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Alzheimer's has a lot to answer for. Sorry, couldn't resist.

Oh thank you Shysal That has made my day

Has anyone considered the possibility that perhaps, just perhaps, certain posters are deliberately sarcastic and abrasive just so they can get a response.

Being ignored is, in their eyes, a Very Bad Thing.

Definitely not you though Jud

This is why a 'like' button would be useful.

Oh I'd like a like button. A way of agreeing with a post when either there is nothing more to say or no need for more than that.

We've asked and asked in the past NanaandGrampy and I think the Powers that Bee think it might introduce too much of an element of competition to the site - all of us falling over each other to like our 'mates'

It seems to work on FB, but then those are people we either know or choose to be 'friends' with, unlike GN where we are forced to live in a very mixed community if we want to participate.

And therein lies the problem.

They have said in the past that a like button would be too contentious. I agree with them on that. Imagine how cliquey it would become.

Crossed posts with Anya there.

Or perhaps it's just too complicated to set up for Tech Support.

There is no problem. Not unless we make it one.

No, I don't think it's that. TBH.

To be honest the cliques that do exists only consist of a handful of people and are more friendship groups than anything too cliquey - these days.

It actually might well encourage more people to join in, even if only to click on like.

While we're in the subject of GNHQ why do Mumsnet still get 'thoughts from the forums' and we just get a boring old newsletter that most of us delete without reading?

I'm sure the like button isn't too technical a challenge for the powers that be and I take on board your thoughts about it encouraging competitiveness .

I'm a simple soul , what you see is what you get and you could wade through my deepest thoughts and not get your ankles wet !! So I had not even considered the use of a like button for the reasons you describe .

I just want to show support for posts I like, agree with or for those piste where to write an additional post would distract from the original ( a bit as described earlier in the thread) .

Not going to happen then !

Just think how mortified you'd be if you never got a 'like'...

Ana take your point totally .

Personally, I'm not sure I'd mind . I don't mind on FB. But I'm sure some people would care greatly so best to avoid I guess .

kitty I too have wondered at some posts and whether the thread has been read before posting.
Alea Annsixtyand Anya you have both proved the point about cross posting as well as the "I just said that" so I guess we just have to try to be more observant! I have even gone to the trouble to copy my draft and get rid of it so that I can check I haven't been 'pipped to the post' and even then in the space of time it takes to repost my draft and hit the button 'it' has happened!
Perhaps we should just take 'as read' apologies all round? and just have a

Does it really matter if your comment does not get an acknowledgement? If you are just adding putting your views in.
I do have to confess to often not reading enough of the previous posts.

If you are asking for advice or support yes it does matter.

You would never get any GNing done at all if you relpied to everyone.

I shall be really offended if no one acknowledges me now.

Well I'm saying nothing. So there!

replied I am no good at proof reading.

Nellie?
Will that do?

Nelliemoser

Blimey! Had a busy morning and didn't really think this would have so many responses!

This started because some one asked a factual question that had been asked and i had answered just a few posts before.

And on the quotes thread only one person who liked the same thing mentioned that it had been mentioned before. A simple ' I like xx too' would be polite.

But as I said I'm in a funny mood!