M. Williamson Obviousy I post my thoughts where these make a contribution. It says so below "leave a comment or leave it alone".
Rui 2011/8/10 M. Williamson <[email protected]> > Or, Rui, perhaps you have plenty of original thoughts and are a very > intelligent person and you post all of your original thoughts, but it seems > a bit stupid and like a waste of space to say "thank you for saying that" > or > "i agree with you" every time you agree with someone and have no > disagreement nor a more nuanced position to add to the discussion. > > > 2011/8/10 Rui Correia <[email protected]> > > > Hi Milos > > > > I am not quite sure I follow. > > "Those who like would have to go to diffs" ? > > "which would leave the button to more engaged editors"? > > > > I personally find the "like button" on Facebook the dumbest idea ever - > it > > means you are too stupid or too lazy to think up anything and just go > > around > > clicking "like" all over the place. It impoverishes the process, as where > > there is a "like" there could have been a enriching comment. For a > > beautiful > > photo, yes, for an intelligent quotation, yes, but for everything else, > > leave a comment or leave it alone. What does the like refer to? If I add > > "police beat up protesters", and someone comes along and "likes" it, does > > the "like" refer to: > > 1. the police beating up the protesters? ("I support them!") > > 2. me contributing the information - regardless of its quality? ("this is > > news to me") > > 3. the fact that the information was good and well constructed? ("this is > > well written") > > See the point? > > > > Rui > > > > > > 2011/8/10 Milos Rancic <[email protected]> > > > > > Thinking loudly: I think that something like like button for edits > > > would give more reasons to continue with editing. Those who like would > > > have to go to diffs, which would leave the button to more engaged > > > editors and thus almost strictly internal community issue. Could be > > > discussed more about options and technical implementation. > > > > > > Thoughts? > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > foundation-l mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > _________________________ > > Mobile Number in Namibia +264 81 445 1308 > > Número de Telemóvel na Namíbia +264 81 445 1308 > > > > I am away from Johannesburg - you cannot contact me on my South African > > numbers > > Estou fora de Joanesburgo - não poderá entrar em contacto comigo através > > dos > > meus números sul-africanos > > > > Rui Correia > > Advocacy, Human Rights, Media and Language Consultant > > Angola Liaison Consultant > > > > _______________ > > _______________________________________________ > > foundation-l mailing list > > [email protected] > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > > > _______________________________________________ > foundation-l mailing list > [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > -- _________________________ Mobile Number in Namibia +264 81 445 1308 Número de Telemóvel na Namíbia +264 81 445 1308 I am away from Johannesburg - you cannot contact me on my South African numbers Estou fora de Joanesburgo - não poderá entrar em contacto comigo através dos meus números sul-africanos Rui Correia Advocacy, Human Rights, Media and Language Consultant Angola Liaison Consultant _______________ _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
