Thumbs up and related comments

[McGucks]

Hello.  Just wondering--when I give a thread reply a "thumbs up," what does that do?  Also, when I have given a "thumbs up," I see the "comments" box.  Does the writer see a nice comment if I type it?  Thank you!

[georgia]

Thumbs up is a way of showing people (anonymously) that you "liked" their post. We do not have a "do not like" button. 

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[Kyamo]

Originally Posted by georgia 

Thumbs up is a way of showing people (anonymously) that you "liked" their post. We do not have a "do not like" button. 

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Just wanted to point out that it isn't anonymous. When people have given a thumbs up to a post, I can click the down arrow next to it and it shows me who has clicked thumbs up.

[Addie]

Originally Posted by Kyamo 

Originally Posted by georgia 

Thumbs up is a way of showing people (anonymously) that you "liked" their post. We do not have a "do not like" button. 

p>

Just wanted to point out that it isn't anonymous. When people have given a thumbs up to a post, I can click the down arrow next to it and it shows me who has clicked thumbs up.

I've noticed this, too. It'd be pretty neat if it were anonymous, actually.

[georgia]

Originally Posted by Kyamo 

Originally Posted by georgia 

Thumbs up is a way of showing people (anonymously) that you "liked" their post. We do not have a "do not like" button. 

p>

Just wanted to point out that it isn't anonymous. When people have given a thumbs up to a post, I can click the down arrow next to it and it shows me who has clicked thumbs up.

Thanks for pointing that out! I was not aware that it was not anonymous. Please forgive the incorrect information!