New Feature Idea: Adding a '+1' Feature

[theljstaff]

Hello!

As noted in our news post a few days ago about the redesign, we want to get better about asking for your feedback on new feature ideas or upcoming changes prior to rolling them out. We'll be reviving this lj_feedback community as part of that endeavor, and this 'new feature idea' post will get things started. (We're still monitoring the redesign post

Comments

[izabera]

where is the poll option for 'stop trying to make LJ as obnoxious as facebook'

[meg_tdj]

If ever I wanted to "like" a comment, this is the one.

[debris4spike]

Right there with you!

[red_satin_doll]

Right there with you!

Hello there you! *waves* Small world!

I posted my response downthread, I like the kudos option on Archive of Our Own and wouldn't mind something similar here sometimes, if it's an optional feature. IF. And I do NOT want comments ranked by popularity; oh gosh no.

[kaa]

probably will not use "+1" feature

[matgb]

Definitely for comments, don't care about posts. Yesterday I was online as the most recent News post went online and got there when there were no comments, typed a reasonably lengthed response and it ended up being 2nd comment.

Most of the replies to that have been +1, with no extra content, it'd be nice to ahve them separated out, as anyone +1ing isn't engaging in a discussion or asking me q question, etc.

[andrewducker]

+1

[plausive]

Agree 100% I kinda find it hard to follow a thread when 80% of the replies are just +1 or 'Ditto'. Having a +1 button would make news posts and a lot of community posts easier to read.

+1

[redatt]

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[boywhocameback]

I'm not interested in "liking" anything.
However, after reading the line "while also allowing journal/community owners to decide whether they want to offer that ability on their accounts at all" I'm not terribly against it either. As long as I can disable the feature in my journal, I'm ok with it. As long as LJ doesn't turn into a copy of Facebook, Google+, Tumblr or anything else either and stays as a journaling environment.

[lunachickk]

I agree with this.

[brickhousewench]

As a journaling, discussion, conversation environment.

That is the beauty and strength of Live Journal. That people come here to do more than click a button or be restricted to 140 characters.

[ellettra]

This is lovely and well said!

[donnad]

I do like the idea of making a +1 button so one can agree with a comment or post just to let the poster know you saw it, read it and agree with it without you having to make a full comment.

I also like the ability to be able to turn it of for one or the other or both comments and original post.

as for #4 I like to see my comment they way they are now. Main comment comes in, any comment to the main comment under it in the order they were posted. Don't go messing with the ordering of the comments. If someone comments on a comment, I don't want it sorted by most popular or "liked" comment. I want the comments to comments to be obvious to what comment it is attached to and in the order they are recieved. FB does the most popular or trending crap and half the time it makes no sense at all. Don't change something just for the sake of change. If it's not broken don't fuss with it.

I will reiterate, please don't try to make LJ into another FB.

[kanimaki]

I agree with all of this.

[ruby_jelly]

As said here by donnad; and also must emphasis re #4 comment. Don't muck around with read/response/react chronology of posts or their layout. The plus one is just for individual responses, please, and not a record keeping/status devise!

[amiyuy]

+1

My LJ page is mostly dead, very few people comment on posts anymore (me included), but a +1 feature would allow me to "like" friends posts even if I don't comment on them. It's really hard to know if anyone is reading unless they comment, this way you'd get a bit more "interaction."

For busy communities I could see where sorting by "popularity" might be useful. However, it should NOT be the default, that should remain as-is. The option however could be useful.