topic Re: When posting do you like? in Community Chat

When posting do you like?

LTT1 — Mon, 31 Oct 2016 22:34:47 GMT

My usual is to press

then the last few posters in a discussion strand and also the OP screen names show up.

This way LOTS who have been involved in the discussion are included.

But sometimes posters are included who really don't want to be contacted again.

Suggestions about how you feel about this?

Then another thing.

I almost never go back to a discussion unless I am notified with a ❤️.

Do others do this? Use the hearts to let people know that they either have a question or want a person to be included?

Someone has a notification about wishing for PMs in the boards. The heart system could be almost as good as... no????

Re: When posting do you like?

chrystaltree — Mon, 31 Oct 2016 22:52:09 GMT

You just gave me a headache...lol Yes sometime I heart something I like but sometimes I like something and don't heart it. I don't put nearly as much work into this board as OP. I have a job, I don't need another one...lol I keep it simple. If I want to take part in a conversation, I just say what I want to say. I follow a thread for a while, if it interests me. Sometimes when someone hearts something I said, I'll go back and look but not always. It depends.

Re: When posting do you like?

wildcat fan — Mon, 31 Oct 2016 22:53:09 GMT

LOL If I waited for people to give me a ❤️ before going back into discussions, I don't think I'd be going back to discussions very often.

I use and appreciate notifications. People who don't want to be notified (or have that "don't respond to me!" attitude) are IMO clueless about what it means to participate in an online community or what it takes for an online community to thrive.

Re: When posting do you like?

chickenbutt — Mon, 31 Oct 2016 23:06:15 GMT

Anyway, I don't do any of those things. I don't feel comfortable calling people out, so I just don't do it but I don't begrudge it others. I figure that if I want a Twitter experience I'll join Twitter.

When they first changed the board I went into all the settings and unchecked all kinds of stuff. I don't see the sig-lines or the heart thing or the calling out, or any of it. I don't care for clutter. It makes me kind of anxious. That's what works for me.

If somebody doesn't see what I said, that's fine too. I doubt if I say anything that is all that important, anyway. heh

But, hey, choices - always good, so people should just do what makes them comfortable. I just come here for a board experience. I'm glad they have a lot of choices, although if I had my druthers I would get rid of the different fonts, font sizes, and font colors. Some of the stuff I see - bright colors, ginormous font, etc, makes my eyes hurt.

Re: When posting do you like?

LTT1 — Mon, 31 Oct 2016 23:17:10 GMT

@chickenbutt

OK see now I know about what you like!

I'm not kidding! I really WANT to know so I won't irritate people.

Now for my next big challenge... remembering which person liked/did not like. But with you, I will go find you if I need you! LOL

Re: When posting do you like?

jaxs mom — Mon, 31 Oct 2016 23:19:27 GMT

I don't usually go back and read posts that someone hearted, after all I wrote the post so I know what it says anyway. Depending on the thread I may or may not go back and read an @ notification.

I only use notificiations for a bunch of people in one post on very rare occasions. I don't just randomly @ whoever may have posted recently and I'm confused when it's happened to me and subject of the post doesn't really apply to me or anything I posted in the thread.

the heart system is nothing at all like a PM system which is private.

Re: When posting do you like?

bri20 — Mon, 31 Oct 2016 23:24:08 GMT

I heart posts that I like. I will use the @ notification when I want to quote something or respond specifically to that poster

If someone is nice enough to heart me, I appreciate it.

If I am involved in a thread, I read all of it. Sometimes I read a thread and don't have a response, but I will heart as I'm reading.

I just do what I like - no method to my madness

Re: When posting do you like?

Moonchilde — Mon, 31 Oct 2016 23:57:11 GMT

I only use the @ if I really want someone to see my response. I probably use it less than many. Some people use it to call others out. I don't really intend that for my use, but some posters take it that way regardless.

I heart posts I like and agree with, simple as that. It's a thumb's up/high five from me.

