Kweopi Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 3 hours ago, Zzevir said: So do you post for the likes or just to show of. Or just for your on fun? Usually I post when I feel like I have something to say or when I'm having too much fun following the conversation and I have to add something funny. Likes ... I'm not interested , not at all. I don't even notice them. now, .. cough*** ... can you like my comment ? pretty please.. please...please.... please 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth Macbain Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 Also, the title of this thread makes me think of this for some reason... I'm sorry. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bree Giffen Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 I honestly do not post to get likes. I do appreciate it but it is unlooked for. One thing I noticed on the forums is that the OP, the person starting a thread, usually doesn't get any likes for the starting post. Posting replies gets likes but starting threads does not. Weird huh? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maitimo Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 A little over 2 years ago, I joined a group in SL called Chiaroscuro, which is a fantasy-themed LGBT sim region. Every Saturday they have a party with a themed costume contest, and when I started doing those I realised how much I enjoyed putting new looks and costumes together and showing them off. Once a week isn't enough though, which is why I do it more often and post pics on the forum. I don't do it for the likes (although I did discover that I "won the day" a week or two ago, which was a very nice surprise). I don't really care if I don't get a lot of likes, although if I posted something that got no reaction at all, I would be somewhat worried. My policy for liking back is a bit sporadic; I don't have time to look at every pic that gets posted so I often miss out entire pages of them that I haven't even seen, but of the ones I do see, I "like" most of them. The ones I tend to pass over are ones of scantily-clad female avatars; unless there's something particularly different about the avatar or the pic. I'm not the "target audience" for pics like that. And I definitely do not "like" the sexualised pics of avatars that appear to be underaged, and I've blocked one user who posts pics like that; I do not want them lurking in my cache, however briefly. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceka Cianci Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 (edited) I do it for the gropes Edited February 18, 2020 by Ceka Cianci 1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolig Loon Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 2 hours ago, Selene Gregoire said: I post here for two main reasons. I enjoy trying to make people laugh and I like having somewhere I can occasionally have reasonably intelligent conversations "at my own pace". You've come pretty close to my motivation, Selene. I rarely start a thread, but I'll jump in when something strikes me as funny or when I think I can say something useful. It's nice when I get a response, especially if someone quotes something I said, but that's not why I am posting. The only thread that I watch counts in is the photo thread over in the Linden Homes forum, and I only watch that because I'm mildly sensitive to how well people receive my travelogues. They're my "fun" posts and they take a little more thought to do, so it's nice to know when people are looking at them. I recognize when other people are putting some effort into a post too, so I tend to "like" those because I genuinely like them. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamela Galli Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 I don’t talk to people in person for the head nods or umm hmmms. But if they don’t nod their heads and just stare at me in stony silence I am not very encouraged. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selene Gregoire Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 1 hour ago, Beth Macbain said: I'm sorry. We know you are, now apologize. Shut up , Mother! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth Macbain Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 10 minutes ago, Selene Gregoire said: We know you are, now apologize. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selene Gregoire Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 11 minutes ago, Beth Macbain said: Shut up, PeeWee! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth Macbain Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 5 minutes ago, Selene Gregoire said: Shut up, PeeWee! 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashlyn Voir Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 Of course. Otherwise there's no point to sharing anything online. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talligurl Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 This is a tricky question, I do like the affirmation the likes provide, but do I post just for that. I guess the test for that is would I still post if there were no likes, and I know that I would. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selene Gregoire Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 4 hours ago, Beth Macbain said: Stop that! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollymews Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 i like everybody 😸 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollymews Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 8 hours ago, TDD123 said: Don' t touch me .. 😺 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregorian Chant Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 (edited) 11 hours ago, Zzevir said: So do you post for the likes or just to show of. Or just for your on fun? No. But rather... 😝 Edited February 19, 2020 by Gregorian Chant 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregorian Chant Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 4 hours ago, Beth Macbain said: I was wondering if that dance existed in SL. Lo and behold, MP did not disappoint. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BelindaN Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 When you're new to this, and never posted here, that first post is a big deal. A really big deal. You see the dynamics in play, and the likes, and the whole thing is intimidating. There must be folks out there who read all this, and just can't make that first post. So they miss out on the community here. When you make your first post, what response you get matters. Including likes. As time goes on, it's not so important, and posting just becomes what you do. But it's still nice to get likes, sure it is. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raspberry Crystal Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 It is nice to get acknowledgements, especially when I'm not sure if what I've written makes sense! Or if I say something which seems funny in my own head and others agree. The likes are an easy way for people to realise that what they are saying is being read, and it is encouraging in that way. Being quoted, or responded to in other ways is nice as well. Surely this is how we work as human beings, hoping that what we say matters? On the whole anyway! I think where a few people diverge from my thinking is in seeing the numbers as a competitive game, or believe that enjoying the likes is a bad thing in itself. It would be an empty experience for me to design posts just to 'up an arbitrary score'. There has to be more to the desire to be here than that. I see the forum as a place to share our experiences of being in SL, and the sharing back and forth is a big part of my overall enjoyment of the platform. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mother Mystic Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 I like memes more so than reactions :3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maryanne Solo Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Always for fun & laughs... now. It was different back then. It's a much nicer forum now. It is pleasant to be "rewarded" for good behaviour though. Eventually... 😊 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eva Knoller Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 As others have already said better than I can, I don’t post for the likes, but I do post to be part of the community here. It is nice to get positive feedback, and to feel like what I have written is being read and understood. Not many people would admit to posting just for likes if that is their motivation. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conall DeCuir Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 I am certainly not posting anything for the likes. Of course it is nice to get a honest like but it's no drama when there is no like at all. I like my pictures or, in case i wrote something intelligent, i like that by myself. That's usually enough. As for the photos ... i am not only 'liking' the outcome but also the thoughts behind it and the work. I might not like the pic but see the effort being put in and that can be worth my 'like'. 18 hours ago, Matty Luminos said: The ones I tend to pass over are ones of scantily-clad female avatars; unless there's something particularly different about the avatar or the pic. I'm not the "target audience" for pics like that. And I definitely do not "like" the sexualised pics of avatars that appear to be underaged, and I've blocked one user who posts pics like that; I do not want them lurking in my cache, however briefly. nods a lot to that 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhonda Huntress Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 5 hours ago, ErukaVonD said: I like memes more so than reactions :3 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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