topic Re: I LOVE THE HEARTS BUT... in Community Chat

I LOVE THE HEARTS BUT...

Lindsays Grandma — Mon, 22 Feb 2016 05:22:22 GMT

I appreciate the hearts I get from my fellow posters. When the changes were made posters were told if they like what they see they can give hearts. I think it took away from the chit chat and feeling of camaraderie along with the opportunity to make new friends. Personally I miss it...does anyone else feel this way or is it just me?

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Karnerblue — Mon, 22 Feb 2016 05:25:57 GMT

Personally, for me, I like the hearts. I have the opposite feeling ... I feel it brings people closer. It's a connection.

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Desertdi — Mon, 22 Feb 2016 05:52:58 GMT

I think it eliminates some of the "fights"............you can agree with someone without a third party jumping in and calling you an idiot..............

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Goodie2shoes — Mon, 22 Feb 2016 06:15:26 GMT

I like the hearts, lets me know others are interested in my take on the post and that my response is welcome.

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Moonchilde — Mon, 22 Feb 2016 06:20:03 GMT

It's just you.

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tansy — Mon, 22 Feb 2016 06:30:58 GMT

I don't post much anymore because I just come and heart posts I like or heart someone to say hello and then I'm off.

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ECBG — Mon, 22 Feb 2016 06:34:52 GMT

I think that if someone read a post on the boards they agreed with, they would by pass it. Now you know someone agrees with you and you can talk to each other. Do you know how to message another poster,

Lindsays Grandma?

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hckynutjohn — Mon, 22 Feb 2016 06:46:25 GMT

@Lindsays Grandma

I doubt you are the "only one" that feels this way, but I don't feel that way at all. The closest to "chit-chat" I have seen on this BB, is back 14 years ago when there were only 4-6 Forums.

The more Forums that were added the more the "chit-chat" disappeared. With fewer Forums, a person saw the same posters more often, thus staying it touch. To me that is where things here started to separate cyberfriends. Combine that with each, so-called upgrades, the more posters found it too hard and time consuming to learn the new formats.

hckynut(john)

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cotton4me — Mon, 22 Feb 2016 14:08:57 GMT

@Karnerblue wrote:
Personally, for me, I like the hearts. I have the opposite feeling ... I feel it brings people closer. It's a connection.

@Karnerblue

I agree. I think the hearts have created a stronger sense of community. There used to be posts about members feeling invisible which I no longer see. I think the hearts let people know that their thoughts matter; they’re acknowledged and appreciated. I also feel like I’ve gotten to know people better since the hearts. I always look to see who hearts my post and it helps me get to know other posters.

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Chrystaltree2 — Mon, 22 Feb 2016 09:55:25 GMT

I like the hearts too, I was never a person who responded to every single post that I liked or agreed with. Who has the time or energy for that? But with the hearts, I can give a "thumbs up" or "great post" without actually answering the post. And I thinking the hearts reduces some of those long, long, long responses where people copy (why????) the entire 53 previous responses.

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Marp — Mon, 22 Feb 2016 13:19:10 GMT

I like the hearts and give them if I like a post, to acknowledge that I've read a post and even as a cyberhug.

I don't know if the hearts has changed the amount of "chit chat" between posters but I do think it has helped build a sense of camaraderie.

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faeriemoon — Mon, 22 Feb 2016 13:22:09 GMT

@Chrystaltree2 wrote:
I like the hearts too, I was never a person who responded to every single post that I liked or agreed with. Who has the time or energy for that? But with the hearts, I can give a "thumbs up" or "great post" without actually answering the post. And I thinking the hearts reduces some of those long, long, long responses where people copy (why????) the entire 53 previous responses.

@Chrystaltree2, this made me LOL. Some posters still do that and it makes me crazy!!! "Why???" is right!!

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ID2 — Mon, 22 Feb 2016 13:38:21 GMT

Personally, I haven't ever noticed the hearts.

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Winkk — Mon, 22 Feb 2016 14:30:55 GMT

I like the hearts. Before if I read a post and a lot of other posters already made positive comments I wouldn't add mine just because so many others already had responded saying the same thing I was going to say. Now, I just click the heart and it lets the poster know I agree.

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bebe777 — Mon, 22 Feb 2016 14:54:29 GMT

@cotton4me wrote:
@Karnerblue wrote:
Personally, for me, I like the hearts. I have the opposite feeling ... I feel it brings people closer. It's a connection.
@Karnerblue

I agree. I think the hearts have created a stronger sense of community. There used to be posts about members feeling invisible which I no longer see. I think the hearts let people know that their thoughts matter; they’re acknowledged and appreciated. I also feel like I’ve gotten to know people better since the hearts. I always look to see who hearts my post and it helps me get to know other posters.

and @Chrystaltree2 added...

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@Lindsays Grandma, I like the hearts for a number of reasons, but especially for the reason @cotton4me mentioned about people feeling invisible before.

In the primary forum I participate in, I know most of the members. I try to always heart new folks who come in just to let them know that they are welcome to come on in and join the fun. And I always try to give a short "welcome" post to them.

The hearts don't alter my psoting patterns. They just enhance it.

-- bebe

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Mmsfoxxie — Tue, 23 Feb 2016 00:41:14 GMT

I really like the hearts. Prior to 'hearting', there were times that I wondered if my post was read if I didn't get a responding post. I've never been a popular person anywhere in life (that's ok, no biggy, lol) therefore, why I get that feeling.

It makes the board feel less like a clique when only certain people get post responses. Now a poster can just heart instead. Everybody likes to be acknowledged.

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GCR18 — Mon, 22 Feb 2016 15:36:12 GMT

Hearts eliminated half of the responses in a thread that said I agree. I think it brought posters closer together.

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Daisy Sunflower — Tue, 09 Apr 2019 07:13:30 GMT

It's nice to quickly acknowledge a post you agree with, find interesting, or to use it as a way to say "Hi".

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Yahooey — Mon, 22 Feb 2016 17:15:11 GMT

It is always nice to be acknowledged. In the past, I felt there were cliques and so much infighting. Now I see hearts and even though my post may not be copied and repasted, at least someone read it.

Hearts make me smile

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Winkk — Mon, 22 Feb 2016 22:50:56 GMT

@Mmsfoxxie wrote:
I really like the hearts. Prior to 'hearting', there were times that I wondered if my post was read if I didn't get a responding post. I've never been a popular person anywhere in life (that's ok, no buggy, lol) therefore, why I get that feeling.

It makes the board feel less like a clique when only certain people get post responses. Now a poster can just heart instead. Everybody likes to be acknowledged.

@Mmsfoxxie -I know exactly what you mean. On the old boards it was the same group posting to their "friends" posts. When I posted a comment it was completely ignored. It is so much better now.