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# 'I like this' button - what it's all about?
* You can vote on stuff you think is good

* This creates a most popular page - hopefully you'll find this interesting

* Mods can then check from this page for pics for the FP, allowing them to take a lunchbreak occasionally.

* We're not going to automatically approve stuff just because it's voted high, because A: we don't want in-jokes on the front page. B: Many images that are highly rated will be the wrong shape and C: The mods approve for humour rather than technique

* Mods will still FP stuff that's right for b3ta, regardless of votes. This system simply allows mods to see stuff that they might have missed.

* New thread reposts are now redundant. By posting an image on the board and if the community rates it, it WILL be seen by a mod. Spread the word!

* There's no 'this is bad' button as well, we don't really need one. Bad stuff will get no (or few) votes and won't appear on the popular page.

* big woos to Robtoo for coding this up, and Tomsk & Mike for their many useful suggestions
(I helped save b3ta! rob, Mon 21 Nov 2005, 15:24, archived)
# what a great idea
(I helped save b3ta! mr horrible up yours, dickface, Mon 21 Nov 2005, 15:25, archived)
# Louis Likes this
(I helped save b3ta! Roland E O'Dorant R Tape loading error, 0:1, Mon 21 Nov 2005, 16:52, archived)
#
Gaz, IM me!
(I helped save b3ta! the RAND corporation a.k.a. Kevin Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Tue 22 Nov 2005, 8:54, archived)
# jolly good idea
.
(I helped save b3ta! bilbobarneybobs I'll be 14 in b3ta years soon., Mon 21 Nov 2005, 15:26, archived)
#
www.b3ta.com/board/5348210
That's how it is on tattyworld
(_Felix 's school of dance and occult sciences, Mon 21 Nov 2005, 15:26, archived)
# yeah - we debated this
and reckoned
* it would make the page messy
* being able to vote on EVERY LAST THING would be too much choice and disencourage people from voting
* There's not many FPs from within threads. (Yes there are some)
(I helped save b3ta! rob, Mon 21 Nov 2005, 15:29, archived)
# People should be encouraged to post only reposts within threads
If an image has already been posted once before in a thread of it's own, it'll get voted on, listed in the Popular bit, and eligible to be FP'd along with everything else.

With luck this might conceivably reduce the number of reposts, who knows?
(I helped save b3ta! Ptolemy the man with the silent pea, Mon 21 Nov 2005, 15:34, archived)
# perhaps a 'repost in new thread' vote button to name and shame
(I helped save b3ta! Mr Gimpson Wolfguts, Mon 21 Nov 2005, 15:36, archived)
# I like the word 'disencourage'
(I helped save b3ta! Sexy Picard 2000, Mon 21 Nov 2005, 15:38, archived)
# *googles*
blimey. Not many people are using that word. Did I make it up?
(I helped save b3ta! rob, Mon 21 Nov 2005, 15:46, archived)
# Discourage
is the word you're looking for, I think.
(tomsk, Mon 21 Nov 2005, 16:03, archived)
# i would suspect
president bush has used it once or twice
(fred dibnah saved my life, Mon 21 Nov 2005, 16:34, archived)
# Hoorah.
I like this.
(I helped save b3ta! Doc G and Sid the Monkey may contain traces of spatula, Mon 21 Nov 2005, 15:27, archived)
#
I had this thought the other day, but assumed it wouldnt work as everyoneone would vote 10 zillion times every time Jolly Jack posted anything haha.

But if it is still going to be reviewed, then I think it's a good idea.
(I helped save b3ta! mugatu, Mon 21 Nov 2005, 15:27, archived)
# perhaps a further button
"I am a sycophant", we could have buttons for all possibilities!

It's a good idea - I assume there'll be a link so we can see the current most popular? That would save a lot of spazzing time.
(I helped save b3ta! Wasp Box like a nervous random stranger at a glory hole, Mon 21 Nov 2005, 15:32, archived)
# yep
b3ta.com/board/popular/

it's linked at the top of this page too
(I helped save b3ta! rob, Mon 21 Nov 2005, 15:33, archived)
# Hurrah!
I looked at the top, but I don't have any eyes so missed it!

edit/haha! The entire board is popular right now!
(I helped save b3ta! Wasp Box like a nervous random stranger at a glory hole, Mon 21 Nov 2005, 15:35, archived)
# yeah - it should calm down
as people get used to it
(I helped save b3ta! rob, Mon 21 Nov 2005, 15:43, archived)
# "It's a good idea"
sycophant!
(I helped save b3ta! coder.keitaro I like pies!, Mon 21 Nov 2005, 15:41, archived)
# Perhaps
we should just automatically put anything by JJ or The Neville on the favourites page anyway, and save time...
(I helped save b3ta! fukka isn't around as much as he used to be..., Mon 21 Nov 2005, 15:38, archived)
# Good idea
or, alternatively, have a seperate page just for them called, i don't know, "The B3ta Huge-Humus regulars Page" or something.

