The Checkrate Checkmark

[unimatic1140]

Hi everyone. It has come to my attention that their has been some confusion of what the red check mark is in the upper right hand corner of every post.

The red check mark is meant as our version of a "like" button. It was styled after the 1950's Consumer Reports Checkrate mark, when they liked a product they placed that red check mark next to the rating of the product.

I had heard that it was getting confused with the "Report/mark as offensive" button. So I've now clearly labeled the Checkrate button. If there is a number to the right of the check mark, that shows how many people have liked that post. A blank means no one has checked like as of yet.

The checkrate/like button was only available to upgraded members but I just changed the system so it is available to any member who is logged-in. Normally I do not extend features that are for upgraded users but I will make an very rare exception this time because it is such a minor feature and it might help get more likes across the board.

Please let me know if you find any issue with this new label. Clicking the Checkrate mark will anonymously show that you like this particular post, no one can see who exactly has liked a post. If you click it by mistake and want to "unlike" it, simply click it again. A blue check mark means you've Checkrated this post already.

 

[gottahaveahoove]

Thanks Robert

I "like" this idea and feature.
John

 

[sebo_fan]

It begs me to ask though that if there is a tick for like, what about a X for unlike?

 

[unimatic1140]

It begs me to ask though that if there is a tick for like, what about a X for unlike?

As stated in my first post (the last two sentences):

If you click it by mistake and want to "unlike" it, simply click it again. A blue check mark means you've Checkrated this post already.

 

[sebo_fan]

Oh right.

 

[madabouthoovers]

I think what Sebo-fan was saying is what about if we want to give a post the thumbs down? Like on youtube, we can rate a vid as a thumbs up, or thumbs down.


This would tell a member that his or her post has upset or gained the disapproval of others, but was not a serious enough gaffe to warrant the "report as inflammatory" button.


 


You could have it as a tick and a cross rating system - we already have the tick, so how about adding a cross?

 

[unimatic1140]

Thank you Steve, I thought that as well at first but I wasn't sure so I defaulted to the safe answer.

There is a very good reason why Facebook doesn't have a thumbs-down "does not like" button and that is prevent unnecessary drama and hurt feelings. I feel there is no need for such a feature here as well. I fear nothing good would come from that.

 

[sebo_fan]

I did actually mean a thumbs down thingy/icon but I thought about it afterwards with more recent threads and recent members and would agree with you that a thumbs "down" icon would cause unnecessary drama.