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Before you proceed, I want you to know this is not about 'pride' and 'ego' or any form of 'anti-aura-farming' move, it's about giving crumbs of informations to each other through already existing functions Now, let me explain why I suggest this to you.
When we look on someone's comment and likes ratio, it usually tells us this and that about a user. If you see a user with 600 comments and 600 likes, you rightfully assume most of their comments are not stirring wide interest or agreement from the active community, while if you see someone post 300 comments but received, for example 800 likes, you may feel that yes, this user possibly put effort into their comment, the value they deliver is welcomed through communicating with likes.
Skull himself stated somewhere, that he wish this community to be more than just a Library, and therefore he want some changes in the current system.
I think that seperating likes given in the Library and what is given on regular community forums is a very useful and actually important step.
So, I think the likes given in the Library should be separate ratings. I have a couple of ideas.
1. Thank you - PDF posts in the Library should get a 'Thank you' button instead of a 'Like', and so the like they received so far, would appear as a secondary statistic under their pfp, highlighting how many books and how welcomed those books has been
2. 1-5
ratings - People could rate the PDF posts based on how useful they found that particular book, instead of giving likes to it, this could appear as a statistic under the user's pfp, and perhaps, even customized whether they want it to appear or not
3. Upvote or Downvote - A PDF post can be upvoted or downvoted instead
The goal here to not showcase PDF likes/Likes given in the Library as if it was the user's own merit. These are taken books from others, re-posted here, and those who actually put effort into talking, delivering informations, helping each other and keeping it friendly, respectful and welcoming, are less valued by this current mish-mashed system.
Thank you for your time, it was hell of a yapna, I know. I apologise.
When we look on someone's comment and likes ratio, it usually tells us this and that about a user. If you see a user with 600 comments and 600 likes, you rightfully assume most of their comments are not stirring wide interest or agreement from the active community, while if you see someone post 300 comments but received, for example 800 likes, you may feel that yes, this user possibly put effort into their comment, the value they deliver is welcomed through communicating with likes.
Skull himself stated somewhere, that he wish this community to be more than just a Library, and therefore he want some changes in the current system.
I think that seperating likes given in the Library and what is given on regular community forums is a very useful and actually important step.
- Some user never checks the Library, they are not here for taken books, they're here to communicate with each other
- Some people merely communicate, and rather post PDFs like no tomorrow, therefore, they themselves have no impact on the community, others' written books does
- Some people does both, yet their likes usually comes from books, and not from commenting in a manner or quality that stirs reaction, resulting a misleading rating
So, I think the likes given in the Library should be separate ratings. I have a couple of ideas.
1. Thank you - PDF posts in the Library should get a 'Thank you' button instead of a 'Like', and so the like they received so far, would appear as a secondary statistic under their pfp, highlighting how many books and how welcomed those books has been
2. 1-5
ratings - People could rate the PDF posts based on how useful they found that particular book, instead of giving likes to it, this could appear as a statistic under the user's pfp, and perhaps, even customized whether they want it to appear or not3. Upvote or Downvote - A PDF post can be upvoted or downvoted instead
The goal here to not showcase PDF likes/Likes given in the Library as if it was the user's own merit. These are taken books from others, re-posted here, and those who actually put effort into talking, delivering informations, helping each other and keeping it friendly, respectful and welcoming, are less valued by this current mish-mashed system.
Thank you for your time, it was hell of a yapna, I know. I apologise.
