like or dislike , that is the question.

[zollaf]

ok, so when should the like or dislike buttons be used ?
crasher has posted a pic of an oil strainer blocked with windscreen sealant. i don't like that, so disliked it, but also liked it as i don't want to cause offence. so although i like the fact he has posted it i also dislike it because its bad. same applies to pictures of french cars all pimped up being posted. they look awful, so do i like or dislike ?

[Brycie]

Good point Zollaf. If somebody has a bad news story to tell, do you like the fact they've posted it, or dislike the fact their car' gone wrong? I suppose if you get loads of dislikes for some bad news you've posted, you'd look like everyone disliked your posts generally, going by the dislike count alone.

I'm just gonna use the like button & if I wanna convey sympathy or say that a pimped Saxo looks merde, I'm gonna say it in a reply. Will be interesting to see the consensus of opinion......

[Crasher]

Zolly you confused me by liking and disliking a post I made...

[zollaf]

there we go you see, now i'm confused. can't we just go back to the old way ?

[Eshrules]

I find it amusing to do the opposite of what people expect.

I do it on facebook too - <insert tragic status> "Eshrules likes this".

I suppose it is a little sadistic, but it makes my day go by a bit quicker.

As for the like/dislike and thank on here, I've no idea how you're supposed to use it.

[zollaf]

oh, ok, we shall just abuse the system then.

[Eshrules]

it would be highly irresponsible for a long standing member of the forum administration team to condone such proposal(s).


(yes)

:naughty:

[gupsterg]

After I hectic day at work...
Hanging myself on this forum I gotta say thanks to all in this thread...
Made me :biglaugh:
And see lighter side of forum life :beerchug: with the confusing side of like & dislike of course :confused:

[NickPicks]

No, we can't break another rep system can we?

[Hex69]

I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU MEAN...................:o

[Crasher]

It wasn't my fault, it was just that because I am a God :notworthy people kept on giving me rep points but when other people caught up I got jealous and threw me toys out the pram. :alcoholic

[macmillions]

Can we have a 'Don't Thank for this post' button?

[Crasher]

What about a "my goldfish likes this post" button and a "my cat thinks this is pants" button? In fact I can think of about 4534 more if you want?

[zollaf]

what do we want a 'don't thank ' button for, after all, not everyone does 'thank' anyway.

[Sam]

I found some interesting options in my post.

Testing to see if they work.

[gupsterg]

that works for me... :) no more like or dislike... ;) no more thanks... :)
with direction ;) I have chosen the path of enlightenment :biglaugh:

[Eshrules]

that works for me... :) no more like or dislike... ;) no more thanks... :)
with direction ;) I have chosen the path of enlightenment :biglaugh:

Close, but no cigar.

I can't believe I was given mod rights sometimes.

:moon:

[gupsterg]

Luv it :biglaugh:
Why you hide your thanks... I still wanna thank :You_Rock_

[Crasher]

I can't believe I was given mod rights sometimes.:moon:

Don't worry, the rest of us feel like that anyway...

[gupsterg]

Without sounding like... :o

If poster disable thanks/like/dislike do other poster's not like that they have enabled but another not...

It seems even more confusing than before :confused:

Maybe too much choice not good http://www.vwaudiforum.co.uk/forum/images/smilies/confused.png

[zollaf]

god i wish i had never asked. !!!

[MFGF]

god i wish i had never asked. !!!


I'm with you there, Zol! My head hurts!!

[Sam]

Without sounding like... :o

If poster disable thanks/like/dislike do other poster's not like that they have enabled but another not...

It seems even more confusing than before :confused:

Maybe too much choice not good :confused:

Is that you Yoda?

[gupsterg]

Is that you Yoda?

.... the force is strong within you.... come over to the dark side... :biglaugh:

You mods are great :biglaugh: I just gotta watch out for Esh and his edit's... :Blush:
But as I joined the dark side maybe... just maybe he know I'm on the same side now... :Blush:


god i wish i had never asked. !!!

come on zoll... this is a cracking discussion... ;)

[Brycie]

There must be some jokers out there (who shall remain nameless). I just got my first dislike from someone I don't know (never spoken to on forum) for telling A8 Tech that I had Basic+ and that I'd let him know when I'd saved the money to replace my dmf. What's to dislike about that?

