Resolved: Like buttons

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   CrisSpposted 13 years ago

   Why can we not have "like" and "unlike" buttons on HubPages? It will be nice to have this additional feature. Don't you think so?

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      Jason Menayanposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      If you mean for Hubs, you can vote up or down (although the ratings are not shown). For Answers, you can give a thumbs up or down, and your vote will be shown.

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         CrisSpposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         Thank you for your reply Jason. The thing is, I noticed that voting up and down affects your hubscore (correct me, if I'm wrong) specially if you have a dissenting opinion. The fact that it is rated. Why not a simple "like" and "unlike" button without any ratings? As well, if you vote up, you cannot retract or withdraw it anymore.

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            Uninvited Writerposted 13 years agoin reply to this

            Voting does not effect your hub score, I believe.

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               Cagsilposted 13 years agoin reply to this

               Unique voting clicks do factor into overall Hubscore and Hubberscore. It's just one of many factors. How much weight is given to voting up or down is minimal

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            Jason Menayanposted 13 years agoin reply to this

            Ratings do affect HubScore, but I believe there's some sort of provision on the backend for polemic Hubs that get lots of positive and negative votes.

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               paradigmsearchposted 13 years agoin reply to this

               "A polemic (play /pəˈlɛmɪk/) is a contentious argument that is intended to establish the truth of a specific belief and the falsity of the contrary belief. Polemics are mostly seen in arguments about very controversial topics. The art or practice of such argmentation is called polemics. A person who often writes polemics, or who speaks polemically, is a polemicist or a polemic.[1] The word is derived from the Greek πολεμικός (polemikos), meaning "warlike, hostile",[2][3] which comes from πόλεμος (polemos), "war".[4]" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polemic
               
               Yep, I learned a new word today. I shall strive to remain non-polemic.

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                  MickiSposted 13 years agoin reply to this

                  Good luck! LOL! :-D

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               CrisSpposted 13 years agoin reply to this

               Thank you all for your reply.  I was just thinking, it will be nice to simply have a "like" & "unlike" button without actually affecting the hubscore unlike the button for "voting up or down".  (:

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   MickiSposted 13 years ago

   Thanks for the suggestion, CrisSp. It is appreciated. I would also add that you can use the Hub Feedback (Awesome, Interesting, Beautiful, etc.) to "like" Hubs without impact the Hubscore as voting does.
   
   I would also add that you are encourage to Vote. Good content should be voted up. And bad content, should be voted down and rightfully lower the Hubscore.

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      CrisSpposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Hi MickiS! I'm aware of those features you've mentioned. Thanks for your reply though.

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