Like button on blog comments?

[Jaro]

It would really be nice to have a quick 'like' button on comments to blogs. Just to acknowledge that you have read and appreciate the responses.

Actually, I'd love to have that on this site in general. The 'thanks' button can only be used a limited number of times, which I still don't quite understand.

I would just like to have something to simply let a poster know that I have read and appreciate their comment.

[Cstelle]

Originally Posted by Jaroface

It would really be nice to have a quick 'like' button on comments to blogs.

I disagree. It is bad enough that I know that only n people care to read the blog I spent two days on. To also see that of those n people none was bothered enough to even press "like" would be... too much.

Also, experience shows [Facebook, I think - I can't remember - but it's been researched by real people] that if you can "get away" with just pressing "like", you are much less likely to join the discussion.

Originally Posted by Jaroface

I would just like to have something to simply let a poster know that I have read and appreciate their comment.

So would I! But "liking" isn't the way.

[Jaro]

Originally Posted by Cstelle

I disagree. It is bad enough that I know that only n people care to read the blog I spent two days on. To also see that of those n people none was bothered enough to even press "like" would be... too much.

I know most people aren't bothered anyway. I can live with that.

Originally Posted by Cstelle

Also, experience shows [Facebook, I think - I can't remember - but it's been researched by real people] that if you can "get away" with just pressing "like", you are much less likely to join the discussion.

That is a good point. However I do think that people who really want to join the discussion will do so anyway.

But yes, there are drawbacks I agree.

[Cstelle]

Originally Posted by Jaroface

I know most people aren't bothered anyway. I can live with that.

Hm. I see it differently. I would most probably discontinue my blog. It is discouraging enough that I can see how few care to read it.

Originally Posted by Jaroface

However I do think that people who really want to join the discussion will do so anyway.

I believe the research showed the opposite. (But I can't really argue as I can't remember where I read the thing. I'm pretty sure it was Facebook's research, though. Or Tumblr?)