Then the rest of us losers might have a slim chance at getting out low-hummus imagineerings on the FP.
(I helped save b3ta! coder.keitaro I like pies!, Mon 21 Nov 2005, 15:44, archived)
# wot no button that says
I feel indifferent about this!

;)
(I helped save b3ta! Haku Orange Whip? Orange Whip? Three Orange Whips., Mon 21 Nov 2005, 15:28, archived)
# you can mutter it under your breath
and not press anything I guess
(I helped save b3ta! rob, Mon 21 Nov 2005, 15:31, archived)
#
*I feel indifferent about this!*

hey btw, just found out you were born a day before me
(I helped save b3ta! Haku Orange Whip? Orange Whip? Three Orange Whips., Mon 21 Nov 2005, 15:35, archived)
# Do the number of votes
clear out periodically?
(I helped save b3ta! Sn0tters 🇯🇴🇧🇧🇮🇪, Mon 21 Nov 2005, 15:29, archived)
# kind of
the popular page displays the "highest voted in recent times..."
(I helped save b3ta! rob, Mon 21 Nov 2005, 15:30, archived)
# luvly forethought there
(I helped save b3ta! Sn0tters 🇯🇴🇧🇧🇮🇪, Mon 21 Nov 2005, 15:32, archived)
# will there be a most voted for this month part of the newsletter?
(I helped save b3ta! hmmm cheese, Mon 21 Nov 2005, 15:37, archived)
# no plans to
but I'll the magic donkey will certainly be checking the popular page for anything worth newslettering generally.
(I helped save b3ta! rob, Mon 21 Nov 2005, 15:47, archived)
# does it take into account how many people are logged in at the time?
i.e. if there's only 50 people viewing the board late at night and something get's 50 votes, then the pic must be great. But it won't get the same kudos as something else that only 5% of the dayshifters like.
(Papagato RackSpanner, Mon 21 Nov 2005, 15:29, archived)
# nope
life is tough
(I helped save b3ta! rob, Mon 21 Nov 2005, 15:31, archived)
# Boohoohoo!
My mother lied.

Edit: shame really, it would mean people would feel less compelled to repost. Good work nonetheless.
(Papagato RackSpanner, Mon 21 Nov 2005, 15:34, archived)
# I don't know if you're right...
Yes, there's less people at night
But as the board moves much slower there's a longer time to vote
Maybe it equals up anyway?
(I helped save b3ta! rob, Mon 21 Nov 2005, 15:38, archived)
# Fantasmatastagorrific
But how do you prevent some 1337 h4x0r from spamming their own post with a script?

//edit: * sarts looking at a python script for this on www.scriptkiddiesrus.org
(I helped save b3ta! coder.keitaro I like pies!, Mon 21 Nov 2005, 15:30, archived)
# We don't get any of those on the board
ever
(I helped save b3ta! Flowerpot No longer has the vapours thanks to DTH, Mon 21 Nov 2005, 15:32, archived)
# Only 'cause
you ain't got de upload codez !!eleventyone
(I helped save b3ta! coder.keitaro I like pies!, Mon 21 Nov 2005, 15:34, archived)
# Cool!
Fixed the annoying way the text wraps when a thread is too long yet?
(Lord Ponsonby Smythe, Mon 21 Nov 2005, 15:30, archived)
#
whatever
do
you
mean?
I
can't
see
anything
wrong
with
holding
a
conversation
like
this.
(_Felix 's school of dance and occult sciences, Mon 21 Nov 2005, 15:33, archived)
# yes
these
conversations
are
much
more
easier
to
read
(I helped save b3ta! Haku Orange Whip? Orange Whip? Three Orange Whips., Mon 21 Nov 2005, 15:37, archived)
# When it gets like that
you can guarantee thatpeople are just talking utter bollocks :)

(I helped save b3ta! Flowerpot No longer has the vapours thanks to DTH, Mon 21 Nov 2005, 15:39, archived)
# yep
I don't mind it, as it stops a conversation going on too long and getting really really dull.
(I helped save b3ta! rob, Mon 21 Nov 2005, 15:40, archived)
# usually that happens way before it gets to the margin :-P
but if it gets all the way there then it must be going somewhere
(I helped save b3ta! AgentMuu hentai coordination, Tue 22 Nov 2005, 17:46, archived)
# That's a nice idea.
Could you show how many "votes" each one gets?
(I helped save b3ta! Zak McFlimby Twibbling @McFlimby, Mon 21 Nov 2005, 15:32, archived)
# ego booster? ;)
(I helped save b3ta! The Great Architect is still waiting for his account to be deleted on, Mon 21 Nov 2005, 15:34, archived)
# that's a tricky one
the numbers are quite interesting, but we decided not to show them so that people don't talk about numbers all the time.

