I'M A LITTLE CONFUSED

[Bubby]

I need some help understanding what we are doing with the Like/Thanks feature...is it something we should all be doing?? I don't want to seem rude, but it feels like a waste of time to me. I like/love everyone on the forum and enjoy hearing from them and writing to them and about them and I assume they know how I feel. Am I the only one who feels this is really not needed?? I fully understand that I don't have to click it if I don't want to...I'm just a little confused. It feels a little like Facebook to me and I'm NOT a Facebook fan. Someone pleeze help this old lady!!

[Jenny Mulhall]

I click a 'like' if I appreciate that a question has been asked which I might have asked myself, or if something is funny or especially informative. However, it isn't really all that neccesary and those notifications are SO annoying!

[Bubby]

Jenny,

I so agree! I LOVE to get pm's from everyone and I love answering every single one I receive. I am not stingy with my time....it's just that this feature baffles me.

[cyndiofthevortex]

Well, there have been so many times that I've wished I could "Like" something someone said, sort of like an "Amen!" in church but wasn't able to. Now I can. I do think we need to use it sparingly so it isn't overused. I am like you and like everyone and love to read what is written by others, but sometimes there is something that really resonates with me and I'm glad now that I can express it.

[auntiemern]

It can be a little annoying when your notifications show you have 5 or 6 or more. The way I figure, if you like what somewhat said, comment on their post, instead of inundating people with likes or thanks.

[bkthomas]

Bubby, there is a post by Kizzie - I found it and brought it to the front page - maybe that will explain it!

[Bubby]

Thanks, Kathy, but it was Kizzie's post that confused me..lol!!

[K. McEuen]

It can be a little annoying when your notifications show you have 5 or 6 or more. The way I figure, if you like what somewhat said, comment on their post, instead of inundating people with likes or thanks.

Oh Marilyn, you are too polite. A "little annoying"? It's lot annoying. I'd like to see the option to be able to turn off notifications because it's very annoying. With the like/thanks notifications up it's easy to miss private message and picture comment notifications.

[cyndiofthevortex]

It's all I can do to stop myself from "liking" all of your comments! I wonder if I can like my own comments...

[Jean Sewing Machine]

I don't "like" on Facebook, so why would I want to "like" on this forum? I comment if I like, I don't need to know who likes what I had to say, unless they have something to respond to my comments. So my vote is to do away with like, and especially the notifications. But I love getting private messages, so don't stop sending those!