Having "agree" as like-option?

[Filip Larsen]

I often just want to indicate that I agree or concur with a post, but since "Agree" is not a direct choice on the like-button menu, I am not sure what is best.

Should I go with "Like"? I guess this is the closest option, but it somehow feels different than "Agree" in the sense that "Agree" indicates you concur with the statements made in the post regardless of what form they are presented in, whereas "Like" seems to more indicate that you like the post overall including form. On the other hand, the thumbs up emoji associated with the "Like" option often means "Yes" or "Agree" in other contexts, so perhaps people here are thinking of "Like" same as "Agree"?

I guess I am kind of fishing to hear if an "Agree" option (which emoji?) would be an interesting option to have in the like menu, or if I am putting too much thought into this.

PS: Anticipating the playful spirit of this forum I of course now expect many meta-responses to this post in form of a lot of different like-options. PPS: Now I said that, I naturally expect it to have no reactions.

 

[PeroK]

I think like is close enough to agree.

 

[phinds]

I often just want to indicate that I agree or concur with a post, but since "Agree" is not a direct choice on the like-button menu, I am not sure what is best.

I will normally just use like, but when I want to agree emphatically with what someone has said, I quote his/her post and put the following below it:

 

[PeroK]

I will normally just use like, but when I want to agree emphatically with what someone has said, I quote his/her post and put the following below it:

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When I read the OP I thought of you and your dog!

 

[phinds]

When I read the OP I thought of you and your dog!

Then I must have agreed w/ you at least a couple of times

 

[Filip Larsen]

Thanks for the input.

I think I will go with "Like" being a mix between "Like" and "Agree" then. And good point about considering to quote the specific statement one wants to agree with.

 

[symbolipoint]

I think like is close enough to agree.

I do not agree with your comment, BUT I LIKE IT.

 

[Bystander]

to quote the specific statement one wants to agree with.

At the same time, this clutters up threads with "the cheering" sections/fans; like/agree "equivalence" is close enough for government/PF work.

 

[Filip Larsen]

At the same time, this clutters up threads with "the cheering" sections/fans

Also true. I would think the beauty of the like buttons is that they allow categorized, multiple feedback associated directly to a specific post that is very easy to see, so readers that are new the subject or thread in question quickly can gather if there is "support" for a specific post. Hard to beat that with reply posting.

And, just for the record, it was actually with this usage of the like system in mind that I thought that an "Agree" or "Concur" button would be nice to have, to more narrowly indicate support of the statements made as compared the to more subjective and loose meaning of general "Like".

I would also like to comment that I think it is a good idea that there is no "Disagree" button in the like-menu. If I dislike or disagree with a post I should really post a reply that details what I think is wrong rather than just hitting a button that provides no additional information. I have seen the dislike/disagree/thumbs-down button used in other technical fora and it quickly becomes misused to the point where it only adds to the confusion. Readers can see there is a lot of disagreement with a post but not why. So thumbs up to Greg and the team for not adding that button