was when I was a newb, you'd try and post good posts looking for +rep and people were very generous with rep back then.

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If more people gave reputation for posts people would be more inclined to post, well, that's the way it was when I was a newb, you'd try and post good posts looking for +rep and people were very generous with rep back then.

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Aha i remember that. Like i remember seeing someone post like a typo in the habbo navigator and everyone was like "lol nice find +rep" and i was like OMG at all the rep he's gettin ,and tried to find typos and bugs so i could post it and get loads of rep :(

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I quite agree with this and I really think people should be repping for the things you say Lost_Addict, not enough people use the reputation system anymore and it'd be great if they did.

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Joshuars quote below may solve this.

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With a like system at least it will be a more public sign of approval, rather than the "closed door" reputation system. Maybe publicly show who has repped the post (dunno if this can be done).

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If the reputation given or taken for a post was shown with that post the reputation may then be used as a way of "liking" a post. This would not only bring the reputation system back to life but also implement a system were users can like/dislike a post.

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This has been brought up before and was generally said no to. In my eyes we should just encourage use of the reputation system more.

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Agree'd. People will end up just liking something instead of commenting.

I don't think many people use the rep system anymore cuz everytime I try rep someone it says "can't rep u already have" and its like what the hell that mightve been last year but COME ON.

thats my one big ass peeve with hxf rep system.

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I don't think many people use the rep system anymore cuz everytime I try rep someone it says "can't rep u already have" and its like what the hell that mightve been last year but COME ON.

thats my one big ass peeve with hxf rep system.

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Absolutely fantastic contribution to the thread Pyroka. Now don't get too excited but I have made a decision to add to your reputation. Well done son, you deserved it.

Wait a sec repped you 4 years ago......

You get the point, I agree the rep system really needs a change. I remember discussing it years ago on many occasions but for some unknown reason nothing ever happens.

it was changed
you only need to rep 20 people now

You shouldn't find a problem +repping other users, it should now be 15 before you need to rep another user, it doesn't take a month at all either ryan - I think what does need to be changed though is the amount of rep you can give out in 24 hours - any ideas what it should be? I call unlimited.

Oh it has been changed? Great news Pyroka, I CAN +rep you.

o wait I haven't repped 20 people in the last 4 years, after all... the rep system is dead. facepalm

I think there should just be a system where if someone reps you for a post, at the bottom of the post it woul say "username" has been repped "x" times for this post. It will make people recognise a post which deserves rep and actually get people repping more

I think it should be a week or something before you can rep someone again. :D

I agree, because at current state half the people who have posted and should believe be repped, i repped months ago but havn't repped enougth others because i believe rep is only for special contribution.

Rep needs to be more publicly noticed as it is very very rare.

Thats why i wanted to post about the Like button, It's a more user freindly, open way of showing you like or agree with someones post.

Buttons i would Return Rep but it sais i need to spread! AGGHHH!

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I think there should just be a system where if someone reps you for a post, at the bottom of the post it woul say "username" has been repped "x" times for this post. It will make people recognise a post which deserves rep and actually get people repping more

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I'm kinda half-and-half with this idea. Yes, I think it's good because people will see what makes a good post and possibly make them do it too. However, it's simply clogging up the postbit even more (unless it's added on the end of the post somehow, kinda like the moderator tags).