How often and in what circumstances do you "like" on this forum?

[Narz]

If I support a sentiment but don't feel the need to reply to it.

 

[Ryika]

Sometimes I have a phase when I just read through the forums and 'like' a lot of posts, sometimes I don't 'like' posts at all for weeks, and when I do like stuff, then it's not or any good reason, but usually just because I had an emotional reaction to a post. I'm very inconsistent when it comes to that.

I also always tell myself to not just "return" likes that I've received, but sometimes I can't help myself and do it anyway.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

My "likes" are mostly a "thank you for posting that".

In a sometimes passive-aggressive, mocking way, I noticed.

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[Birdjaguar]

In a sometimes passive-aggressive, mocking way, I noticed.

Actually, that is not so. When I choose to like a post, I do so because I do like the post that I click the like button for. You may not agree with my likes, but that is pretty irrelevant. Now, if I had "liked" your post that I quoted here, then you would be correct, but you will note that I didn't. I am guessing that you have found situations where I have liked a post that was critical of you in some way and you have decided that is passive aggressive against you rather than complementary towards the poster. Not everything in OT is about you Valka.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

Actually, that is not so. When I choose to like a post, I do so because I do like the post that I click the like button for. You may not agree with my likes, but that is pretty irrelevant. Now, if I had "liked" your post that I quoted here, then you would be correct, but you will note that I didn't. I am guessing that you have found situations where I have liked a post that was critical of you in some way and you have decided that is passive aggressive against you rather than complementary towards the poster. Not everything in OT is about you Valka.

So complimenting somebody who insults me isn't passive-aggressively insulting me?

JFCOAS.

You do realize that what you said is nonsense, right? At least I hope you realize that. You can't possibly seriously think that I'd see that and say, "Wow, Birdjaguar was so nice to drop a "like" on that post that insulted me. He must really like both of us."

No reasonable person would interpret it that way, and you know it.

 

[Birdjaguar]

So complimenting somebody who insults me isn't passive-aggressively insulting me?

JFCOAS.

You do realize that what you said is nonsense, right? At least I hope you realize that. You can't possibly seriously think that I'd see that and say, "Wow, Birdjaguar was so nice to drop a "like" on that post that insulted me. He must really like both of us."

No reasonable person would interpret it that way, and you know it.

You certainly like to wear your sensitivities on your sleeve. I am truly puzzled by why you seem to seek out anything that you can remotely conger up as rude or insulting to you and go public with it. My original post in this thread had nothing to do with you, but once again you take a perfectly nice thread about liking posts and turn it into a "look at how I've been insulted thread". You have no idea what is going on in my mind when I like a post. And as I said before, Valka, not everything in OT is about you.

 

[Lemon Merchant]

Moderator Action: Let's return to the topic please. If you feel you need to have a disagreement with another poster, then by all means take it to PM and do not derail an otherwise nice thread.

 

[Gori the Grey]

. . . an otherwise perfectly likeable thread, I might venture.

 

[Berzerker]

Retired moderator fight

I just liked outside my normal parameters...

 

[rah]

I liked it too

If it really nailed how I was thinking, or I found it particularly clever or funny. Or just for fun.

 

[Ryika]

Retired moderator fight

I just liked outside my normal parameters...

I like this post enough to make a comment to say that I liked it, instead of just hitting the like button.

Also, food for thought: Liking a moderator action could technically be seen as PDMA.

 

[Manfred Belheim]

Are PDs about the PDMA policy in general allowed? Or is PDPDMA also a thing?

I hope QAPDPDMA are okay...

Moderator Action: Public discussions about PDMA are not allowed. If you have a question about the policy, then by all means ask in PM. We will be happy to clarify it for you. --LM

 

[rah]

Liking a moderator action could technically be seen as PDMA

Oh crap, never thought of that.

 

[warpus]

I don't know, I don't have a system. If I like something, I will click 'like'. Or if somebody wrote something to me, but all I have to say is "awesome" or "nice", instead of writing that useless post, I just like instead

 

[Perfection]

I use "likes" ironically to toy with people i don't respect

 

[Senethro]

Don't like Perfections crappy post. Like mine instead.

 

[rah]

It's kind of funny seeing every post liked in this thread

 

[Lexicus]

Sometimes I give likes just to show the homies some love

 

[GoodEnoughForMe]

I use inductive probability to calculate the chance my like increases the probability of future good content from said poster, and then award likes accordingly.

 

[Synobun]

I use inductive probability to calculate the chance my like increases the probability of future good content from said poster, and then award likes accordingly.

That would explain why I've never received a like from you. I never provide good content.