Get WA Ranking Power if People Like You!
We have just rolled out a powerful update to Wealthy Affiliate. We have provided the ability to like and dislike comments within Discussions, Training, Blog Posts, and Profile’s. A lot of the time the most helpful content comes from the outstanding answers provided by folks at Wealthy Affiliate, and now we can provide credit for helping others out! With this powerful data we will be able to work this into your Ranking power here at WA! If people find your answers helpful, you will get rewarded.
Likes = Rank.
When you are helping others within Wealthy Affiliate, their “Likes” will give your WA Rank a boost. Very soon we will be showing you exactly how your “Likes” are contributing to your overall rank, and you will be able to see other important metrics too!Here is what the comment feedback looks like:
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Simply click “Like” if you like something, or “Dislike” if you don’t.
The more feedback you provide, the better Wealthy Affiliate community will be, and the more quality content will rise to the surface. It is also going to reward folks that are helping regularly with a higher ranking here at WA. Personally, I love helping people and it is encouraging to see when people like what I have to say!
As we collect information about the comments within WA, we can do some cool stuff, like offer “best answers”, or “most popular answers”.
Each time you click “Like” the owner of the comment will get a little email message telling them that you liked it! Of course this is manageable within your notification settings if you are not someone who wants to receive these messages.
So, when you find a comment that helps you, or that you like, do not hesitate to let the owner know!
So What about Dislikes? They are Anonymous...
Disliking something is completely anonymous, the owner will not be notified, nor will they know who clicked dislike. Clicking dislike on a comment will help determine if the content is perhaps invalid, outdated, or unhelpful. For example, if someone says something that you and others disagree with, dislikes will help others realize the content may not be helpful. If you do not agree with something, that is a good opportunity to click Dislike. Disliking something is not to be confused with the "Report as Spam" link that everyone can click from the "Actions" drop down within all comments.
The more feedback that is gathered, the better we can deliver the best content and award the most helpful folks!
We would love your feedback on this system update as with all our updates!
Thanks,
Carson
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Very nice addition, Kyle. You and Carson both seem to have an endless well of ideas to improve the already Outstanding WA. Congratulations!
You can read all about member rank here: https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/carson/blog/wa-member-rank-update-explained
I think this is a good idea. I got a LIKE earlier and didn't understand what it was all about, but it felt good. I went back to double check, to see if I said something brilliant, or what, but nope, I guess someone just liked what I said, pretty cool. Anway, I think it's a greeat idea, and I also like the dislike portion, since I'm still fairly new, so it will help ensure I get the right answers to my questions.
Comment feedback does just that, it lets you know that others like what you have said, and this is a great feeling. If you help someone out, this new update allows people to say "thanks". In many cases you're helping a lot of people, not just the person you responded to, or directed the initial comment at.
Thanks for your feedback :)
Thanks Carson.
Personally I'm not so keen on the 'dislike" feature. I think it's best to only have the like feature. Anyone could click the dislike for whatever reason that is relevant to them personally and it could just be their opinion. When others see that a comment has been disliked it could sway them away from that comment or cause bias.
I'd rather it was kept at Like only. If a comment/reply is a good one the likes will accumulate whereas if another comment/reply has few or no likes, well that in itself reveals the value of that comment.
This way everything is kept on a positive note. I think a dislike feature could be open to being used a bit too loosely by those who have opinions that are not necessarily accurate and this could put others off replies that are possibly quite valid. Having said that I realize we are all grown ups and should be able to think for ourselves and not be swayed unnecessarily but it can be challenging for newbies to do that.
Keep everything in the positive is what works best I think. Keep it at "like" or just don't click like. My two bobs worth.
Robbie:)
We do not expect many "Dislikes" because most content here at WA is great content.
We're aiming for true transparency, and in order to achieve this we need dislikes. It'll lead to great quality as no one wants to be disliked. Without the ability to say "dislike" then we are naturally creating a system that is unnatural where everything is liked.
