AdminThanks for the idea.
Looks like our PlatformProvider has this idea under consideration already - but it is over 1 year old.
I bumped it again to see where they stand.
Beyond the examples in the wild - like LinkedIN or Facebook, and I personally like the claps feature on Medium. And beyond the story to start this request prosaically implying that not having varied reaction types represents "being out of touch"...
What would having such a feature mean for you and your fellow members on DevCentral?
Before we chose to implement something like this on DevCentral I would consider many factors: what it does to the interface, maintenance, and measurement (do we care/do YOU care?).
Like, if we had subtle differences between reactions - including both positive and negative reactions - what does that mean?
Should we respond to a glut of reactions in any one place or any one style differently? and/or would you want to see a table of how many of each type of reaction you have overall? Do reactions tie into badges you get? change rank/permisison algorithms? and get included in off-platform notifications? Would it then help to filter and sort content by reaction?
Lastly - posts is a generic term - there are four discussion styles and somewhat-separate reaction concepts for each. If you are suggesting "reactions" anywhere/everywhere then...
- Forum Posts (the biggie and probably what you mean...) have Threaded replies (which both have kudos)
- What reactions make sense to you here? - Articles (#2 biggie) + Comment
- What reactions make sense to you here? - Events + Comments
- What reactions make sense to you here? - Suggestions + Comments
- What reactions make sense to you here?