[Guest 2]

There must be some jokers out there (who shall remain nameless). I just got my first dislike from someone I don't know (never spoken to on forum) for telling A8 Tech that I had Basic+ and that I'd let him know when I'd saved the money to replace my dmf. What's to dislike about that?

Name and shame!


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[gupsterg]

Don't worry about it Brycie :D your top bloke :beerchug:
Does the opinion of someone you don't even know matter...or the people who do know you :flowers1:

I've got 5.. only need two more before I beat Esh :o

[Brycie]

Lol Chris & Gup :biglaugh:. It had to happen sooner or later as I speak my mind on this forum & am not worried. The little git can dislike all he likes.

[Guest 2]

Lol Chris & Gup :biglaugh:. It had to happen sooner or later as I speak my mind on this forum & am not worried. The little git can dislike all he likes.

Regular or a noob?

I could look but can't on my phone ;)


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[Brycie]

Seen the name before a few times, so I don't think a very newbie. Ah well, he got one back - take that ****! (that was his name I blanked, not a name I was calling him lol

[Eshrules]

It's not the disliked posts that you need to worry about, it's the threats to send their mates round with their keyboards that you really need to worry about!

[Brycie]

pmsl. Yep, probably be a load of angry icons on my doorstep tonight :biglaugh:.

[gupsterg]

Or the BSOD...
Blue screen of death... :biglaugh:


mates round with their keyboards that you really need to worry about!

I've loaded a super soaker with coffee....
I suggest you do the same Brycie http://www.vwaudiforum.co.uk/forum/images/smilies/biglaugh.gif

[Sam]

Check my visitor messages for the last person who wanted to kill me for editing/deleting their posts.

I love this place :)

[Brycie]

Woah!!! Pmsl, what a freak!

[zollaf]

don't know if he wants to kill you or date you.

[Eshrules]

I think he'd already dated him, hence the kill part...

[Sam]

He's right, we dated, it didn't end well, he tried to sell my wheels and well, you know the rest.

[gupsterg]

I tend to thank members for just going to the trouble of posting.

I do want Roy does on occasions :Blush: ...


We got the old thanks took off the forum due to this sort of abuse of the feature! ;)

So do people get pevved from likes/thanks?

I can remember once A6_Chris got pevved by it ...


Granada

I can remember old Fords, Peugeots and the odd Citroen. Can't remember the model for the live of me though!

EDIT - Stop liking every single post I make!!! It's very annoying!!!

Quote from Link:- Favourite 'Dad's car' (http://www.vwaudiforum.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?139991-Favourite-Dad-s-car&p=765793#post765793)

And A8 Tech ...

stop bloody thanking me ffs :booty::booty::booty::booty:

Link:- BMK 3.0 TDi hunting erratic idle revs ( Have I got the most lemon A6!!! ) - Page 17
(http://www.vwaudiforum.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?138282-BMK-3-0-TDi-hunting-erratic-idle-revs-%28-Have-I-got-the-most-lemon-A6!!!-%29&p=759330#post759330)
Or did I miss the joke :confused: ...

[Hex69]

Holy thread revival, Robin

http://www.benzworld.org/forums/attachments/w163-m-class/249110d1247623245-ml-spare-wheel-carrier-holy_thread_resurrection_batman.jpg

[Brycie]

I do the same Gup, if I find a post funny or particularly useful to other members of the forum, I'll like/thank them even if it's not a thread I'm in on & in no way related to me or my car.

However I almost thanked/liked Martin1810's post the other day but I remember him saying he finds it pointless or a pita, so I don't. And since reading the above post from Chris, I'm more selective about which posts to like/thank, but that's a judgement call. There's no right way to do it, just carry on doing whatever feels right for you mate, it's really not worth you worrying about - you've got bigger things to worry about like a 4th glow plug and integrating a pc into your mmi :D

[gupsterg]

Hi ya Hex :) ...

Initially I used to use the rep system if a post related to info I wanted/needed, then after using forum more and sometimes seeing quieter sections I felt it was necessary to use it to sorta say hey good reply I like it even if I didn't need info, at times I felt I wanna thank theposter for sharing/having the knowledge ...

Then it caused me further :confused: would I be causing offence if I didn't thank all posters? which sometimes I've seen on other forums where all participants to a thread get a thanks but a like/dislike relating to content of post and a rep +/- point perhaps to denote if by content shared it reflected well or not on them ...

