how about a "thumb up" or "thumbs down" feature

[bert1913]

sorta like taking a poll on different topics

 

[Jawn]

There's a "rate thread" feature already. It's right above your post.

 

[bert1913]

There's a "rate thread" feature already. It's right above your post.

ok, thanks

 

[TheEquineFencer]

Damn, I never noticed...

 

[TheEquineFencer]

OK, how do you see the overall vote count?

 

[abk241]

OK, how do you see the overall vote count?

Ummm - the number of stars 'lit' up?

 

[TheEquineFencer]

For the overall thread that's good, but what about something like that for each post? I think I've seen a "Like" button and/or a "Thank you" button on some other websites. Just an idea...

 

[CNGsaves]

Nope . . . last thing we need is "Facebook overhead" to burden GJ.

 

[TheEquineFencer]

I understand.

 

[404]

Nope . . . last thing we need is "Facebook overhead" to burden GJ.

True, and I also don't miss the popularity contests of grade school.

 

[IFMJohn]

Nope . . . last thing we need is "Facebook overhead" to burden GJ.

Actually, the thumbs up or thank feature is fairly common on forums and has been around much longer than facebook.

 

[dirtyboots]

The "like" feature was something I wasn't fond of on other sites either, as it did seem high school, or facebooky.

Now I am a huge fan of the like feature. It provides positive feedback to those individuals pouring huge amounts of their own personal project time to post up excellent pictures and explanations for their work. We have to show some appreciation for those people right?

When we do that without the like feature, we at least double the thread size, and detract from the OP message. It is also time consuming to read through pages of extraneous information. If you're like me and you really want to express your appreciation for the experts that take their time to help us all out but don't want to muck up their threads, but also want to show appreciation, the like feature is the best solution I have seen.