"I was voted 500 times, and I wasn't FP'd, the mods are cunts"

(Yes, we are cunts :)
(I helped save b3ta! rob, Mon 21 Nov 2005, 15:34, archived)
# Yeah, that's true.
(mods are cunts)
haha.

No, I mean the popularity contest thing - that would spoil things.

Also... I am getting some spurious CSS on the front page in firefox. Only me?
(I helped save b3ta! Zak McFlimby Twibbling @McFlimby, Mon 21 Nov 2005, 15:40, archived)
# me too
but internet explorer
(riedacher_bertram, Mon 21 Nov 2005, 22:42, archived)
# thank zeus for this.
long ago and far away on another board i once aggravated people at, the chief mong decided to institute a point-based rating system. what a load of miserable infighting that set off.

did you get my cheque yet?
(I helped save b3ta! postbear has metal knees, Mon 21 Nov 2005, 22:05, archived)
# that would turn b3ta into pscontest.com and the likes wouldn't it ?
*prepares for a lot of "new" users to register in the next days ...*
(I helped save b3ta! oCo, Mon 21 Nov 2005, 15:36, archived)
# Interesting idea.

Could work out really well.
(I helped save b3ta! Purple Onion, Mon 21 Nov 2005, 15:33, archived)
# Yes!
(Deus_Ed, Mon 21 Nov 2005, 15:34, archived)
# I hope
there will be controls in place to avoid ballot stuffing by trolls. Just a thought.
Other than that, I think this is a flipping great idea.
(I helped save b3ta! fukka isn't around as much as he used to be..., Mon 21 Nov 2005, 15:36, archived)
# there are controls
let's hope they work :)
(I helped save b3ta! rob, Mon 21 Nov 2005, 15:39, archived)
# Can I test them
ideas?
(I helped save b3ta! Sn0tters 🇯🇴🇧🇧🇮🇪, Mon 21 Nov 2005, 15:40, archived)
# please don't try and hack it
we've got other things to do with our lives than getting into a code war!
(I helped save b3ta! rob, Mon 21 Nov 2005, 15:42, archived)
# Fair
enough
(I helped save b3ta! Sn0tters 🇯🇴🇧🇧🇮🇪, Mon 21 Nov 2005, 15:43, archived)
# Is it sorted so everyone can only vote for something once?
sounds like a good idea!
(I helped save b3ta! Damien's Hearse, Mon 21 Nov 2005, 15:43, archived)
# yup
(you'll actually get the popup each time you click, but only the first time is counted.)
(I helped save b3ta! robtoo is all out of gum, Mon 21 Nov 2005, 15:45, archived)
# soond as a poond!
(I helped save b3ta! Damien's Hearse, Mon 21 Nov 2005, 15:46, archived)
# So i wasted 10 minute repeatedly
clicking my own image then.....
(I helped save b3ta! wefbhweiufhweiu party, Mon 21 Nov 2005, 15:50, archived)
# Now
this, I like.

*clicks "I like this"*
(Slartibartfast.... designer of coastlines, Mon 21 Nov 2005, 15:54, archived)
# what a good idea.
PEOPLE POWER!
(I helped save b3ta! dotmund .co.uk, Mon 21 Nov 2005, 22:57, archived)
# Great idea
Congrats to Robtoo :)
(I helped save b3ta! FoldsFive, Mon 21 Nov 2005, 23:10, archived)
# what about picture posts that don't start their own thread?
those have ben fp'd before, but there won't be an i like this button on those. something to think about, if it hasn't already been asked.
(USER No: 21515...FUCK YOU TO FUCK YOU FU see profile for limited time offer., Tue 22 Nov 2005, 1:06, archived)
# yep - we talked about that further up the page
*points up*

ah. have a link to it instead
b3ta.com/board/5348252
(I helped save b3ta! rob, Tue 22 Nov 2005, 3:30, archived)
# that's a bloody good idea
/clicks "i like this" for this thread
(I helped save b3ta! AgentMuu hentai coordination, Tue 22 Nov 2005, 17:48, archived)
# click
click, click, clickerty click
(Dirtyleeds, Tue 22 Nov 2005, 21:29, archived)
# Personally I don't like it
I think that mods should decide from the feedback. I mean.. I can't be arsed clicking "I like this" for every picture I like.

And it makes it all too formal too.
(I helped save b3ta! Naive Amoeba Bored Cig, Tue 22 Nov 2005, 22:35, archived)
# If this is going to lead to 10 fp's in 16 and a half hours
on a regular basis, can we have an fp archive, please? Or maybe there is one already and I'm too fikk to know where it is.
(I helped save b3ta! Paster of Muppets is an incredible screen name, Wed 23 Nov 2005, 3:26, archived)
# this belongs on the talk board
read the faq, n00b.
(I helped save b3ta! alexturgid has no sig, Wed 23 Nov 2005, 13:28, archived)