It is the most unsatisfying feature on kbin.
We need something like this:
https://giphy.com/gifs/tri-indonesia-boost-triindonesia-duniatri-3BpyyvDfffs7t22Ged
It is the most unsatisfying feature on kbin.
We need something like this:
https://giphy.com/gifs/tri-indonesia-boost-triindonesia-duniatri-3BpyyvDfffs7t22Ged
I’m not sure why this wasn’t the approach. Why would you not want a boost, whatever it really does, when you upvote something? Or vise versa, boost but not upvote? It seems they both have similar or the same objectives, so just make the upvote button (that everyone uses for some positive reason) do it all.
I’m in favor of removing a visible number for reputation/votes and put in a vague ranking system like lots of forums had/have that only shows how active a person is in delivering discussion that’s appreciated. Remove downvote effects and just have them a visual on the posts themselves.
If kbin’s microblog automatically boosted everything I upvote, whoever followed me or anyone else would have a timeline brimming with random comments from other users who said absolutely anything that anyone else liked reading, and it would be the least interesting thing nobody wants to deal with.
We’re talking my whole blog being just one-sided repeat documentation of every conversation I’ve had, because even when we don’t agree, I like showing appreciation for an enjoyable interaction. We’re talking every fair point or inquiry on mine or anyone else’s post. Weed killer reviews. Someone’s socks that I liked enough to pat them on the back for, but not enough to bother people in my life about.
Following anyone would be unnavigable noise and would result in both complaints and an overall chilling effect as to whose contribution is good enough to warrant any attention at all. The platform really benefits from being able to make the distinction between “nice, interesting, thank you” and “nice enough that I’d brag to my dentist,” imo
Which is why its function needs to be both clarified officially and maximized to benefit all users. If it’s directed to followers specifically, then you’re right, that would be madness, and it’s probably happening already since there’s been a lot of posts telling people to both upvote and boost. If it’s actually just bumping it up in feeds more, then no one is getting that spam and it’s being adjusted properly for being still popular. That’s just it, I don’t know which it really is doing, and the fact there’s two ways to “upvote” is confusing.