So turn off the notifications.

But what if we legitamately like your post, and want to let others know that we like it?

But what if we legitamately like your post, and want to let others know that we like it?

Sure, throw the baby out with the bathwater...

We say: "I like it"

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i hate you

I find it ironic that the OP in a "Turn Off "Likes" Feature"-Thread get the most likes here.

I agree remove the likes or give us an ability to turn them off individually. They are useless.

I agree remove the likes or give us an ability to turn them off individually. They are useless.

But if we turn off likes then why am I here? What has this all been about?

* Dirk Magnum hits like for every post in this thread, including the ones I didn't really read and the ones I'd have hit "dislike" on if that were a feature.

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Why oh Why? you really can't like us all THAT much

I think they should add dislikes just to see how upset people get about neg reps.

I think they should add dislikes just to see how upset people get about neg reps.

Society produces mentally unstable people ... the internet is essentially anonymous ... total freedom to spread anonymous dislikes would result in EVERYBODY having the maximum possible dislikes ... duh? Can you imagine the number of people who would have characters that do not play and only log onto the forums to dislike every single post made?

Now that everyone knows how to script it I am sick of getting spam notifications.

It is pointless.

Always was pointless actually.

Oh all talkative today are we.

This is all your fault you know, several days and multiple threads of 'Destination Skillqeue this' and 'Destination Skillqeue that'.

Why oh Why? you really can't like us all THAT much

I understand what your saying DS but I think there was a slight oversight in your plan to spread love and good vibes.

And that is, what it means to receive a like.

As in usually seeing that liitle orange text box is a good thing while your trolling about the forums, it means someone understood what you said, agreed with your point, got the joke or just generally 'liked the cut of your jib'.

An enmasse like fest just lacks that, most likely you didn't read every post, and it quickly failed to have any meaning (except getting right up the noses of the more intolerant around here). Wake up with half a dozen notifications, Oh yes it's just DS on that mad little mission of hers/his.

I appreciatte the sentiment don't get me wrong I just think the application left something to be desired. There's probably easier and more effective ways of spreding a little of the milk of human kindness...

Anyhow all the best

It's done en masse with no consideration for content precisely for the reason of ridiculing the 'likes' system and what it represents and also just to wind up aspies.

So turn off the notifications.

Who gives a damn about likes?

Ignore them or turn the notifications off and move on.

Easy for you to say to say, Mr. Ihavelotsoflikesbutyoudontsophhhfffttt.

GASP!?! Like Envy!?!

Do you need a few sympathy likes?

It is JUST a game, People. Nothing to get SO uptight about, Really!

This thread proves the eve community is butt hurt about EvErything

Yes, that's what you're suggesting, when the simpler and more specific solution is to turn off the notifications that are bothering you.

I'm surprised it took as long as it did before it started to be spammed

I understand what your saying DS but I think there was a slight oversight in your plan to spread love and good vibes.

And that is, what it means to receive a like.

As in usually seeing that liitle orange text box is a good thing while your trolling about the forums, it means someone understood what you said, agreed with your point, got the joke or just generally 'liked the cut of your jib'.

An enmasse like fest just lacks that, most likely you didn't read every post, and it quickly failed to have any meaning (except getting right up the noses of the more intolerant around here). Wake up with half a dozen notifications, Oh yes it's just DS on that mad little mission of hers/his.

I appreciatte the sentiment don't get me wrong I just think the application left something to be desired. There's probably easier and more effective ways of spreding a little of the milk of human kindness...

Anyhow all the best

I considered that beforehand, but quickly realised I often don't actually use the like system like that and it didn't fully apply to what I did anyway. I agree with many posts and get most of the obscure jokes and references, but I almost never like a post because of that. I also like post not because of their content or entertainment value but for all kinds of random reasons, so I must assume others do it too, which means there is no single yardstick for measuring and comparing likes. The system is already full of likes, that go against the purpose you use to give meaning to them. There is also the facts to consider, that what I did was a temporary thing and I gave most of the likes as an AOE effect, meaning every post in the thread got one. The end result was that everyone was liked, but the normal bumps in the likes were still clearly visible. So if your post was special, it still clearly stood out from the rest of the mass.

I'm not trying to say that you don't have a valid point, just that it's a minor issue and sort of an side issue. From the start this was my personal project and it was meaningful to me. I just hoped some others might appreciate it or at least not be bothered by it and take the likes for what they were. It was also a temporary event that lasted only for a short time during the holiday season when nothing else was really happening, so any harm done should be minimal. You have the rest of the 360+ days of a year to enjoy the illusion, that every like you recieve is because your posts are packed full of awesomesauce or that people agreed with your post 100%.

I'm open to hearing your alternative ways of doing things though, I really am, because I can't think of any good alternatives. What could be easier than sitting in front of your computer sipping a hot drink and eating pastries, while clicking buttons and skimming forum posts and posters? It doesn't require massive resources or a network of willing participants to achieve, just some dedication from a single individual. It's also quite effective, since I can reach a decent portion of the playerbase with it and a nice bonus part is that it's an active portion of the player community. If you can think of something better, I'd very much like to hear it.

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tippia likes likes

GǪor more accurately, I doesn't particularly care about likes because I don't notice them. I turned like-notifications off when the old new forums went live inGǪ March? April? early Triassic? and at first I was very confused about what the whole upset was about until someone reminded me to go back and look at the settings page.

i am jelly of your 4000+ likes. TEACH ME YOUR WAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's called scripting the "like" button - Just check the graph - Linkage

Or, rather, it's called GÇ£DSQ scripting his like-buttonGÇ¥

But yeah, I should only be on 2,500 or so without the spam shower.

I think they should add dislikes just to see how upset people get about neg reps.

tippia likes likes

Can you turn the like option to a 1-10 rating system to rate peoples trolls.

I think they should add dislikes just to see how upset people get about neg reps.

And within a few minutes there will be a script, the Goons will be blamed for everyone having a negative rating and before you know it people will be looking for dislikes, pretending to be hardcore instead of hi-sec carebears.

You know how it will go ...

I used to hate the likes feature for what it looked like. "Like" is not something I do.

Then I realized its a good mechanic for devs to sort out the popular opinions out of the random ones. So if you see someone ask/propose something to devs and you approve the idea, then like the post.