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Upvote & Downvote/Report Buttons for Board Topics and Comments

heartize (melonade) · started 2017-06-16 07:08 · updated 2017-10-11 20:50

I think these are essential functions to any forum.

I understand these are probably planned already, but I figure I might as well suggest them anyway.

Simple "Thumbs-Up", "Thumbs-Down" and "Flag" buttons would do just fine.

Comments (5)

Apollo
2017-10-05 20:54 · 2017-10-05

You can like board topics by clicking the heart in the top right (next to the comment icon)
I do know that it took me a long time to figure that out and it should be more user friendly,
...maybe have it in the bottom right of a topic with the facebook-like text that says who else liked it.

Zux
2017-10-11 00:29 · 2017-10-11

I totally agree

heartize (melonade)
2017-10-11 02:06 · 2017-10-11

@apollo my only problem with thumbs up/down in the case of a board like this is they are more based on preference and aren't as "professional" as upvote/downvote.

Apollo · reply
2017-10-11 20:42 · 2017-10-11

While I do agree with this at the core, I think Audiotool should keep uniformity in design and function:
If you allowed for downvoting board topics, why not allow for that on tracks and comments?
This could result in a lot of unnecessary drama and emotional turmoil, which isn't what Audiotool's designed for.
That's the only reason why I don't think there should be the option to downvote. Besides, there's already implementation in place that lets us show our support for tracks, comments, and board posts alike without necessarily commenting ourselves.

Apollo · reply
2017-10-11 20:50 · 2017-10-11

What I do think should be added, however, is the option to report/flag inappropriate topics so users don't have to see topics they don't want to (or get notifications about them either—if they're following the room/category that the topic was initially posted in)
Also, I think the positioning and accentuation of the current favourite button is key, I think a lot of topics don't seem to get as much traction as they could because (1) I'm not sure if everyone knows about the favourite button (it took me quite awhile to figure it out), and (2) even if they do, there isn't much incentive to do so anyways.

I believe adding incentive like being able to sort board posts by popularity (views and/or favourites), perhaps even by default would be beneficial