I go back to threads that interest me, but not every heart given or received merits me re-checking a thread because I was hearted or gave them - I appreciate the hearts but may not have anything more to contribute to the thread.

Re: When posting do you like?

faeriemoon — Tue, 01 Nov 2016 00:01:24 GMT

I operate the same way as @bri20 and @Moonchilde.

Re: When posting do you like?

libbyannE — Tue, 01 Nov 2016 00:05:08 GMT

@LTT1 wrote:
My usual is to press
@
then the last few posters in a discussion strand and also the OP screen names show up.
This way LOTS who have been involved in the discussion are included.

But sometimes posters are included who really don't want to be contacted again.
Suggestions about how you feel about this?

Then another thing.
I almost never go back to a discussion unless I am notified with a ❤️.

Do others do this? Use the hearts to let people know that they either have a question or want a person to be included?

Someone has a notification about wishing for PMs in the boards. The heart system could be almost as good as... no????

What are pms?

Goodness, you make this sound complicated. I only discovered these boards a few months ago and I've never ever posted anywhere else so I didn't know it was that complicated. I didn't know there were rules and I don't know what I'm doing but if I feel like replying to something, I do, and if I feel like hitting the heart thing info, but mostly I just wander in and out if I have a few minutes. I rarely look back to see what other people have said, and I don't pay much attention to whether soneone has hearted anything I have said. I make a point of not noticing what people call themselves because this is anonymous, right? They should not include any IDs. I don't read through pages of what everyone else has said unless it's the topic of special interest. This is just a little diversion but i don't think that much about it.

Re: When posting do you like?

libbyannE — Tue, 01 Nov 2016 00:06:48 GMT

@wildcat fan wrote:
LOL If I waited for people to give me a ❤️ before going back into discussions, I don't think I'd be going back to discussions very often.

I use and appreciate notifications. People who don't want to be notified (or have that "don't respond to me!" attitude) are IMO clueless about what it means to participate in an online community or what it takes for an online community to thrive.

Community? You've got to be kidding! I had no idea....

Re: When posting do you like?

Noel7 — Tue, 01 Nov 2016 01:05:11 GMT

@bri20 wrote:
@I heart posts that I like. I will use the @ notification when I want to quote something or respond specifically to that poster

If someone is nice enough to heart me, I appreciate it.

If I am involved in a thread, I read all of it. Sometimes I read a thread and don't have a response, but I will heart as I'm reading.

I just do what I like - no method to my madness

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@bri20

Some people heart trolls or anyone who says something nasty. You have to wonder about that.

Re: When posting do you like?

Noel7 — Tue, 01 Nov 2016 00:36:03 GMT

@Moonchilde wrote:
@I only use the @ if I really want someone to see my response. I probably use it less than many. Some people use it to call others out. I don't really intend that for my use, but some posters take it that way regardless.

I heart posts I like and agree with, simple as that. It's a thumb's up/high five from me.

I go back to threads that interest me, but not every heart given or received merits me re-checking a thread because I was hearted or gave them - I appreciate the hearts but may not have anything more to contribute to the thread.

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@Moonchilde

I do that, too. Sometimes just to say Hi or agree. I never heart someone who is attacking anyone else. Most people are above doing that, thankfully.

Re: When posting do you like?

Moonchilde — Tue, 01 Nov 2016 01:35:47 GMT

@libbyannE wrote:
@LTT1 wrote:
My usual is to press
@
then the last few posters in a discussion strand and also the OP screen names show up.
This way LOTS who have been involved in the discussion are included.

But sometimes posters are included who really don't want to be contacted again.
Suggestions about how you feel about this?

Then another thing.
I almost never go back to a discussion unless I am notified with a ❤️.

Do others do this? Use the hearts to let people know that they either have a question or want a person to be included?

Someone has a notification about wishing for PMs in the boards. The heart system could be almost as good as... no????
What are pms?

