[wp-meta] [Making WordPress.org] #164: Ability to "like" WordPress.org support forum messages

[Making WordPress.org]

#164: Ability to "like" WordPress.org support forum messages
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Reporter:  Daedalon     |      Owner:
    Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  new
Priority:  normal       |  Component:  Support Forums
Keywords:               |
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 Migrating from #wp24537:
 > I want the ability to express my liking towards messages on
 WordPress.org support forums with one click.
 >
 > This makes the support forums feel more alive. Information is also more
 transparent: at the moment I have no idea how many people really liked any
 of the things I posted, because most of the likers won't put it into
 words. That's not just to save their precious time; by not writing "Like
 #postnumber" messages the threads stay more readable and to the topic.
 >
 > Having a like button and displaying how many people (and who) liked a
 particular post the support forums will feel that much more like a living
 community.


 comment 1:
 > This has a secondary benefit, too: as people can see the approximate
 amount of respect their messages receive, they will start to write more
 useful messages, and also more of them, because it feels gratifying to
 succeed in the eyes of others.
 >
 > The like button could be displayed at the bottom right corner of each
 message. That space is usually empty, so only in a minority of messages
 this would cause the current full-width last line to span two lines
 instead.
 >
 > Speaking of which, I'd like this Core Trac to also have a like button.
 To clarify, I'm not suggesting any connection to Facebook but a completely
 internal feature.

 Worth discussion with the support team. Note that anything related to trac
 should be filed separately for a host of reasons (different site,
 different backend, different rationale, etc).

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