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shashankac655
Why not introduce a 'like' button just in PF lounge ? it will be good ,people can click 'like ' on posts which are funny or very good.
Introducing a 'Like' Button in PF Lounge for Fun and Engagement
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In summary, there has been a suggestion to introduce a 'like' button in the PF lounge, which would allow people to click 'like' on posts that they find funny or very good. However, this suggestion has been discussed before and the general consensus was against it due to it being a subjective measure and not adding to the quality of the forum. Additionally, the lounge is often used for heated discussions and implementing a 'like' button may not improve the overall quality of the forum. This suggestion seems to come up once a month.
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This suggestion seems to come up once a month.
Please read this thread: www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=560842
Please read this thread: www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=560842
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Ryan_m_b
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Firstly thanks for the suggestion. It's nice to see positive feedback and input from members regardless of if the suggestion is adopted or not 
We've had this discussion before and the general consensus was no https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=560842&highlight=facebook
Reasons being that "liking" a post is a subjective statement and goes nowhere to ascertaining the validity of said statement. I know you mention restricting it to the lounge (I can't imagine what P&WA would be like with this) but frequently the lounge is used for heated discussions with statements that should be judged on their factual accuracy. An example could be the recent father-shooting-laptop-thread. I don't think the quality of that thread or PF as a whole would be improved by members being able to accumulate popularity points on their posts. Above all I think new suggestions should only be adopted to PF if they improve its quality and I don't think this will.
We've had this discussion before and the general consensus was no https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=560842&highlight=facebook
Reasons being that "liking" a post is a subjective statement and goes nowhere to ascertaining the validity of said statement. I know you mention restricting it to the lounge (I can't imagine what P&WA would be like with this) but frequently the lounge is used for heated discussions with statements that should be judged on their factual accuracy. An example could be the recent father-shooting-laptop-thread. I don't think the quality of that thread or PF as a whole would be improved by members being able to accumulate popularity points on their posts. Above all I think new suggestions should only be adopted to PF if they improve its quality and I don't think this will.
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shashankac655
micromass said:
Oh ,sorry ..i only come few times a month to PF nowadays,i have not noticed :)
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