Popular Post ChopBam Posted March 12, 2015 Popular Post Report Posted March 12, 2015 (edited) Hey everyone! On the old forum system, people could upvote and downvote posts, which could lead to potential trolling, especially since it also went to people's profiles, which in turn could go to their heads. Only moderators/admins could see who upvoted and downvoted posts. On this new W3D Hub forum, downvoting has been removed, and only upvoting is allowed in a Facebook-like system of positivity and general goodness! So, my question is, can regular users now be allowed to see who's upvoted posts, in a fashion that's also similar to Facebook? I can't see the harm in it, and it also seems kinda pointless to allow people to upvote if nobody below moderator status can see who likes their posts! I've always personally found it intriguing to discover who likes what. Anybody with me? Edited March 12, 2015 by ChopBam 7 Quote
Garrus09 Posted March 12, 2015 Report Posted March 12, 2015 I actually had the idea to remove the down voting bit because it only served as a troll method. I felt that the way the Warframe Forums works is actually a better maintained system https://forums.warframe.com/index.php?/topic/407628-devstream-47-overview/It allows for the community managers and game devs to choose out posts that the community likes for ideas and other things similar to it. So yeah.. You like ideas that are thrown out here on the forums here? Up vote them so we can get a sense of how many people agree with it. Don't agree? Then post a counter argument or don't vote. I actually had a question I asked answered on the stream because the community agreed with my points enough for them to see it. Since we have a considerably less crowd I think we could do with letting people see who agrees with them. 0 Quote
danpaul88 Posted March 12, 2015 Report Posted March 12, 2015 This should be enabled now, although it changes the +rep button to a "Like" button in order to allow you to see who liked something. Let me know what you think. 1 Quote
OWA Posted March 12, 2015 Report Posted March 12, 2015 This should be enabled now, although it changes the +rep button to a "Like" button in order to allow you to see who liked something. Let me know what you think. You could see who upvoted before by clicking on the number. Also this new like button looks like crap. 0 Quote
GeneralCamo Posted March 12, 2015 Report Posted March 12, 2015 That was not available for regular users. Only for those who moderated at least one forum. The new button contrasts very badly with the forum theme, but hopefully we can fix that. 0 Quote
Garrus09 Posted March 12, 2015 Report Posted March 12, 2015 Could just let people click to see who likes it. That way it is kind of out of the way.. 0 Quote
Shnappz Posted March 12, 2015 Report Posted March 12, 2015 I dont mind the new like button... and yeah you couldn't see who upvoted you before. 0 Quote
Einstein Posted March 12, 2015 Report Posted March 12, 2015 I like it actually. And along the lines of what chop said, for an artist or upcoming dev or whatever, it can serve as a port of morale building. Though the button color does clash a bit. Probably an easy adjustment. 0 Quote
Mauler Posted March 12, 2015 Report Posted March 12, 2015 I personally think the like button is better than the rep point system. 0 Quote
VERTi60 Posted March 12, 2015 Report Posted March 12, 2015 Yea we should consider the FB approach but then again we might have minor issues like "why didn't you like my post yet" drama in the background. I like how it is now but if it does change to be more visible personally I don't have issue with it. 0 Quote
Wallywood Posted March 12, 2015 Report Posted March 12, 2015 But is there a away to change the tab it self. It looks like ass :/ 0 Quote
Bfranx Posted March 12, 2015 Report Posted March 12, 2015 Yeah, it should be colored similarly to the other tabs on the forum. 0 Quote
OWA Posted March 12, 2015 Report Posted March 12, 2015 But is there a away to change the tab it self. It looks like ass :/ I can fix this button on a per-skin basis. 0 Quote
madrox8 Posted March 12, 2015 Report Posted March 12, 2015 personally i dont think we need to show who liked what, the number of how many ppl is good enough as is. my thinking is if ppl can see who likes what it can still cause trolling of such such as "oh you liked this horrile idea bla bla bla" type of thing 0 Quote
danpaul88 Posted March 12, 2015 Report Posted March 12, 2015 The like button fits the IP.board theme perfectly 0 Quote
Killing_You Posted March 12, 2015 Report Posted March 12, 2015 Not everyone uses IP.board, dingus. 0 Quote
moonsense715 Posted March 12, 2015 Report Posted March 12, 2015 Why would anyone use the IP Board theme? 0 Quote
Mauler Posted March 13, 2015 Report Posted March 13, 2015 I use the Westwood theme but always reverts back to Reborn EDIT: Offtopic 0 Quote
VERTi60 Posted March 13, 2015 Report Posted March 13, 2015 Why would anyone use the IP Board theme? I use it at work because it does look more casual than the others. 0 Quote
danpaul88 Posted March 17, 2015 Report Posted March 17, 2015 ^ Exactly. Easier to pass it off as a programming forum if it doesn't have garish colours and pictures of tanks all over the place 0 Quote
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