Social Networking Buttons

[Deleted User]

Everytime I see a good thread on GBAtemp i yearn for a Facebook/Twitter like button so I can say I genuinely like that post. Sites such as Kotaku have a Like button, but I acknowledge that they aren't forums.
Even Twitter buttons - imagine I see a piece of news on the homepage (Portal?), possibly "3DS Hacked", etc. I can press the Tweet button or the Facebook share button to share my discovery.

Imagine Thread "x" is about a new 3DS game, and forum member "xx" has posted a reply, I can like the reply on Facebook and on my news feed (for Facebook) it will appear that "I" have liked "GBAtemp - new 3DS Game - xx", and if I like the thread 'GBAtemp - new 3DS game', it will appear on Facebook that I have liked that.

I'm curious to see how such an idea would work here on the 'temp; and maybe these buttons could determine where a thread appears, and replace/work with the star rating system (ie 58 likes vs 50 likes, thread with 58 likes appears at the top)

 

[BORTZ]

NO.
the like system is awful if implimented anywhere but Facebook.
The like/dislike system encourages poeple to not even have an opinion anymore. at lease with a 1 to 5 star rating system, you get somewhat of a quality factor, but 160 people liking and 7 people not liking a page/thread/video gives me no ability to judge whether i should give the item being rated a look or not.

Every good blog has them

Good thing this isnt a blog site.

 

[_Chaz_]

NO

 

[Bladexdsl]

yep that's a NO from me

 

[prowler]

Step 1: Firefox
Step 2: Greasemonkey Add-on
Step 3: Love the Smiths ( http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/93724 )

If Chrome users didn't know this already, you can just install it without the need for any other addons.

 

[alphenor]

I'm a moderate user of facebook yet I do not agree with your proposal.

Before placing that button, think about the number of people who will be using it (if it is placed)..maybe it's just us two (coz I was thinking of doing so too).

It's two versus more than 268,000 (based on my member # rounded off).