If someone mentioned something that is incorrect, people should be able to say "Dislike". Dislikes are not going to happen very often, but we need to have them.
We will, of course, keep an eye this and if we find that dislikes are being "Abused", we'll make some changes! We can also track WHO clicks "dislike", and if people abuse it, we'll be able to take necessary action.
Thanks for the feedback Robbie very much appreciated ;)
Yeah, I see where you're coming from and you'll have good monitoring, like you say of who dislikes content so that's good. Thank you Carson for your work that makes WA always on the improve. Robbie :)
I'm glad that you brought this up Robbie and am also happy that I was able to explain why we chose to have both like and dislike buttons. Cheers man!
Thanks Carson. Was curious when I saw that yesterday. I think it's great feedback for the author because it will help tell us even in our comments what folks like...or not. I've always appreciated the debates and frank discussions here because they help us develop as business owners. Constructive feedback is always a good thing.
I enjoy helping folks and seeing "likes" beside what I have to say is a great feeling, it's actually quite motivating. Until now, we have always "known" that MANY folks are ultra helpful, but we had no way to programatically determine this...that has changed. Clicking "like" or "dislike" is going to give the best content, the most exposure, it'll contribute to member rank, and it'll motivate folks who help out.
Thanks for your feedback Rick :)
So dislike is more of a reporting abuse feature versus saying "I disagree with you" type of thing?
Dislikes are not necessarily a SPAM abuse feature, it's simply to provide your feedback on whether you like what has been said, or don't like it. We have a separate "Report Spam" feature under the "Actions" link for all comments in WA.
Let's say someone says something that you do not agree with. That would be a perfect time to say "Dislike". There is nothing wrong with disliking something. I am going to update my blog post to clarify this!
This is a great idea, Carson: it challenges the reader's interest and involvement with the writer and challenges the writer to think of the reader as he writes. Before I came to WA, I never commented on other sites I read; since coming here, I have put my whole being into my comments, sensing I knew and wanted to know the writer. I feel as though I know so many of you already and imagine that you know me, too. Thank you for accepting me!
Engagement is the source of QUALITY, and this update allows people to be credible for what they write, and be rewarded! I'm really happy to hear that you have poured so much of your energy into WA, as it not only helps you learn and grow, it helps others too. Thanks so much for the feedback, it genuinely helps more than you can imagine.
Hey, Carson! I just deleted a blog post on this very topic. Seems I was writing my blog post just as you were posting this explanation (LOL). I had several questions about the purpose of the Likes and Dislikes but now, you have answered all but one.
As of now, I do not see any Like (0) and Dislike (0) buttons attached directly to any of my OWN comments. So, that means I will be notified by email when someone Likes or Dislikes my comment, but, I won't be able to actually see the Likes or Dislikes being recorded on the post page? If that is the case, why was that decision made?
Just curious...
Haha, I saw your blog and then it was gone. We released this update yesterday but we made a few tweaks to how it worked and I wanted to wait before officially blogging about it.
Yes, you have noticed that any of YOUR own comments will not have like or dislike buttons, that is because we do not allow you to provide feedback on your own comments. For everyone else, they will see the like buttons on your comments. I can see how this may be a little confusing, so we might make an update to how this works.
When someone likes one of your comments, you will then see a "Like", and the same goes for a "Dislike". We do not show a like or dislike if there are none for your OWN comments.
Update: We're going to change the way this works because I agree it's confusing not to see Like or Dislike beside our comments until someone likes it. Should be fixed in a few minutes ;)
Yes, that's so much better! Being able to see the Likes (and Dislikes :/ ) directly under your comment seems so much more motivational (and satisfying), at least to me. I hope most of the other members agree. Thanx for everything, Carson! Once again, you and your team ROCK :o)
You were right all along, it was actually a combination of a bug, plus a design flaw. Thanks for bringing to my attention right away! This is why we ask for feedback on system updates and greatly appreciate it when folks like yourself tell us what you think.
Thanks a bunch :)
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