Likes. I feel dirty.

[br d]

I have been on the Internet almost from day one, a very early Demon customer, long before Netscape 1.0 even (and a Bulletin Board member years before that). I've never been on social media however and have a pretty narrow band of stuff I do, PH being my main interest.

A while ago a gaming forum I use occasionally changed it's format, I didn't take much notice and made a post a couple of days ago. When I looked back at the thread earlier I had received 6 "likes". How odd.

27 years on the Internet and I've never had one before, I'm unsure what the point is. Is it to save all the trouble of actually saying "I agree" to somebody?
Does it lead to people posting purely to garner likes rather than saying what they really think?

[Spare tyre]

Poke

[CharlieH89]

I think the Reddit ‘like’ format is great as it shows normally, the best comments.

[Blib]

[SD_1]

CharlieH89 said:

I think the Reddit ‘like’ format is great as it shows normally, the best comments.

I disagree, I think it encourages echo chambers and people making "clever" posts for likes which are just tiresome. Very glad PH hasnt integrated this feature.... yet!

[handpaper]

Offtopic, but Vodafone is shutting down Demon Internet on 20/06/19.
End of an era (and a very good ISP).

[alorotom]

handpaper said:

Offtopic, but Vodafone is shutting down Demon Internet on 20/06/19.
End of an era (and a very good ISP).

Wow ... I assumed Demon disappeared a long time ago!

[Hoofy]

It avoids spam like people replying just to quote what you say and adding "+1".

Cue the obvious...

[Hoofy]

alorotom said:

handpaper said:

Offtopic, but Vodafone is shutting down Demon Internet on 20/06/19.
End of an era (and a very good ISP).

Wow ... I assumed Demon disappeared a long time ago!

Ditto!! (See, I could have just clicked like to express agreement without wasting bandwidth. That said, I'd earn less per post. )

[gregs656]

It saves idiots quoting 15 pictures and paragraphs of text to say 'great post'.

[Integroo]

PH is social media.

[ambuletz]

Spare tyre said:

Poke

i used to save the pokes i got from friends because it was a quicker way of getting onto their profile. as in the early days of FB they didn't have a search bar that instantly had drop down search results.

[anonymous-user]

Integroo said:

PH is social media.

I'd say it's more anti-social media.

[sparks_E46]

I’m on Facebook and Instagram and use both regularly. I find them both interesting and useful in their own ways. Hide anyone who posts pictures of their kids or dinners.

Works well for me.

[eldar]

sparks_E46 said:

I’m on Facebook and Instagram and use both regularly. I find them both interesting and useful in their own ways. Hide anyone who posts pictures of their kids or dinners.

Works well for me.

Or bloody cats.

[21TonyK]

in answer to your question OP, yes it does.

/who remembers Mintel, circa 1983/4?

//and setting up your own BBS and usenet groups (is usenet still a thing?)

[br d]

21TonyK said:

in answer to your question OP, yes it does.

/who remembers Mintel, circa 1983/4?

//and setting up your own BBS and usenet groups (is usenet still a thing?)

I virtually lived on Usenet for about 10 years, Free Agent. I think Virgin still run some Usenet servers, or did until very recently, only a 30 day retention though.

Who remembers KAQ9 or whatever that early Demon front end was called? Would love to run that now just to see how impenetrable it all used to be.

[cherryowen]

br d said:

I have been on the Internet almost from day one, a very early Demon customer, long before Netscape 1.0 even (and a Bulletin Board member years before that). I've never been on social media however and have a pretty narrow band of stuff I do, PH being my main interest.

A while ago a gaming forum I use occasionally changed it's format, I didn't take much notice and made a post a couple of days ago. When I looked back at the thread earlier I had received 6 "likes". How odd.

27 years on the Internet and I've never had one before, I'm unsure what the point is. Is it to save all the trouble of actually saying "I agree" to somebody?
Does it lead to people posting purely to garner likes rather than saying what they really think?

Apologies for the (very) off-topic question b rd, but are you planning another European car 'n guitar escapade this year?

[Gad-Westy]

Hoofy said:

It avoids spam like people replying just to quote what you say and adding "+1".

Cue the obvious...

-1

[Riley Blue]

br d said:

I virtually lived on Usenet for about 10 years, Free Agent. I think Virgin still run some Usenet servers, or did until very recently, only a 30 day retention though.

Who remembers KAQ9 or whatever that early Demon front end was called? Would love to run that now just to see how impenetrable it all used to be.

Demon, Free Agent and KA9Q - they stir memories of a bygone age!