What does clicking on "LIKE" actually mean?

[dks]

I have been thinking about it, the past few days, when people post sad stories about themselves, and their divorce/accident/illness, or when someone says, jokingly, that they should kill themselves..


If someone posts a picture/story of their LM Wave and I click "LIKE" then I like the picture and the post.

However, if someone tells something upsetting that hapenned to them, what does "LIKE" mean really...   

does clicking "LIKE" in their post mean t:
- that you agree with their post,
- that you like what happened to them (e.g. divorce, illness, accident),
- that you think killing themselves will be a good idea (You like the suggestion)
- that you sympathise with their pain??

Would pressing "LIKE" be a nice  or a mean  action??
 

[pfrsantos]

I have been thinking about it, the past few days, when people post sad stories about themselves, and their divorce/accident/illness, or when someone says, jokingly, that they should kill themselves..


If someone posts a picture/story of their LM Wave and I click "LIKE" then I like the picture and the post.

However, if someone tells something upsetting that hapenned to them, what does "LIKE" mean really...   

does clicking "LIKE" in their post mean t:
- that you agree with their post,
- that you like what happened to them (e.g. divorce, illness, accident),
- that you think killing themselves will be a good idea (You like the suggestion)
- that you sympathise with their pain??

Would pressing "LIKE" be a nice  or a mean  action??
 

I had to Like your post...

 

[dks]

Right back at you...      

[N_N_R]

I highly doubt it's the third option you mentioned

[dks]

..we really can not afford to lose any women here     

[pfrsantos]

..we really can not afford to lose any women here   

I can't afford lose women anywhere...



They're so goddam expensive...

 

[Corwyn]

..we really can not afford to lose any women here   

I can't afford lose women anywhere...



They're so goddam expensive...

 

You probably could in Romania.. 10-250 Euros, averaging at about 25 Euros ... or so I heard ...

[Gerhard Gerber]

I have been thinking about it, the past few days, when people post sad stories about themselves, and their divorce/accident/illness, or when someone says, jokingly, that they should kill themselves..


If someone posts a picture/story of their LM Wave and I click "LIKE" then I like the picture and the post.

However, if someone tells something upsetting that hapenned to them, what does "LIKE" mean really...   

does clicking "LIKE" in their post mean t:
- that you agree with their post,
- that you like what happened to them (e.g. divorce, illness, accident),
- that you think killing themselves will be a good idea (You like the suggestion)
- that you sympathise with their pain??

Would pressing "LIKE" be a nice  or a mean  action??
 

In this case we assume "Thanks for sharing" 


But seriously now (are the mods watching?) I've been thinking about the Like button as well....
Lots of ppl here us +1......or you quote and express you liking....
From a hard drive space POV I guess clicking Like is better 

I personally think that showing the number of likes a person's got could be a problem......we're after all not like-hunting here.

[SAK Guy]

Approve, complement, support, sympathisize....

And because often I feel too smurfty to write anything out......

[N_N_R]

I also use it a lot to show I like something, or support, or sympathy or whatever good thing. I use it because I think it's a lot easier and simpler and less ... clutter-y than huge one-word or one-smiley posts.

So, to sum it up, the like-button is used to express support and liking, in general, something positive, a different positive thing depending on the context.

[pfrsantos]

I also use it a lot to show I like something, or support, or sympathy or whatever good thing. I use it because I think it's a lot easier and simpler and less ... clutter-y than huge one-word or one-smiley posts.

So, to sum it up, the like-button is used to express support and liking, in general, something positive, a different positive thing depending on the context.

General Something Positive!

 



 

[N_N_R]

And I always thought it was called GPS  




:D:D:D

[zoidberg]

I have been thinking about it, the past few days, when people post sad stories about themselves, and their divorce/accident/illness, or when someone says, jokingly, that they should kill themselves..


If someone posts a picture/story of their LM Wave and I click "LIKE" then I like the picture and the post.

However, if someone tells something upsetting that hapenned to them, what does "LIKE" mean really...   

does clicking "LIKE" in their post mean t:
- that you agree with their post,
- that you like what happened to them (e.g. divorce, illness, accident),
- that you think killing themselves will be a good idea (You like the suggestion)
- that you sympathise with their pain??

Would pressing "LIKE" be a nice  or a mean  action??
 

In this case we assume "Thanks for sharing" 


But seriously now (are the mods watching?) I've been thinking about the Like button as well....
Lots of ppl here us +1......or you quote and express you liking....
From a hard drive space POV I guess clicking Like is better 

I personally think that showing the number of likes a person's got could be a problem......we're after all not like-hunting here.

 




















 

[zoidberg]

I also use it a lot to show I like something, or support, or sympathy or whatever good thing. I use it because I think it's a lot easier and simpler and less ... clutter-y than huge one-word or one-smiley posts.

So, to sum it up, the like-button is used to express support and liking, in general, something positive, a different positive thing depending on the context.

Less clutter-y?    Cleaning up to make room for babies?    Don't slap me, I might like it!   

[dks]

Get me a Lawyer!!  Facebook is copying my line of thought!!   

Obviously the Facebook staff reads MTO!!

"Facebook users will soon be able to ‘dislike’ posts and pictures on their feeds, it was announced today.

The social networking site’s founder Mark Zuckerberg revealed Facebook is working on the feature following years of requests for the function.

He said users of the site wanted to express feelings other than ‘liking’.

Zuckerberg gave examples of times when users might like to ‘dislike’ posts, such as when people post about family members who have died."
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/technology-science/technology/facebook-users-soon-able-dislike-6450128

 

[N_N_R]

But disliking means something negative, so people who suffer anyway are bound to get even more negativism. Especially when there's still the LIKE button to contrast the DISLIKE one and then you get a hundred dislikes and a few likes, so it'll get even more confusing.

[comis]

Get me a Lawyer!!  Facebook is copying my line of thought!!   

Obviously the Facebook staff reads MTO!!

"Facebook users will soon be able to ‘dislike’ posts and pictures on their feeds, it was announced today.

The social networking site’s founder Mark Zuckerberg revealed Facebook is working on the feature following years of requests for the function.

He said users of the site wanted to express feelings other than ‘liking’.

Zuckerberg gave examples of times when users might like to ‘dislike’ posts, such as when people post about family members who have died."
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/technology-science/technology/facebook-users-soon-able-dislike-6450128

 

I am a little confused...so if someone 'dislike' a funeral service post, does it mean they rather funeral didn't happen?  Sympathizing and Dislike are two totally different emotions. 

[dks]

I assume that:
 Like = smiley Face
 Dislike = Sad face 

[comis]

To the original post, sometimes clicking "like" means money. 

I once met advertisers on the street giving out free samples of cologne and free gifts, but with one condition--to click 'like' on their facebook page.

[comis]

I assume that:
 Like = smiley Face
 Dislike = Sad face 

Errr...I agree with "Like", but in my mind, Dislike is more like any combination of & &  & 

[zoidberg]

I already have a dislike hammer button. 

[dks]

you are no Benner..   

[zoidberg]

You saying I need some more practice? 

[dks]

yes, but you need to start slowly, with members within the Australasia region, for a few years, before you reach full Benner capabilities .   

[zoidberg]

I'm not too good with geography but that shouldn't matter though. 

[dks]

Australians, hey?   

Seriously, don't you ever sleep?   

[zoidberg]

Sometimes I dream of sleeping...

Sent from the land of the long white cloud.

[dks]

if only you lived in an area with lots of sheep to count....   

[rebel]

decorum has dictated that this post be elided

[dks]

a sheep related post, rebel ?