Transparency - changes to the BBS

[tinoesroho]

Check the ghosts thread

[SenorSchaffer]

Wait. All the stats are gone?!?

WTF?!? We were going to make baseball cards!

[Melizmatic]

@critter

OH, WAIT I FUCKING CAN’T!

I might be able to, if you direct me.

One of the perks of never using mobile to access the site seems to be that it’s taking longer to lock me out.

[anon6955837]

Grab some from feb 1st in fuck christmas if you can

[Melizmatic]

Ok, Let me check.

[orenwolf]

@TobinL

what the hell is the daily like limit for members?

What would you like it to be?

[MarkDow]

Unlimited. OtherMichael it.

[orenwolf]

@MarkDow

Unlimited. OtherMichael it.

You feel they should be unlimited (i.e., you shouldn’t have to consider them “precious commodities” in any way?) Does that diminish receiving them?

[anon6955837]

There’s been a long discussion about this over in th… oh, nevermind.

[ficuswhisperer]

@orenwolf

Does that diminish receiving them?

Oh for Christ’s sake not this again.

#No!!

We already fought a extensive and bloody battle against like caps. We had some highly valued and loved members like @chgoliz go on hiatus because of like caps.

Let’s not go back to this again. Losing the #lounge and our hard earned status so abruptly is already a hard enough pill to swallow.

Regulars got effectively unlimited likes and the world didn’t end. Likes aren’t a currency or commodity. There’s nothing precious about them. They are a way to both support others as well as passively involve ones self in discussions.

I thought I was done worrying about “like rationing.” It sucks that this is one again an issue.

[MarkDow]

Nope.

[anon35121463]

Does it actually matter what we think?

[SenorSchaffer]

Sleep tight, everybody. Im not entirely pleased by all of this but BB is still the best game in town. Best authors, best staff, best community.

It’s touching to see how much good this bunch of weirdos did for one another and I hope there will be a way to keep that spirit alive.

[orenwolf]

@M_M

Does it actually matter what we think?

Yes. Or I wouldn’t ask.

And the limit, currently, is 1000, so apparently it was raised in the past.

[tinoesroho]

Exactly. Removing caps promoted engagement. @TobinL has spent a lot of time reading and liking posts that make good points; to subject him to be tied for #1 with a brand new 4chan alt would be the utmost insult.

[Melizmatic]

@orenwolf

What would you like it to be?

30,000.

That’s the number which was set sarcastically before, when the Like Strike was deemed “stupid.”

[orenwolf]

Yeah, I just checked. It was 1000 for TL2, 2000 for TL3.

I’d like to see the person regularly hitting either of those limits.

[smulder]

Were you around for the Like Strike?

The Like Strike

As noted here First of all, I am not in charge of the actual values. So you should be discussing this with the actual Boing Boing staff! Here’s what has happened so far, in chronological order to date: Early 2015: likes per day was increased to 100 May 2015: Trust level 2, 3 and 4 got daily like increases of 1.5×, 2×, and 3× respectively Feb 2016: Trust level 3 daily multiplier like increased from 2× to 3× Point #2 was a global change to all Discourse instances, everywhere not a…

Like Strike part II

@codinghorror: Some thought you were responsible for the limit. @sam explained that you were not, in one of the lounge threads. I think there is a general understanding among regulars at this point that the limit is set by BB staff, not you or Discourse. As far as starting a meta topic, there have been several as you know. No one seems to be listening though, and there is never a reason given why there needs to be a like limit. Go through any of the past discussions you quoted, and you won’t …

TL;DR effectively unlimited is better than arguing about it.

[tinoesroho]

I very well might. I’ve been regularly hitting 1k per night.

[anon35121463]

@orenwolf

Yes. Or I wouldn’t ask.

I’m not convinced of the good faith of the bosses ATM.
Whatever you say won’t stop the bosses from doing whatever they want to do, no matter what we think or what you ask.

I’m certain you’re asking in good faith. It’s others I don’t trust.