Understanding Likes in LotusElan.net

:heart: The “Like button” is a key feature enabling users to express agreement and support, highlighting interesting posts on LotusElan.net.

Best Practices

  • Give Likes: If it is a good post, Like it. Tell the person good job with a like.
  • When Replying: When considering replying to a post, will a “like” be just as good?
  • Quality Posts: Write out good posts. Ask detailed and thoughtful questions. Respond with detailed and thoughtful responses.

The giving and receiving of “Likes” is a key component of our ranking system. Many individuals have not ranked up due to limited “Likes” given or received. Get out there and show some Likes.

About Likes

Likes serve several purposes:

  • Public visibility: All likes are public; anyone can see who liked a particular post.
  • User profiles: Your profile tracks all likes given and received.
  • Notifications: The first like on a post triggers a notification to the post’s author.
  • Restrictions: You can’t like your post and can only like a post once.
  • Influence: Likes determine which posts are listed on Top and Weekly Digests.
  • Daily limit: The number of likes you can give depends on your ranking.
  • Badges: Giving and receiving likes can earn you badges, such as First Like.

How do likes help?

Likes are integral to LotusElan.net and contribute significantly to maintaining an engaging and organized community.

Avoiding repetition

Without a Like button, users may post many repetitive short replies, cluttering the forum. Using the Like button allows users to agree without redundant replies. This keeps the topic concise and informative.

Signaling

Likes serve as signals in various ways:

  • Top Topics: Likes influence the selection of Top Topics, helping users find high-quality discussions.
  • Ranking Levels: Your like count can affect your promotion to higher trust levels.
  • Top Users: Although not perfect, like counts help identify major contributors in the community.

Common Issues and Solutions

Abusing Likes

LotusElan.net has rate limits to prevent “Like” spam.

Signaling bad behavior

To signal bad behavior, use the flag system. Flags are how we deal with disruptive content.

3 Likes

None of my business, and for fear now of being reprimanded.
Social stature is a dislike of mine. If you dont like it, dont read it. Or, if you have nothing good to say… one persons opinion is their own… say it dont spray it…
If you’re very happy with a comment, send a message.
I think we take what we want from peoples comments.

My preference would be for quality content to be voted on (maybe this ‘LIKE DISLIKE’ is a way to get there) and added to the ‘STEERING or ENGINE’ section in the (new to come-improved wiki) ______ … ???

But, I know not! Thank You Jeff, nice, easier to use site.
Kind Regards