At times I don't like the rep system and think all people should just post hey thanks for info but then people would be gaining post counts for non useful posts :confused: , which again I've seen on other places is not allowed and deleted ...

At times I use thanks/like/dislike to notify someone I read their reply if I'm not gonna post a reply to it ...

I'm thoroughly :confused: by all these rep systems ...


There's no right way to do it, just carry on doing whatever feels right for you mate, it's really not worth you worrying about

I agree :) ...


you've got bigger things to worry about like a 4th glow plug and integrating a pc into your mmi :D

LOL! as you know mate always meddling! ;) ...

[Sam]

We used to operate a reputation system which had a series of squares to show how well rep'd a person was - it broke spectacularly so that whenever you clicked on +/- rep it would +/- the amount of rep you had to/from the person you were repping.

So if I had 100 rep points and Gup had 50 and he said something I disagreed with (never gonna happen!), I'd click the minus rep and he'd be on -50.

We swapped it for the Thanks system which gives a better overall idea of what's good and what's not, but unfortunately that broke too, so we had to move to like/dislike which I don't find as useful.

I click the Thanks/Like button when someone posts something that helps me or others. If it's a thread I've started myself or a question I've asked, I'd much rather click Thanks than post a reply to say thanks.

As for how you use it, go nuts, do what feels right.

I'm not going to take the advice of someone with 1 dislike any more seriously than the advice of someone with 600 likes - post count, rep points, likes or dislikes, they don't mean anything - the content of the post is what matters to me.

[NickPicks]

Holy thread revival, Robin

http://www.benzworld.org/forums/attachments/w163-m-class/249110d1247623245-ml-spare-wheel-carrier-holy_thread_resurrection_batman.jpg

That accounts for it! I was thinking "The forum says I've posted on this thread just a few days ago, but I don't remember it." It's because the date was 2012, and it's 2013 now.

[gupsterg]

As for how you use it, go nuts, do what feels right.

Thanks Sam :approve: ...


I'm not going to take the advice of someone with 1 dislike any more seriously than the advice of someone with 600 likes - post count, rep points, likes or dislikes, they don't mean anything - the content of the post is what matters to me.

100% spot on mate :) , perhaps I'll start a thread about the irrelevancy of post count as well, why I say that is at times I've found when I reply to a thread where OP is a low user and doesn't know how postaholic I am (:p) they thinks I actually know something or have some kinda official training :yikes: ...

[Hex69]

100% spot on mate :) , perhaps I'll start a thread about the irrelevancy of post count as well, why I say that is at times I've found when I reply to a thread where OP is a low user and doesn't know how postaholic I am (:p) they thinks I actually know something or have some kinda official training :yikes: ...

I know, having 3.5k posts doesn't automatically make you any wiser than someone with 35 posts, just that you've got the forum equivalent of verbal diarrhoea!

[gupsterg]

the date was 2012, and it's 2013 now.

:yikes: I've lost so much of my life on here! :1zhelp: :p ...


just that you've got the forum equivalent of verbal diarrhoea!

I have only one option left :p ...

http://us.123rf.com/400wm/400/400/catherinka/catherinka1105/catherinka110500005/9523792-closeup-of-hammer-destroying-laptop-keyboard.jpg

[Eshrules]

Some of us were conceived on VWAF.

[gupsterg]

Home?

http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100309035549/tron/images/e/e9/Tron_legacy_city_2.jpg

[MarkTM]

If I find a post useful (not necessarily to me) , poignant or funny then I'll like it.

If it's something new to me then I'll thank for it

Sometimes will do both, however I always read the posts and would never automatically click either button if it means nothing to me

So for example if someone did a mod to their car that I wouldn't choose myself I may thank...since it may be useful/desireable to others, if I would do it myself then I would also hit like. If however I didn't like it I'd not click dislike as to me it seems to be bad manners and goes with the old adage "if you can't say anything nice then keep your mouth shut".

I have however 'disliked' twice however when someone has voiced their opinion negatively without anything constructive being said.

[Crasher]

I worry about appearing to be sycophantic if I like/thank willy nilly.

[Brycie]

Why? Who's Willy Nilly?

[Crasher]

He is a very nice man who is always around...