mittam99 Posted December 9, 2015 Report Share Posted December 9, 2015 One of the nice little options of many forums is the "Thanks" button. It's a great way for a member to thank someone for their post without needing to write a post that says "thank you". I think it would be quite helpful here. What do you think? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartyT Posted December 9, 2015 Report Share Posted December 9, 2015 I cannot add such a button myself, Mitch, but I will pass on your suggestion to the provider of our board, and I will let you know the response. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartyT Posted December 10, 2015 Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 Okay, Mitch ~ and to you and all our members: Here is the response I got tonight from our provider: Hello, I'm sorry this is not an built in option, you could change the wording on the "like" option to "thanks" perhaps, but that isn't something that we can support in modifying. Thanks and Like are really the same thing though as far as the system is concerned. After conferring with our provider again, I was given instructions on how to activate the "Like this" feature for our site, which is as close to a "Thanks" button as we can get. So from now on, we have available to us a "Like this" button that you will see at the lower right side of each post. If you choose to do so, you now have the option of letting someone know you like a post by clicking on the "Like this" button ~ and, if you change your mind, you can reverse it by clicking "Unlike this." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mittam99 Posted December 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 Thanks Marty. Oddly, I can't find the button! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartyT Posted December 10, 2015 Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 That is odd, Mitch, because I can see it in your post. It's on the right (not above or below) of the box in which you placed your post. It's dark blue with white lettering that looks like this: ♥ Like this Please let me know if it still is not visible to you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartyT Posted December 10, 2015 Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 By the way, you won't be able to see the button in any of your OWN posts, since you're not allowed to "Like" your own posts. Do you see the button in the messages I am posting to you? (That is, is it visible in this post by me, and in the one above?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mittam99 Posted December 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 Definitely not visible to me on Firefox. Here's a screen grab of my view: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartyT Posted December 10, 2015 Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 Hmmmmmmm. Strange. I am on Firefox right now (usually I use Google Chrome) and I can see the button just fine. Could it be your firewall that is preventing it from showing up? Maybe if you clear your browser's cache? Or reboot your computer? I'd appreciate it if any of our other members would let me know if they can (or cannot) see the "Like this" button! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mittam99 Posted December 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 Nope still not showing. Marty, I run a major online car forum and this is just me throwing an idea out there. Have you set the "permissions" to allow all members to use this feature? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartyT Posted December 10, 2015 Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 Indeed I have, Mitch. I need to hear from some other members to see if they're having the same issue . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enna Posted December 10, 2015 Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 I just came on and I am seeing a +4 under Mitch's picture right below 'contributor" - is that what you are talking about, Marty? I checked on Chrome and FireFox. I also noticed that BJ gave Kay a 'like' so some are getting the button. I do not see a button where I could 'like' someone's post. Over on the R/side I see an x with an arrow and when you click on it gives the message 'ignore signature preferences' - haven't noticed that before! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayc Posted December 10, 2015 Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 I don't see a like button, I'm on Chrome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartyT Posted December 10, 2015 Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 Well, shoot. I'll have to report this to our provider. Thanks for letting me know. Give me some time to work on it. Anne, the +4 under the photo indicates how many times someone (in this case, me) has "liked" that person's posts. For some strange reason, this is referred to as a person's "Reputation." If you click on Mitch's photo and go to his profile, you will find on the left his total "Reputation points." The x with the arrow enables you to hide a person's signature ~ although I don't know why such a feature has been added! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iPraiseHim Posted December 11, 2015 Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 I use Firefox and do not see the like button either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartyT Posted December 11, 2015 Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 I tweaked something in the Admin control panel. Please let me know if you can see the "Like this" button now??? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enna Posted December 11, 2015 Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 Your tweak worked for me, Marty. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartyT Posted December 11, 2015 Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 Oh good, Anne!!! Thanks for letting me know! May I hear from some of our other members? How about you, Mitch? Can you see the button now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayc Posted December 11, 2015 Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 Got it, used it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartyT Posted December 11, 2015 Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 Terrific, Kay. Thank you for letting me know! I hope our members who choose to use it will be pleased with this new feature. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mittam99 Posted December 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 Good job on the tweak. It works. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartyT Posted December 11, 2015 Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 I'm so glad, Mitch ~ and our thanks to you for suggesting that we add this feature! Good idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iPraiseHim Posted December 12, 2015 Report Share Posted December 12, 2015 okay. mine works, too! Great Job. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartyT Posted December 12, 2015 Report Share Posted December 12, 2015 ♥ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feralfae Posted December 14, 2015 Report Share Posted December 14, 2015 It seemed the only thing to do was "Like" this new feature and Marty's last post. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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