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IIO:

--- Quote from: DieHard on June 17, 2024, 12:33:20 PM --- I still miss the ability to give a sight "nod" or "smile" on a post that falls into this category... 1) I agree with that. 

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yep, "smile" or "agree" totally make sense, that are the situations where i use it sometimes when available somewhere.

DieHard:
To IIO:

"Like". LMAO (or at least smiling)

Rosetta:
Voting has closed, but I'll chime in anyway as an infrequent poster but somewhat frequent lurker with my "No."

A forum I'd been a member on for a long time introduced a Like button on posts some years ago, then later expanded it to include a full spectrum of emoji reactions.

I have no real way of quantifying this, but I got the feeling that it changed the incentive for posting from a generally sincere desire to share, or be helpful, or spark conversation... to the little dopamine hit from getting a satisfying number of reactions under one's post. Posts seemed more shallow, and adopted that same "race to see how many are on your side" mindset that can be found everywhere else on the web these days. Is this a good thing for an internet forum?

If I remember correctly, "The Shallows" by Nicholas Carr notes similar observations about the "Like" button.

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