Suggestion "I agree" to replace "Thanks"

[pjones]

I would like to bring forward the suggestion that we add an "I Agree" button to replace the "Thanks" button. I feel that this would be better suited to help people receive clear and concise information from users while reducing repetitive posts explaining the same ideas or explanations. I found while posting I would utilize the Thanks button for posts that I simply agreed with in order to reduce the number of similar posts that, when boiled down, basically stated "what he said".

I see no need to have an "I Agree" received counter in the users profile as it would serve no purpose. I do see a benefit for a new to the sport user like myself to be able to look at two completely different answers and seeing how many people agree on each answer. If for instance there is one post that has 2 people who agree with the answer provided Versus another post that has 11 people who agree with the stated information than it could help us seek out the most accurate or agreed upon information without spending as much time reading similar posts.

I can also see this making the threads more enjoyable to read as it would reduce the "deja vu" effect while reading through the posts.

 

[Quero]

The bottom line is smilies, while they may be cute, are not usually effective as a means of communication.

You'll get no argument from me on that point.

• Apologies for the misattribution of the authorship of the Lots of Love. But that's picking nits.
• I googled Dodgeball (since I didn't know what it was), and I see it's a movie. Maybe when my Thailand internet connection is fast enough to download it in less than half a day, I'll try to get it and watch it.
• Arguing that there are shades of meaning between "Loser" and "You suck" is splitting hairs and is irrelevant to my message.

 

[DandyDon]

You suck? Really?! I had no idea. I'm so out of the loop at times. I guess not having TV is a large part of that.

 

[mike_s]

You suck? Really?! I had no idea. I'm so out of the loop at times. I guess not having TV is a large part of that.

Don.... L on Forehead is also for.....

 

[ScubaSteve]

Here you go everybody.....the actual origins of the smilie

 

[DandyDon]

Sign language for Love...

Too big...


Too much work...


Way too much work...


No comment...
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[SC_Hoaty]

I find it weird to signal thumbing a dive while at a computer keyboard, which is the context in which I used it in my post and read it in Walter's post

(Clearing throat in preparation for speechifying)
Different communicative contexts (situations) imbue connotated meaning to any communicative event. Scuba divers have generally agreed that in the context of a dive on scuba, the "thumbs up" signal has a different meaning than when used on dry land.

Maybe you can guess that I'm a specialist in the area of applied linguistics; I say this not as argument from authority, but because I realize that this definitely gives me a different perspective on language use than that of other SB members. The fact is that just as I do, all language users have unique variations on their implied meanings and interpretations based on their personal histories and backgrounds--mine happens to include a background in linguistic studies and decades as a published author, so I'm very attuned to language use.

The upshot is that there's really no point in renaming the THANKS button since all users will assign whatever connotational meaning to it that they feel makes sense from the perspective of their individual use of language.

That's it for today's linguistics presentation.

Thanks for today's nugget of knowledge.

From what little I know of Walter, he takes his diving seriously. Thus, a thumb from someone else behind a keyboard might be "way to go" or "right on." From Walter, it would be "Ascend" or "thumb the dive" or maybe "we're ending this one NOW."

And I'm in violent agreement that renaming the Thanks button would solve nothing.

 

[The Chairman]

But that's picking nits.

Or is it actually picking "Nets"?

 

[DeepSeaExplorer]

There is, in my mind, no reason to ever have a one click negative or I disagree option. No on cares that you or I disagree with a post, they care about why, so if one does not want to take the time to state why ... then let's not waste time or resources on recording the disagreement. I'd say the same thing about one click agreement options but for the misuse of the thanks button, which should be reserved as an indicator of quality rather than agreement (which often are not the same thing).

I disagree...

 

[DeepSeaExplorer]

Kidding aside... I like the idea of an agree button as long as it's in addition to thanks. But, since I often may only agree with parts or the main theme, but not necessarily the entire post, I think the button should say, "I agree with most, but perhaps not all, of what you just said."

 

[Jax]

Kidding aside... I like the idea of an agree button as long as it's in addition to thanks. But, since I often may only agree with parts or the main theme, but not necessarily the entire post, I think the button should say, "I agree with most, but perhaps not all, of what you just said."

I agree!