Suggestion for a Feature

[BuckSkin]

I know this is sort of what-you-see-is-what-you-get so far as the mechanics of the site; so, this is probably just wishful thinking.

I will throw it out there anyway.

It would sure be nice if this site had an alert system for when someone comes along five years later and LIKES a photo or a post; so far as I can see, there has never been such a feature on this site.

To my knowledge, the only way to know that someone has LIKED a photo is to bring the post up and see the LIKES there; you have no way of knowing when the LIKE occurred; and, after someone has forgotten the post or the photo and moved on to bigger and better things and doesn't ever actually revisit the post, ten thousand visitors could have came along and clicked the LIKE button and the original poster be none the wiser.

On some sites, there will be a little "Notifications" thingie that turns Red and the next time you visit the site, you can mouse over or click the thingie and see who has liked what and when since your last visit.

On some sites, I actually get an e-mail notifying me when someone LIKES a post.

On some sites, a LIKE actually bumps the thread to the top with a little post stating the LIKE; this is actually a very good way of handling LIKES as, if something deserves a LIKE, maybe it also deserves a second look.


If there is already such an ability on this site, looking at me like a big red flag, please enlighten me.

Thanks for reading.

[hmca]

BuckSkin , check your profile. Choose edit profile on the top right.
You have the option to choose how you want to be notified if your post is liked. I don't have that selected but you may want to change yours to reflect when you want to be notified.

[BuckSkin]

Jul 21, 2023 19:02:04 GMT hmca said:

You have the option to choose how you want to be notified if your post is liked

Thanks; I was not aware of this ability and shall address the situation immediately..

Even so, others have to make the choice to be notified or not; and, if they have not opted in, and like me, have no idea that they can, then it is likely that one's LIKING shall go completely unnoticed.

[hmca]

BuckSkin....I just did a search for your request.   It appears that you have had this issue before and may have changed your notifications back because you were getting too many notifications for a particular thread.


Like most things in life, you can only control what you do.   If you would like to make sure someone knows that you liked their post you can always send them a PM.

[Tpgettys]

BuckSkin , thank you for taking the time to write us about your issue.

I am pleased that hmca as already addressed your concern.

Also, I will readily admit that the various controls that you have over how our forum operates can be obscure, so I heartily recommend looking over our FAQ Board for other helpful tips!

There is definitely a trade-off between the amount of control and the ease of control afforded on any system!

[Chris]

Buckskin, just to add to Helen's explanation, if you set the e mail notifications to "Smart" you will only get another notification if you respond to the previous notification. This will stop you getting to many notifications.

Kind regards
Chris