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| --Tech & Moderator Notes |
| Moderator note 1: 'Like' |
| 2012-01-05 |
| Fred has implemented the Facebook 'Like' button on our main posts. It works just as Facebook works: when you click it you are voting that you 'like' the post. We get a running tally behind the scenes, and you get to see the total number of 'likes' on the post. This will help the mods get a sense of what you, the readers, favor, so help us out: when you find a post to be useful, intelligent and/or humorous, tell us you 'like' it. Thanks! |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #9 I'd like a way to like particular posts as well as like the inline comment on a post. We've got some brilliant wit on rantburg. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2012-01-05 23:11 |
| #8 I almost joined Facebook, but what I have read here - in the past few days - makes me less likely to join. Mrs. Bobby does get a lot of news from our children, however.... |
| Posted by: Bobby 2012-01-05 21:47 |
| #7 Hacker Fred wants us to use FB Like? FB jumped the shark...even my kid quit. I never joined, in fact I've got Firefox set to block all the FB urls, just like Righthaven. Code it yourself! |
| Posted by: KBK 2012-01-05 21:10 |
| #6 When I click "Like" -- am I "liking" because I "agree" with the article, or that I "like" that the article was posted? This is different from Facebook --- I "like" that the article about Obama cutting the military was posted, but I don't "like" the content, that the military is being cut. Does my "like" tell others I agree with the article? In this case of the military cuts article, that I "like" that the cuts are happening? Just my own self-made confusion, I'm sure. |
| Posted by: Sherry 2012-01-05 18:18 |
| #5 Actually, I find the "views" of each article a good indication of popularity. At any rate, there needs to be a summary screen. |
| Posted by: gromky 2012-01-05 11:01 |
| #4 #2 Wouldn't "I'm enraged" button be a lot more appropriate for us? Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2012-01-05 05:32 Like |
| Posted by: Uncle Phester 2012-01-05 08:28 |
| #3 It might be better to use a system like Reddit, with up and down vote arrows. Involving a third party, of dubious character, like Facebook, is asking for trouble. Personally, I wouldn't touch them. A small print "+/-" tally, next to "views", not only shows interest in the headline or subject, but in the body as well. Good question: Should a very down voted posting be struck from the front page? A serious consideration entering the political season. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2012-01-05 08:27 |
| #2 Wouldn't "I'm enraged" button be a lot more appropriate for us? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2012-01-05 05:32 |
| #1 1. Facebook like button won't work unless you're logged into facebook. Then, facebook knows everything you like. 2. Let's see the likes! Don't keep em a secret! 3. How about a "top 10 liked today" box on the sidebar? 4. As long as we're spiffing the place up, how about removing all the dead links from the 'better than the average link' box? |
| Posted by: gromky 2012-01-05 02:42 |