Poll: Thank You
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Poll: Do you prefer to have "thank you" enabled?
| I prefer thank you's |
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13 | 61.9% |
| I prefer no thank you's |
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1 | 4.8% |
| I don't care either way |
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7 | 33.3% |
| Total number of voters: 21 ( Timus, Marc, Kirk, Kate Gowen, Derek ) See more | |||
| Only registered users can participate to this poll | |||
12 years 3 weeks ago - 12 years 3 weeks ago #14314
by Tom Otvos
-- tomo
Poll: Thank You was created by Tom Otvos
We have recently disabled the "thank you" feature on threads, on the premise that we felt it could present a barrier to wider involvement in the discussions, that it ran the danger of being too "cliquey". Some people really miss that feature, and we can see why. But the rationale for turning them off was also sound, and so we are not sure what to do. This poll might help clear things up, especially if we can get some passive members of this community to click their opinion too. It is, after all, their participation we are trying to encourage.
Interesting fact: in the last 7 days, 34 members visited the site. Clearly not all have posted something and, at the end of the day, that is TOTALLY FINE WITH US. Use this site however it best fits your practice. But if you are not participating because you are somehow intimidated, or shy, or whatever, please let us know. And if "thank you's" are part of it, please vote.
I should add that if we decide to re-enable the "thank you" feature, the "thank you" count for each user will remain off.
Interesting fact: in the last 7 days, 34 members visited the site. Clearly not all have posted something and, at the end of the day, that is TOTALLY FINE WITH US. Use this site however it best fits your practice. But if you are not participating because you are somehow intimidated, or shy, or whatever, please let us know. And if "thank you's" are part of it, please vote.
I should add that if we decide to re-enable the "thank you" feature, the "thank you" count for each user will remain off.
-- tomo
Last edit: 12 years 3 weeks ago by Tom Otvos. Reason: Fixed poll labels
12 years 3 weeks ago #14326
by Tom Otvos
-- tomo
Replied by Tom Otvos on topic Poll: Thank You
Just in case you are looking at results, both Chris and I replied neutrally so we could see the results. So the "don't care" column should have 2 less.
-- tomo
12 years 3 weeks ago #14327
by Ona Kiser
Replied by Ona Kiser on topic Poll: Thank You
I would love to hear from anyone who wants to post but feels somehow uncomfortable, as Tom mentioned in the first post on this thread, if there's anything we can do to make new posters feel more welcome. I love having new voices join in, and often see people introduce themselves on the intro/welcome thread and then disappear...
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12 years 3 weeks ago #14329
by Chris Marti
Replied by Chris Marti on topic Poll: Thank You
We have well over 100 members here and about 10 who post on a regular basis. In my experience managing message boards the ratio of active, regular posters to those who do not post has been about 1:10. This was true of the People magazine message boards, the busiest I've ever been in involved with, and it's true here. One thing we should keep in mind is that some folks are just not comfortable speaking up, but they're members none-the-less. It would be great to hear their "voices" even this once, using this poll.
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12 years 3 weeks ago - 12 years 3 weeks ago #14330
by Jake St. Onge
Replied by Jake St. Onge on topic Poll: Thank You
Removing the thank-you count for individuals is an elegant compromise! I like that. ETA It just occurred to me that non-posters can use the thank you button to express themselves, like a quiet person who nevertheless is an active listener.
Last edit: 12 years 3 weeks ago by Jake St. Onge.
12 years 3 weeks ago #14338
by Tom Otvos
-- tomo
Replied by Tom Otvos on topic Poll: Thank You
In an effort to keep this thread on topic, and to foster the bigger discussion that seems to be emerging, I have moved the posts (starting with Derek's) into a new topic. I welcome any feedback to make this site more inclusive and welcoming.
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12 years 3 weeks ago #14341
by duane_eugene_miller
Yes.
Replied by duane_eugene_miller on topic Poll: Thank You
jake wrote: It just occurred to me that non-posters can use the thank you button to express themselves, like a quiet person who nevertheless is an active listener.
Yes.
12 years 2 weeks ago #14408
by Tom Otvos
-- tomo
Replied by Tom Otvos on topic Poll: Thank You
So as of right now, if you subtract my vote and Chris', it would seem that 68% of voters like the "thank you". Sadly, there are not really any votes from our quiet members, but we also need to keep our active members happy so I will reinstate the button, without showing the totals next to user names. Thank you very much to everyone that spoke out on this issue.
-- tomo