The Value of a 'Like' versus that of a 'Comment'

@pgiblett (6524)
Canada
January 8, 2016 9:47am CST
I have been thinking about this for a few days now. I keep forgetting to like discussions that I respond to , it isn't a case of not liking them but a case of the comment that I make showing that I care, indeed sometimes I am ambivalent neither liking nor disliking. It is only later in the day that I remember that I forgot to like other comments and discussions, That said it is also possible to comment on a discussion or comment that you disagree with and by definition you don't like it. Hmmm...... I will have to think about that one, perhaps I need to be more careful and remember to like the posts and comments that I like. That is a complex problem. Thoughts?
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@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
9 Jan 16
Why do you think it is impossible to go back? You can easily find the posts you commented on by looking at your own activity. Liking a post can really help a person's figures as it gets them up higher in the lists, and even if you don't necessarily agree with what they say, a like shows that you've appreciated the poster's efforts. I always press the 'like' as soon as I've read a post, then comment afterwards.
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@pgiblett (6524)
• Canada
9 Jan 16
@jaboUK Agreed that liking helps a person's stats. There are times when I feel you do not appreciate there efforts, that is why it is necessary to argue against what they are saying. Sometimes they are plain and simply wrong.
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@pgiblett (6524)
• Canada
9 Jan 16
Not sure why people focus on that sentence alone (impossible). I have therefore removed it.
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@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
9 Jan 16
@pgiblett I think if you read my comment again you will see that I did not focus on that sentence 'alone'. Two thirds of my comment addressed other issues that you brought up.
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• United States
8 Jan 16
If I like a discussion I do so as soon as I read it, same with comments. If I don't like it I am not going to pretend to!
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@pgiblett (6524)
• Canada
8 Jan 16
Yes I will have to get into the habit of liking those discussions that I like.
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@pgiblett (6524)
• Canada
11 Jan 16
@silvermist My only real question is when I disagree, I feel that if I vehemently disagree then I should comment but not like.
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
11 Jan 16
@pgiblett Almost always.I remember to like the posts I comment on.I do not think I have ever disliked a discussion.
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@allknowing (130066)
• India
9 Jan 16
It is more a slip than a deliberate attempt to ignore the like as far as I am concerned.
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@pgiblett (6524)
• Canada
9 Jan 16
Agreed.
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@aju007 (1460)
• Thiruvananthapuram, India
8 Jan 16
Likes are a good option as they help us to make feel good the one who responded or posted a discussion even if we have nothing to add into them. But yeah, I too sometimes forget to like. But not this time, lol
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@pgiblett (6524)
• Canada
8 Jan 16
OK I am glad I am not the only one forgetting to like.
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@vix019 (67)
• Philippines
9 Jan 16
me also
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• United States
8 Jan 16
I dont recall ever disliking. I do try to every time like what I am responding to and where ever I can like I do.
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@pgiblett (6524)
• Canada
8 Jan 16
Oh there was one discussion I disagreed vehemently with the person who posted it. I commented without a like and have no intention of liking any part of that discussion, unless it is by people who agree with me. Trouble was that writer made an allegation they would never be able to prove.
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• United States
8 Jan 16
@pgiblett Yes Peter, there are discussions that I would not agree with and like you I may choose just not to like it.
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@GardenGerty (157546)
• United States
9 Jan 16
Most of the time I choose discussions based on whether I like what I read in the preview, so most of the time I am ready to like them.
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• United States
8 Jan 16
I often forget to "like" when I'm eager to leave my comment.
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@pgiblett (6524)
• Canada
8 Jan 16
Just like me. Most often there are the ones I forget to go back to.
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@pgiblett (6524)
• Canada
17 Feb 16
@sherryericha it is about getting into the habit - I am not going to do anything about the old ones.
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• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
17 Feb 16
Yes, same here.
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@vandana7 (98804)
• India
15 Jan 16
I am for interacting. It is fun. :) Liking is not as important because almost everybody likes a post or comment, so if done rarely it gets noticed and appreciated, otherwise it does not register in the mind. Too honest? lol. But that is how I feel. Everything I write or comment can't be good enough to be liked for sure. Still people do like so I just accept it as something that is patronizing and something that is getting me a few cents (as if they were objectionable). So please do not feel obliged to like my comments or posts unless you genuinely like them. :)
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@pgiblett (6524)
• Canada
15 Jan 16
Thank you @vandana7. The plain truth I would not be comfortable liking something I disagree with, never have been. The type of disagreement I am talking of are major ones, not the slight difference of opinion, say you liking pink sweets while I like the blue ones, but something where if I see them continuing along that path the world could end up in oblivion.
