Why can't we just thumbs up, or like a discussion?

[Craggles086]

Am I knocking this whole award system?

Be nice to be able to simply give a like or thumbs up for some ones comment rather then giving them a statue or whatever other award you have.

Oh, this award will cost you 100 - 1000 points to give. Big deal. Just let me say I agree with someone without having to post a reply.

[Nx Machina]

Discussion - expressing an opinion.

Thumbs up - spam.

[Bee🐝]

Because it kills threads by having them bombed with anonymous likes or downvotes. If you want to throw your two cents into the ring on Steam, you can either own up to your opinion or spend points.

What we currently have is a far better system.

Edit: Heck, just browse Reddit and note how many of the more popular subs have pinned threads asking people not to downvote the original posters. Also, it led to stupid karma farming insanity that makes moderating a sub a bloody nightmare.

[Nx Machina]

Originally posted by Slander Man:

A discussion would be multiple people expressing an opinion.

Thumbs up is more like a like, an approval without words, like an applause at the house of congress. Not so much spam

Two people can have a discussion just like we are.

Thumbs up would be spam because it adds nothing to the discussion and Valve did not make these voting forums.

[FOXDUDE69]

Originally posted by Nx Machina:

Discussion - expressing an opinion.

Thumbs up - spam.

Thumbs up = expressing approval = expressing opinion.

Originally posted by Nx Machina:

Thumbs up would be spam because it adds nothing to the discussion

I've seen some people repeatedly writing nonsense on the Steam forums and adding nothing of value to the discussion, a thumbs up ends up being better than that because at least it doesn't derail the thread. So if thumbs up gotta go, than Steam should clean up the rest of the junk.

[J4MESOX4D]

A simple thumbs up system would be better in the forum than Steam Awards. The fact the same award types can be given for vastly different content is just weird.

[Nx Machina]

Originally posted by FOXDUDE69:

Thumbs up = expressing approval = expressing opinion.

= spam as in not expressing an opinion via words.

Secondly you can add a thumbs up after expressing your opinion.

Approval? these are not voting forums.

Originally posted by FOXDUDE69:

I've seen some people repeatedly writing nonsense on the Steam forums and adding nothing of value to the discussion, a thumbs up ends up being better than that because at least it doesn't derail the thread. So if thumbs up gotta go, than Steam should clean up the rest of the junk.

And as always you exclude yourself.

[FOXDUDE69]

Originally posted by J4MESOX4D:

A simple thumbs up system would be better in the forum than Steam Awards. The fact the same award types can be given for vastly different content is just weird.

I agree with this.
Or in other words: thumbs up!

[FOXDUDE69]

Originally posted by Nx Machina:

= spam as in not expressing an opinion via words.

Oh, I see now. Once again you have your own special definition of what a certain word means.

Spam.

Irrelevant or unsolicited messages sent over the internet, typically to a large number of users, for the purposes of advertising, phishing, spreading malware, etc.

Expressing approval is not irrelevant. As it illustrates support for an idea or an argument.

By your own personal definition of spam, Steam Awards themselves are spam.

[[N]ebsun]

In the posting guidelines, they classify a "+1" as spam - probably because it doesn't add any value to the discussion.

"Post spam (i.e. +1, 10char, rickrolls) or Re-post Closed, Modified, Deleted Content"

Most likely we don't have a "like" or "Thumbs up" because it doesn't really matter if a million people agree with a post or not, what matters is the idea in the post itself

[FOXDUDE69]

Originally posted by Nebsun:

In the posting guidelines, they classify a "+1" as spam - probably because it doesn't add any value to the discussion.

"Post spam (i.e. +1, 10char, rickrolls) or Re-post Closed, Modified, Deleted Content"

He is actually not talking about posting thumb ups but instead being able to thumbs up a post.

[Nx Machina]

Originally posted by Nebsun:

In the posting guidelines, they classify a "+1" as spam - probably because it doesn't add any value to the discussion.

"Post spam (i.e. +1, 10char, rickrolls) or Re-post Closed, Modified, Deleted Content"

Most likely we don't have a "like" or "Thumbs up" because it doesn't really matter if a million people agree with a post or not, what matters is the idea in the post itself

Also similar to CDPR's forums regulations.

https://forums.cdprojektred.com/index.php?threads/forum-regulations.9494361/

(snipped)

In particular, it is prohibited to:

- spam and/or publish posts lacking meaningful content


Which relates to the OP's suggestion.

Thread title: Why can't we "just" thumbs up, or like a discussion? https://ibb.co/fY3B5Px - note the use of "just"

And confirmed by:

Originally posted by Slander Man:

A discussion would be multiple people expressing an opinion.

Thumbs up is more like a like, an approval without words, like an applause at the house of congress. Not so much spam

"approval without words"

And the most obvious one in the OP post.

Originally posted by Craggles086:

Just let me say I agree with someone without having to post a reply.

[Baron Von Boom]

This isn't Reddit or Twitter and it doesn't need those "features"

[J4MESOX4D]

Originally posted by FOXDUDE69:

Originally posted by Nebsun:

In the posting guidelines, they classify a "+1" as spam - probably because it doesn't add any value to the discussion.

"Post spam (i.e. +1, 10char, rickrolls) or Re-post Closed, Modified, Deleted Content"

He is actually not talking about posting thumb ups but instead being able to thumbs up a post.

Yep, an integrated thumbs up system like many forums have which replace Steam awards would be better. Gives users more of an incentive to post meaningful and effective content and others would see credible posts that may answer their query quicker.

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Originally posted by Craggles086:

edit:
Just let me say I agree with someone without having to post a reply.

i dont know if thumbing up this comment would bring in discussion or just
get people to like similar ideas that may not be that good of a idea....

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👍🏼

[Jazz]

No