"Thumbs Up" button

[WillStewart]

Is there any chance the admins can include a ‘thumbs up’ or ‘like’ type of capability for posts? There are a number of articles and posts that are highly informative and positive (e.g., “Arlington Bike Projects”, “Confident City Cycling Class”, Pete’s posts about Cycling lifestyle, etc) that it would be beneficial to ‘vote’ for them, so that casual readers have a clue about the helpfulness of a post.

I’m not looking for a ‘thumbs down’ button, as I feel it’s better to focus on the positive.

Thoughts?

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[acc]

Yes, and will there be rankings and prizes?

ann

[Tim Kelley]

A feature like that isn’t immediately apparent in the backend–any thoughts Joe?

Any vBulletin gurus out there??

[Joe Chapline]

That’s a feature I’ve wanted myself, but I haven’t found a way to do it in vBulletin. I will take another look this afternoon.

[CCrew]

Depends on what version you’re running.

http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=122944

Keep in mind guys that it’s easy to go add-on happy with vBulletin, but when the next upgrade comes around you stand a chance of having to touch all those add-ins all over again. There’s a definite tradeoff between trying to supply additional functionality and the effort that it takes to maintain the system.

In the end it’s all PHP though, if you’re comfortable with the code then it’s not overly hard. I get Community Server as my nightmare, makes vBulletin seem positively stunning.

[Dirt]

If I recall correctly, there’s a reputation feature that allows you to add to or detract from a user’s reputation based upon feedback on posts.

[americancyclo]

what about Rating Threads?
http://bikearlingtonforum.com/faq.php?faq=vb3_board_usage#faq_vb3_rating_threads

[Joe Chapline]

@americancyclo 6296 wrote:

what about Rating Threads?
http://bikearlingtonforum.com/faq.php?faq=vb3_board_usage#faq_vb3_rating_threads

@Dirt 6242 wrote:

If I recall correctly, there’s a reputation feature that allows you to add to or detract from a user’s reputation based upon feedback on posts.

@CCrew 6238 wrote:

Depends on what version you’re running. http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=122944

@americancyclo: we have the ability to rate threads now; there’s a link at the top of each thread. That hasn’t been a popular feature so far, but it could be forum members haven’t noticed it.

I did some research yesterday, including reading about the reputation feature Dirt mentioned. Most of what I read was unfavorable; people complain it leads to strife between users. I’m looking at versions of a “Thank You/Like” function similar to the one CCrew mentions. I did not find one that will work with the exact software version we are running, but I found one that will work if I update the software. I’m thinking I probably should do this anyway, since there have been a bunch of security patches provided since our last upgrade. This has also got wondering if I need to be doing regular backups, or if the forum host has us covered.

I want to do a little more research, then I’ll probably give it a try on a day I’m feeling particularly lucky. (Insert thumbs up icon here.)

[PotomacCyclist]

@acc 6233 wrote:

Yes, and will there be rankings and prizes?

ann

I hope so. He mentioned the Arlington Bike Projects thread that I started up. I’m hoping to win a fleet of new bikes.

[acc]

I was hoping for socks :rolleyes:

[Joe Chapline]

For those subscribed to this thread — you should see a “Like this post” link under all posts now.

[acc]

Thanks, that’s fun.
ann

[SteveTheTech]

Nice work,

It looks like a great update to the interface.

[WillStewart]

I don’t see it in Firefox 3.6, though when firing up IE, it is there. Is there a Firefox ‘switch’ that can be thrown?

[CCrew]

@WillStewart 6479 wrote:

I don’t see it in Firefox 3.6, ?

Might want to consider trying an upgrade to something a bit more recent.. like Firefox 5. 3.6 I’m sure doesn’t support a lot of the newer formatting features for the web these days.

[Joe Chapline]

There are more questions and answers about the forum software update and the “like” modification on this thread. Please post any other questions there.

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