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@vandana7 (98804)
• India
16 Jan 16
@pgiblett ..Oh yes...those are rather difficult to absorb...I too do not like such comments as far as possible, but at times I do and then leave a comment behind. That sort of gets the attention of the person to my comment. A person can accidentally miss my comment but missing both like and comment would be too much of coincidence. It would mean that the person read and realized that I differ on that subject with him or her.
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@pgiblett (6524)
• Canada
16 Jan 16
@vandana7 I get that.
• Preston, England
8 Jan 16
you can go back to discussions at any time if you remember which ones they were
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@pgiblett (6524)
• Canada
8 Jan 16
I know but don't remember them unless they pop up in my list of notifications. Sometimes that can also be too much hassle.
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@amadeo (111948)
• United States
8 Jan 16
I guess many of us do.Sometime they like and not sure what to say in a comment at that time.
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@pgiblett (6524)
• Canada
8 Jan 16
I guess we have to get into the habit.
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• United States
8 Jan 16
I always try to leave a like and a response to the discussion.
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@pgiblett (6524)
• Canada
8 Jan 16
OK
• Midland, Michigan
8 Jan 16
While I've missed liking a few of them, I do try to do that first. On Bubblews, I made sure to comment first, so I wouldn't follow the group that went on liking sprees with nary a comment in site. Now, I've built the habit of commenting almost all the time, so I try to remember to like first. I do pretty well with it, but when a discussion title really catches my eye, I go from the reading of it right to the comments and might forget about liking them. I don't like ones that I don't approve of, but I also don't always comment on those kinds either, although I might. Because the liking button is hidden until you hover over it, it does take a bit of a mind set to remember, but once you get into the habit of doing it, it does become easier.
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@pgiblett (6524)
• Canada
8 Jan 16
Firstly I think I have to adopt the 'liking' habit and do that before anything else. Secondly bubblews was a lop sided site where some stupid articles got thousands of like yet it wasn't possible to understand the post. I agree you should not like those you don't approve of, even if you comment against what is said.
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@just4him (305965)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
9 Jan 16
I'm under the assumption that the like is a part of our bank balance, though the interaction is more so. So I always 'like' a post, unless I really disagree with it. If that's the case I will usually not even leave a comment either, or to be polite, I will voice my opinion, unless the post is really obnoxious, then it's a good miss for me.
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@pgiblett (6524)
• Canada
9 Jan 16
That is the way I see it. I will not like something I disagree with, somehow that seems wrong to me. If you intend to argue that is fair enough, but there can also be reason to walk away, but I see no reason to like something you don't agree with.
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@pgiblett (6524)
• Canada
9 Jan 16
@just4him Same here.
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@just4him (305965)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
9 Jan 16
@pgiblett In those cases I'll comment without liking.
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@RonElFran (1214)
• Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
8 Jan 16
I often forget to "like" articles, but I'm training myself to do so. If I disagree with what's said, I may comment but won't like.
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@pgiblett (6524)
• Canada
9 Jan 16
Ronald I think that is the correct approach.
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@AnneEJ (4917)
• Dollard-Des-Ormeaux, Quebec
8 Jan 16
I always try to respond to the comments people make on my posts
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@pgiblett (6524)
• Canada
9 Jan 16
I always respond to comments on my posts too.
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@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
15 Jan 16
I used to forget to l ike b ut now I just hi lie and respond or comment at th same time lo
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@pgiblett (6524)
• Canada
15 Jan 16
OK.
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
15 Jan 16
When i have nothing to comment back anymore in a thread i hit like to acknowledge that i like what was lastly said .
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
15 Jan 16
@pgiblett Precisely .
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@pgiblett (6524)
• Canada
15 Jan 16
When used alone it can also be an indication that a conversation has reached a natural conclusion.
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@eagletrek2 (5499)
• Kingston, New York
16 Jan 16
Hi there are people who some times get in zone of commenting or writing that they forget to like the page. For me on other writing pages I might be in a zone of writing like a kid story that I do on one .
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@pgiblett (6524)
• Canada
16 Jan 16
I know I have forgotten to add a like, and it is not on purpose. It simply happens.
@wiLLmaH (8801)
• Singapore, Singapore
16 Jan 16
Like and respond. That i am doing automatically in here. :) Like only if I di not have something to add up :)
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@pgiblett (6524)
• Canada
16 Jan 16
Willmah, I think that is the same message most people are giving.
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@else34 (13517)
• New Delhi, India
11 Jan 16
@pgiblett,I never forget to like a discussion if I read it.And I think,it is a comment that shows you really like the post.
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@pgiblett (6524)
• Canada
11 Jan 16
OK Thanks.
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@DianneN (246647)
• United States
12 Jan 16
If I like a post, that means I have read it and respect it. If I don't like a post, it is because it was either an accident or I didn't care for the post, so moved on.
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@pgiblett (6524)
• Canada
12 Jan 16
That is a reasonable logic. Little point liking a post or comment you don't care for. Thanks for your thought.