What are your thoughts on posting & receiving likes, but not liking others' posts? There is a prolific poster in my area who has over 15,000 likes, but never likes posts.
Of course users should give likes! If I see a good post I “like”. If I don’t agree with a post or it doesn’t pertain to me I skip the “like”. There have been some occasions where I hit the “like” button twice in a row too quickly and I ended up accidentally undoing my “like”. Other times I click “like” and nothing happens. I’m sure there are plenty of posts out there that I meant to “like” but they were unintentionally not “liked”. I need a beer now…
... but seriously. If this prolific poster never likes anybody's post ever, then I could give it a pass b/c 1.) they're consistent, and 2. they can't turn off the like function on their posts, so they're liable to get likes whether they want them or not. I get your question though ... it does feel like common courtesy to hit like. Personally, I view the like button on BA less as an actual testament of whether I like the post or not and more as a function of participation, especially on WBAYDN and NBW and our whisk[e]y thread. Basically, I hit the like button to show everybody I'm here and involved.
Friendship (even though mainly virtual as I haven’t met the hundreds different advocates I gave *likes* to) isn’t a one way street, you give me I give you back.
...one is under no obligation to give likes on BA...I understand the unwritten BA social norms and personally agree with the idea that reciprocating posts with "Like"s is the way to do things (from a social interaction standpoint... ...still, if someone irks you enough by not participating, skip their posts or use the BA 'Ignore' function so you don't have to see any posts or contents from any particular user... ...just my two cents...
I basically give likes to near every BA users in the Virtual Bar until I go to bed, it’s one of those fairly engaging, welcoming and with a strong community feels thread of our home here… For other threads, more focused on discussions rather than beer photos posts, I’m not going to like every damn single posts… instead those I strongly agree with, they are usually numerous people I agree with around here, yet can’t please everyone either and that’s fair.
I have to admire the dedication to your opinions that you put the effort into to unliking,that must have taken awhile. Otherwise there should be a 2 like option for posts like @Shanex drawing lessons. Otherwise I like to reciprocate and do appreciate people showing up here. It has to be someone who never likes for me to ignore or everything @Blogjackets posts,I mean he has the worst taste in beer
...I'm with you on that, P...the virtual bar pretty much gets automatic likes from me (with a few exceptions), and, yes, I get more tight-fisted with doling them out in other forums and threads...
You actually take the time to look and see if someone has 'Liked' a certain post? And do it often enough that you've noticed a pattern with that user? And then started a thread about it? We all need hobbies I guess.
Listen, Mister If I'm gonna post on WNAYDN and its over 2 pages long I am NOT gonna scroll through every page and like each post. Sometime it's about 10 pages deep and i dont care to see your IPA or Yellow beer posts! Half joking, but fuck going through more than 3 pages to "like " every post ON THAT SPECIFIC THREAD. Every other im slingin them like dick in the peak cocaine 70s era. I see why it can bother some, but i couldn't give 2 shits....... i already know i am loved on here
I'll give a post a Like if I, well, like that post. I don't necessarily have to agree with the post, but, if it's well thought out and written, I Like it even if the poster is wrong in their assertions.
...point of order...!!!...he may or may not have questionable taste in beer as well as associations with other BeerAdvocates, but he does like (and share) Wooly Pig beers, so, perhaps an anomaly, but I give Dave a soft pass on his taste for beer...
I'll admit I'm pretty guilty of this and I like stuff in stints, but I've just never been a liker. No hate, just no like. That said it's an Internet forum so... shrug?
We're not all built the same. I have a job that I will know if things are going to turn bad from the way someone's hand grabs the doorknob. I dealt with a client this morning that I knew she was terminal from a change in her voice. I suspect many people don't look but can't help but notice @brewme