Goodness, you make this sound complicated. I only discovered these boards a few months ago and I've never ever posted anywhere else so I didn't know it was that complicated. I didn't know there were rules and I don't know what I'm doing but if I feel like replying to something, I do, and if I feel like hitting the heart thing info, but mostly I just wander in and out if I have a few minutes. I rarely look back to see what other people have said, and I don't pay much attention to whether soneone has hearted anything I have said. I make a point of not noticing what people call themselves because this is anonymous, right? They should not include any IDs. I don't read through pages of what everyone else has said unless it's the topic of special interest. This is just a little diversion but i don't think that much about it.

People generally get back from forums what they put into them. Don't give much, don't get much, IMO.

Those who comment without reading, and/or who plop a comment down and disappear, are seen, but they are not necessarily much regarded. If you know someone's going to do a drive-by, why pay any attention?

Re: When posting do you like?

SunValley — Tue, 01 Nov 2016 03:34:35 GMT

I tend to ignore the posters who live to scold and have nothing original to add; just a predictable, canned response.

I do do like the hearts and will use them to show support or appreciation for a nice comment or graphic. I didn't realize you could opt out of receiving notifications. I did choose to not see signature lines to keep things easier to read.

Re: When posting do you like?

StraytoStay — Tue, 01 Nov 2016 05:48:05 GMT

I don't care to get an @ just because I posted in the thread before, too. I don't always go back and to be called back just to read another response just feels like "yeah, I know it's there" I've been annoyed a couple of times I was called out because they misread a post and just wasted my time telling me something I stated already or in the beauty forum notifying me on a different version of makeup talked about that I wasn't iinterested in, just because it was the same brand.

Unless someone asks a question, I feel it's appropriate to use a @@ to answer them specifically

Re: When posting do you like?

qualitygal — Tue, 01 Nov 2016 10:09:31 GMT

I give posts hearts, if I am touched or sometimes sympathetic to something someone is going through. There's many statements I read on here now, that I just have to leave the posts because of how it makes me feel. If I get angered by something I read, I will leave many times, very few times have I responded. I will stick up for myself and I know not to get into it with anyone, I think it could get ugly.

I don't read the multi connected posts, I can't tolerate that. I don't have the patience for it, and life is WAY to short for all the arguing I see. I'll skip that too. I can always watch the "Housewives" if that's what is wanted.

At my age now, I prefer kindness to upset and all that goes with that. But then that's me! Talk about TOXIC...I don't want that in my life, I don't choose that. Most people get enough of that in their daily lives in dealing with that.

I'm not meaning to offend anyone, this is just where I am at in my life. My choices.

Re: When posting do you like?

SunValley — Tue, 01 Nov 2016 12:06:40 GMT

I try to step away from the argumentative posts too. Once 2 or 3 people start trading angry posts the topic usually gets lost anyway.

Re: When posting do you like?

LTT1 — Tue, 01 Nov 2016 12:32:22 GMT

I wrote out this topic because, for me, I prefer "responsiveness."

That doesn't mean at all that everyone else does.

I also do consider this community ("QVC Community") to be like a conversation. That is just what I like.

Thank you for responding and giving your opinions.

Re: When posting do you like?

SaRina — Tue, 01 Nov 2016 13:36:47 GMT

I only use @ when I want to speak directly to someone, but not for the purpose of "including" (?) people. If someone @s me, I either respond by posting a response or by hearting them to acknowledge that I read their post.

Then there are posters I have on permanent Ignore. It started out as only one poster but, sadly, that list has grown. The individuals on this list can @ me until they're blue in the fingers, I will never engage.

Also, if I have stated my opinion and someone @s me to the contrary, sometimes I will respond if there is need for clarification but, again, if I've made my opinion clear, I won't keep the argument going. I don't need to prove I'm right.

I heart people I agree with or just for acknowledgement.

I return to discussions if I'm interested in following them. Being hearted is not a condition to return to a discussion for me.