Show who has rec'd the post

Originally posted by @uzless
You should be able to click on the thumbs up/down (or hover your mouse over it) to see who has rec'd the post.

It will be provide a little more accountability.

This has been discussed before and turned down for good reasons. No need to rehash it.

Originally posted by @divegeester
As I said, I’ve not seen a decent argument against the OP. You are a classic example of the reasoning in my precious post.

Your precious [sic] post? I do hope you meant "previous."

First, the feature is simply a code-copy of the 'like' feature common to many social networking sites.

Second, many posters wish to express something analogous to "hear, hear" or "bollocks!" without having to type out a detailed message of support or a rebuttal. Moreover, in some cases, the original post needs no further detail, any additional text would merely detract from its effect; a gesture of approval or disapproval is entirely sufficient. Anonymous TU or TD is perfectly suited to this purpose.

Third, anyone who wishes it known that he gave a TD or TU to a post can simply do what Rajk999 did and say so in another post. However, if everyone were to do so, it would clutter up threads with thousands of lines of redundant text; anonymous TU or TD expresses just what many posters want to express without clutter.

Fourth, the proposal would not add accountability. No one here is accountable anyway.

So, for the twenty-first time, can we drop this?

You thumbed down me so I'll thumb down you.

Probably not the best way to go if we want people to react to a post rather than the poster.

Originally posted by @moonbus
Your precious [sic] post? I do hope you meant "previous."

First, the feature is simply a code-copy of the 'like' feature common to many social networking sites.

Second, many posters wish to express something analogous to "hear, hear" or "bollocks!" without having to type out a detailed message of support or a rebuttal. Moreover, in some cases, the ori ...[text shortened]... y. No one here is accountable anyway.

So, for the twenty-first time, can we drop this?

You seem upset by other people wanting to discuss this topic.

Originally posted by @divegeester
You seem upset by other people wanting to discuss this topic.

No, not upset. It's rather that uzless joined the site long before I did, and if he had been following the forums he would have known that the topic has been discussed many times before and that the same proposal was rejected every time.

Discuss all you want.

Originally posted by @divegeester
It wouldn’t need policing, people want to hide for a reason. Suzianne is the worst offender, she often turns up in a thread, takes a swipe at her detractors, thumbs all of their posts down irrespective of the content, thumbs up all the posts of the person she “likes and then disappears.

All this rhetoric from her about people being to scared to speak out is a smoke-screen. It’s interesting to observe.

How on earth do you know this if rec system is anonymous? Or are you privy to info that we are not because you're a share holder?

Originally posted by @dj2becker
How on earth do you know this if rec system is anonymous? Or are you privy to info that we are not because you're a share holder?

Anonymous from each other.

Originally posted by @moonbus
No, not upset. It's rather that uzless joined the site long before I did, and if he had been following the forums he would have known that the topic has been discussed many times before and that the same proposal was rejected every time.

Discuss all you want.

Perhaps he hasn’t been following the forums and perhaps some topics are worth bringing up more regularly than others. I don’t see why you object, it’s hardly government parliamentary time is it.

Originally posted by @dj2becker
How on earth do you know this if rec system is anonymous? Or are you privy to info that we are not because you're a share holder?

From each other.

Obviously the site admin can look at the clicks if they had sufficient time to waste.

Originally posted by @divegeester
From each other.

Obviously the site admin can look at the clicks if they had sufficient time to waste.

I thumb down all of your posts sir, just so Suzianne gets the blame. 🙂

So have an 'anonymous' thumb that adds to the count (up or down) and another 'I endorse this message' thumb that lists you if you agree / disagree (depending on thumb direction)

When thumbing you could have a check box that opts in to adding your handle to the list. - thumb count might be 5, but you'd only see 2 or 3 names - only the ones who had ticked the box.

Those that want anonymity retain it ... those that feel strongly enough to publicly state the thumbiness (yes, that's a word - or is now) of whatever - get to state it - without having to resort to those inane posts that only state "Yeah - I thumbed that up/down!!*"

The non-anonymous thumb (for me) weighs heavier than the anonymous one.

I'd also like the recommended pages to sort by forum - what do I care who gives a flying what in the whatever forum? But that's probably another site idea ....

Originally posted by @divegeester
From each other.

Obviously the site admin can look at the clicks if they had sufficient time to waste.

Are you site admin?

Originally posted by @dj2becker
Are you site admin?

He never claimed to be. Why have you appeared in this thread simply to misunderstand everything?!

1. Currently, thumbs up or down are anonymous to all site users. - Fact.
2. Admin (which no one here has claimed to be) are exceptions to the above, by virtue of being admin. (We assume).

Originally posted by @orangutan
So have an 'anonymous' thumb that adds to the count (up or down) and another 'I endorse this message' thumb that lists you if you agree / disagree (depending on thumb direction)

When thumbing you could have a check box that opts in to adding your handle to the list. - thumb count might be 5, but you'd only see 2 or 3 names - only the ones who had tick ...[text shortened]... I care who gives a flying what in the whatever forum? But that's probably another site idea ....

Why don't we insist on a lot of other things just to make Russ' life a lot more difficult than it already is?

Originally posted by @ghost-of-a-duke
I thumb down all of your posts sir, just so Suzianne gets the blame. 🙂

I appreciate your demonstration of 'the voice of reason'. 🙂