status-resolved Like vs. Thank

[Golan]

So we have Like button below every post and we have Thank button there as well. I don't recall seeing two of them together on any other forum.

What's the difference between them and what's a point to have them both together?

My feeling (just my opinion, sorry if i'm wrong) is that Thank is just a stronger expression of appreciation than Like. But if so, from another hand we have a Likes Received counter in our user profiles which can bee seen as a kind of a reputation meter, while Thanks although having more "weight" do still not influence any "reputation/vanity meter". So one may post a very useful post gathered hundreds of Thanks, but his Likes counter is still on zero, just for a rough example.

Can somebody explain? Thanks.

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This is a duplicate thread of Like vs Thank:

• https://www.namepros.com/threads/like-vs-thank.866691/

 

[LucidDomains]

You're right, there should be a thank counter under the avatar as well.

Also Alerts says "X liked your post" but when in fact X thanked your post.

My gut is someone developed this thank system but didn't complete it fully.

 

[DOMAIN ILLUMINATI]

like = I agree to your post / opinion, at least in some way
thank = I am not necessarily agree with your post / opinion but I appreciate it, at least in some way

Thats how I understand those two options.

 

[N-A]

There was this exact thread not too long ago, let me dig it up...

 

[N-A]

Ok, maybe about a year ago...

https://www.namepros.com/threads/like-vs-thank.866691/

 

[Golan]

Ok, maybe about a year ago...

https://www.namepros.com/threads/like-vs-thank.866691/

So Thanks are counted in that Likes counter, right?

 

[LucidDomains]

Yes it seems so, I just tested it.

It would probably be better to make it a separate stat so we can see how helpful someone is.

I would have thought it could improve the community at NamePros if it's possible to gauge helpfulness of forum users.

People might be more inclined to be more helpful to others to boost this stat.

 

[N-A]

So Thanks are counted in that Likes counter, right?

Correct.

 

[LucidDomains]

Also Likes can be inflated by welcoming new members.

"Thanks" would be a better metric to gauge who are really the helpful members here.

 

[Eric Lyon]

Explanation of Like vs Thank:

• https://www.namepros.com/posts/5574421/

This thread has been closed because it is a duplicate of the thread above.