What do the Symbols "LIKES" Mean to You in Our Threads?

[Mis Pipas]

Maybe a little foolish for many, but here it is:
What do the symbols "LIKES" mean to you in our threads?
What is the idea behind?
Do you use them ?
What do you want to express?:
Let him know that you've read?,
That you share their tastes / opinions?
Are you trying to encourage?
Do you want to express empathy?
Is it useful to you in some way?

 

[Sonorisis]

I view it as a way to participate without saying something that might side-track a thread.

 

[Casual]

I use it to confuse and bewilder.

 

[didimauw]

I take it only as, someone has read the thread or post but doesn't care to comment.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Pretty much says to me that I don't disagree with the post I hit "Like" on.

 

[shanez]

I use the like/thumbs up as a general or generic like or agreement with a post but I don't have anything to say or contribute.

I use the love with the hearts for when I particularly like something someone has posted. I will post comments in addition the this if I feel they are beneficial or necessary.

I use the haha smiley face the same as the love fave but for when I find something particularly amusing or funny.

I don't really use the others much as I won't want to be confusing in certain situations. For example I could use the angry face for when someone posts something I agree with but makes me angry. I don't want the poster to think I'm angry with them or for their post. It's more I agree with what they said and am angry along with them. Like if someone said "this makes me angry ______" and I gree with them and it makes me angry too. It's the thing that makes me angry, not the post or poster. The angry face just doesn't convey things as well.

 

[Casual]

The angry face is dangerously unintelligible. Angry at what? The topic or the poster? It can either be commiseration or accusation.

At least the ambiguities in the like button both head in the same direction, I.e., positive. So if you misconstrue meaning, it’s unlikely to cause a conflict. But the angry icon can go either way.

 

[litup]

I ? what shanez wrote because I agreed with everything he said.

I use the Like button the same way people used to write +1 in response to someone's post. If someone's giving good advice, I can just like it to demonstrate more of a consensus rather than filling up the forum thread with +1s or "I agree" comments.

I used the angry face once and someone called me out on it and wanted to know what they wrote made me angry . . . and I didn't mean it that way. So I shy away from that as well.

 

[olkofri]

I use it to confuse and bewilder.

See? I did it too! ?

 

[olkofri]

I use it as the old "+1" post: agreement.

Love emoji: total agreement.

How I see it? Well, there it varies, because I can't always tell whether the Like-givers are using it as +1 or like they do on other social media sites (don't ask me about this, I'm not on any of them besides Flickr).

 

[BROBS]

Like: I agree but nothing to say besides (+1)
Love: totally agree or something in the post you love like the pipe or tobacco or pic etc.
angry: I usually use if the actual post someone made makes me angry.
sad: posting is sad and I agree
Laughing: post made me laugh
Eek face: shocking post or “wow”

 

[workman]

Mostly I forget to use them. I do think they are useful, though. Their function is pretty obvious, I think.

 

[Bowie]

Like: I agree but nothing to say besides (+1)
Love: totally agree or something in the post you love like the pipe or tobacco or pic etc.
angry: I usually use if the actual post someone made makes me angry.
sad: posting is sad and I agree
Laughing: post made me laugh
Eek face: shocking post or “wow”

I'm practicing my angry face with you BROBS:

 

[Tommy Boy]

Probably somthing obvious im missing but how do you guys do the faces and thumbs and what nots? I have seen them plenty of times but never figured out how to do them on posts.

 

[Casual]

Probably somthing obvious im missing but how do you guys do the faces and thumbs and what nots? I have seen them plenty of times but never figured out how to do them on posts.

There’s a ”like” button bottom-right of every post. On an iPad, I long-press it to get the options other then just ”like”.

 

[olkofri]

Probably somthing obvious im missing but how do you guys do the faces and thumbs and what nots? I have seen them plenty of times but never figured out how to do them on posts.

Hover your mouse pointer over the 'Like' word and anon the icons will appear on top of it.

 

[Black Forest Piper]

I use like when I agree with what's being said but don't want to just say "I agree." I use the laugh one on funny stuff. Instead of saying that was funny.

 

[snoopy311]

It’s designed to confuse and render small appreciative inferences to the site poster.

 

[bullet08]

I read the post and I liked it.

 

[TinCup]

They're needed because after seeing you've been notified that a thread/discussion you're following has additional comments there's nothing worse than returning to catch up on the chat... only to find nothing more than a bunch of useless 'agree' 'this' or '+1' comments

They make any forum less irritating to use