[Question] what's the meaning of Like ?

[dark legion]

I just want to know what's the influence of this button from now on... I can see it's a new stuff , but what's the meaning , or the difference between this and rep button ? I mean this button-->

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[Ping]

Huh... thought it was a FB thingy...

 

[dark legion]

Huh... thought it was a FB thingy...

for a moment I thought that way as well , like a link to FB account but it's more like a rep , but why would they create 2 of them ?!

 

[Avani 👑]

Click on it if you like the post. Simple. Gives a social media/community feeling.

 

[Rohan]

The amount of likes determines the quality of a post and thread.

 

[Lyke]

Does it give rep like a "thanks" gives 5?

 

[dark legion]

Click on it if you like the post. Simple. Gives a social media/community feeling.

it seems they have the same function as +Rep and Thanks button.

 

[IcedFox]

it seems they have the same function as +Rep and Thanks button.

It does not have the same function as +rep.

Since, you know...sayin' +rep doesn't mean you'll get it.

It's obviously a replacement for the "thanks" button.

 

[Akasha]

Well unlike when it came to thanks button, you are actually able to like/dislike each post made in a specific thread rather then just having the thanks button available for the first post in the thread.

 

[Anduril]

I think it helps in deciding if the post is worth your time . Helps in skipping troll posts.

 

[Detective L]

Versuvio explains it here:

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It's just to make things more interactive etc

 

[Frankenstein]

1) When you give rep to someone nobody else sees it, whereas with like everyone will.
2) Just because I like something you said doesn't mean it should raise your rep too. The way I see it rep points should be for when you consider a member contributes to the community in a positive way. Either by sharing info, helping other members or even by being a fun member or expressing interesting opinions/theories, thus making the community a more lively place.