The Silver Screen Oasis

LostHorizons wrote: ↑December 12th, 2022, 10:27 pm

Allhallowsday wrote: ↑December 12th, 2022, 10:09 pm Kind of bent over my desktop, I think I understand discomfort typing. I don't see such evidence, and glad. For me, forums are about conversation, not points.

Well said.

Cuthbert wrote: ↑December 12th, 2022, 8:28 pm The fact that there may have been a couple of posters who got off on how many "likes" they got, is a red herring. It doesn't diminish the value of the "like" button for users of the button.

LawrenceA wrote: ↑December 12th, 2022, 11:16 pm Was it? Because I'm not sure what he means. He's bent over his desktop? But he doesn't see evidence? Of what? Whose talking about points, or tracking them?

Dargo wrote: ↑December 13th, 2022, 12:26 am . . . And GEE, wouldn't it be great if instead of my having to quote you here in order express this thought, there was some kind of, oh I dunno, maybe a "LIKE" button or SOMETHING I could have used INSTEAD?? . . .

EP Millstone wrote: ↑December 13th, 2022, 12:31 am

Dargo wrote: ↑December 13th, 2022, 12:26 am . . . And GEE, wouldn't it be great if instead of my having to quote you here in order express this thought, there was some kind of, oh I dunno, maybe a "LIKE" button or SOMETHING I could have used INSTEAD?? . . .

Ahhh, but a Like isn't as entertaining and witty as you are, Dargo!

LostHorizons wrote: ↑December 12th, 2022, 10:26 pm

laffite wrote: ↑December 12th, 2022, 9:31 pm

sagebrush wrote: ↑December 12th, 2022, 8:19 pm I like the "like", "thanks" and "sad" icons. What I would really like, though, is a "quote selection" option.

At 'over there' there was an option to select part of the quote if you wanted to just answer that. Just select and the software would ask, "quote this" and the poster being drawn from would be alerted. I don't think we can do that here at least without a lot of trouble. You can cut and paste the partial post but the member whose post was being quoted would not be alerted by the software.

Strangely enough, I get alerted any time I am in a quote chain so if someone quotes a person who quoted me I am altered even though I wasn’t directly quoted myself.

LawrenceA wrote: ↑December 12th, 2022, 11:16 pm

LostHorizons wrote: ↑December 12th, 2022, 10:27 pm

Allhallowsday wrote: ↑December 12th, 2022, 10:09 pm Kind of bent over my desktop, I think I understand discomfort typing. I don't see such evidence, and glad. For me, forums are about conversation, not points.

Well said.

Was it? Because I'm not sure what he means. He's bent over his desktop? But he doesn't see evidence? Of what? Whose talking about points, or tracking them?

HoldenIsHere wrote: ↑December 12th, 2022, 7:17 pm

Hibi wrote: ↑December 12th, 2022, 2:39 pm

Cuthbert wrote: ↑December 12th, 2022, 2:30 pm

I guess I disagree. Using a "like" button has nothing to do with "garnering likes;" it's just a simple way for the responder to respond quickly and then move on. That same poster will no doubt spend more in-depth time on other posts/threads.

Despite the many problems, altercations, etc. on the TCM Board, to my knowledge the use of the various buttons never impacted anything negatively. It certainly didn't minimize conversation! The only button that could be confusing at times was the "sad" button, which could be taken different ways.

I would not want to see a "dislike" button.

(I will continue to use a "like" icon when I feel it's relevant; it just takes up so much more space than a simple button would!)

AGREE. Sometimes a LIKE or LAUGH is all that's needed. No discussion required! Who cares how many likes one has???

Hibi, as you may recall there were a few posters on the old TCM boards who took pride in their "reputation points" that were based on the number of "likes" that their posts received.

LOL. I don't think that would apply here.

There was even one extremely annoying poster who created a thread called "What Do Likes Mean?"

Dargo wrote: ↑December 13th, 2022, 12:39 am

EP Millstone wrote: ↑December 13th, 2022, 12:31 am

Dargo wrote: ↑December 13th, 2022, 12:26 am . . . And GEE, wouldn't it be great if instead of my having to quote you here in order express this thought, there was some kind of, oh I dunno, maybe a "LIKE" button or SOMETHING I could have used INSTEAD?? . . .

Ahhh, but a Like isn't as entertaining and witty as you are, Dargo!

Okay EPM! There's NO reason to butter me up here, ya know.

Ya see, I've ALREADY cast my "yes" vote in that poll o' yours here.

(...in fact, I think I was the very FIRST person to cast their vote in it today)

ziggy6708a wrote: ↑December 13th, 2022, 9:39 pm

Dargo wrote: ↑December 13th, 2022, 12:39 am

EP Millstone wrote: ↑December 13th, 2022, 12:31 am

Ahhh, but a Like isn't as entertaining and witty as you are, Dargo!

Okay EPM! There's NO reason to butter me up here, ya know.

Ya see, I've ALREADY cast my "yes" vote in that poll o' yours here.

(...in fact, I think I was the very FIRST person to cast their vote in it today)

-Liked

Dargo wrote: ↑December 13th, 2022, 12:26 am

Cuthbert wrote: ↑December 12th, 2022, 8:28 pm The fact that there may have been a couple of posters who got off on how many "likes" they got, is a red herring. It doesn't diminish the value of the "like" button for users of the button.

Yep, I agree, Cuthbert.

And GEE, wouldn't it be great if instead of my having to quote you here in order express this thought, there was some kind of, oh I dunno, maybe a "LIKE" button or SOMETHING I could have used INSTEAD???

(...what a novel idea, wouldn't ya say?!)

LOL

Cuthbert wrote: ↑December 12th, 2022, 8:28 pm The fact that there may have been a couple of posters who got off on how many "likes" they got, is a red herring. It doesn't diminish the value of the "like" button for users of the button.

laffite wrote: ↑December 21st, 2022, 6:41 pm

Cuthbert wrote: ↑December 12th, 2022, 8:28 pm The fact that there may have been a couple of posters who got off on how many "likes" they got, is a red herring. It doesn't diminish the value of the "like" button for users of the button.

My record for LIKES in a single post was 17 at TCM. It was a dry comment targeting the infamous "enfant terrible."

MissWonderly3 (Where are you, BTW?) posted something about Asta that garnered 23 likes.

I don't keep track, but TCM published the list (that I visited maybe two or three times in all the years). The highest was was well into the 20s.

For the record, I don't think that I have experienced any orgiastic dances of enthusiasm.

Cuthbert wrote: ↑December 21st, 2022, 8:19 pm

laffite wrote: ↑December 21st, 2022, 6:41 pm

Cuthbert wrote: ↑December 12th, 2022, 8:28 pm The fact that there may have been a couple of posters who got off on how many "likes" they got, is a red herring. It doesn't diminish the value of the "like" button for users of the button.

My record for LIKES in a single post was 17 at TCM. It was a dry comment targeting the infamous "enfant terrible."

MissWonderly3 (Where are you, BTW?) posted something about Asta that garnered 23 likes.

I don't keep track, but TCM published the list (that I visited maybe two or three times in all the years). The highest was was well into the 20s.

For the record, I don't think that I have experienced any orgiastic dances of enthusiasm.

You should do your orgiastic dance of enthusiasm. I've always thought of you as a Maenad!