Agreed. I've already been bothered by the semantics on this one more often than not.
The feature is ostensibly for finding things later on, which is a great feature, but it appears to have been conflated with a "like" system.
Using it as a "like" system undermines its value as a reference system. I've gone back to posting "+1" when I like a post, because I rarely want to refer back to posts that I merely "+1" about.
I hope that clarifies things...
I disagree.
Because I can.
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I veto your disgreement with my disagreement.
And then I shall kick a puppy.
In my opinion, it should only be viewable, or noticed/used by the person who intends to tag. The majority will probably use it for benign purposes, but I see a darker use as another form of subterfuge, to support a specific view. Especially on issues that polarize people, including the edition wars.
Subterfuge may be too strong a word, but I think you will understand where I am going with that thought.
What exactly does this feature do anyway?
I love flowers in the spring.
Hey! That wasn't what I wrote. I mean it approximately was, but it involved much more obvious expressions of carnage and mayhem in their purest forms.
Well it's me or the dwarven barrister. And he just removes the stuff altogether. I artistically trim it down.
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How is an angel supposed to reclaim what is rightfully (for the sake of simplicity) hers, when... people... like you are around?
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Whoa Dudes, Love is one of my favorite things!!
What exactly does this feature do anyway?
It basically let's you say that a post is one of your favorite posts, now the criteria for what amounts to a favorite post is completely up to you. For example, I favorited a post about how Paizo's PPM line will fail. I did that because I think the poster is crazy. I also favorite posts I like, or sometimes even disagree with.
What about using the "list" option in order to tag things in a group that you want to look up later?
TOZ, Abe: We already had a way to 'tag' posts for later reference, we could add it to a list. However we did not previously have any means by which to support a post without having to make a "+1" post.
I for one am in favor of using the "Favorite" feature to denote support for someone I agree with. If it's something I need to reference later on, I've already got an unlimited number of lists I can create to categorize such posts in a more useful fashion.
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I personally use favorites to remember posts that I want to find later. Not necessarily to express agreement. As stated in the post introducing the feature:
A note about the terminology: We've specifically selected "favorites" rather than "+1" or "like". Anybody can favorite a post for any reason, not just agreement with the sentiment expressed or how it was said.
Also, I know people are going to use favorites to express agreement. That's fine with me. And if people want to game the system by writing comments that generate lots of favorites, that's OK too. And if people still want to post a "+1" reply, that's fine, too, but I bet favorites are a better way to do that overall.
Only argued semantics because I was studying semantics. Sincere apologies.