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Add an additional form of "I agree" besides starring or pinning (since pinning is restricted to a smaller subset to begin with) or something that we can use to not clog up the right hand star bar.

This is because sometimes you want to say "I agree" but you don't want to star it because ... let's face it, that's not star-worthy, and you don't want to clutter the stream with fifty thousand "like totes for sure, hella right!" because then it becomes one big back-patting party and you lose all semblance of conversation.

So I would propose a fourth "flag" for chat, that allows us to say "I {agree with|like|am of the same opinion as} this comment" and that it would only be useful in the live-chat (and maybe but not really in the transcript) and that it have no other useful semantics (no badges, no list of's [unless the list is of comments you've upthumbed]).

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    I agree -------
    – Pekka
    Jun 27, 2011 at 15:54
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    @pekka, I almost office lol'd
    – jcolebrand
    Jun 27, 2011 at 15:56
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    I disagree, but if this were chat I wouldn't be able to disagree, would I? I demand equal rights for the cantankerous!
    – Pollyanna
    Jun 27, 2011 at 16:29

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If several people "agree" with a given chat post, then it should be starred.

Let's instead change the star sidebar so it requires at least 2 or 3 stars before a post shows up on it. The star function is meant to be the "awesome"/"I agree"/etc vote, and duplicating it and/or dividing it up will lead to more confusion than anything else.

If 3 people "agree" with a comment, chances are good others would be interested in reading it as well.

This should be settable by the room owner - some busy rooms will need 2-3 stars before it shows on the side, but most rooms will remain at the default of 1 star.

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  • +1 I can star a bunch of messages in quick concussion up until the daily star limit, this would be pretty annoying. And I also believe that there are chat rooms where some starred messages aren't useful but for the one that starred it himself.
    – Tamara Wijsman
    Jun 27, 2011 at 16:30
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    ok, I like this idea better. A threshold for stars to show up. Should it be room-owner-settable?
    – jcolebrand
    Jun 27, 2011 at 16:52
  • @jcole Oh, that's good. If the default is 1, then it acts like it does now, but for very busy rooms the owners could set it to 2 or 3 or higher based on their own requirements. I'd make it owner settable.
    – Pollyanna
    Jun 27, 2011 at 16:59
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    I disagree that starring "is meant to be the 'awesome'/'I agree'/etc vote." I think that's an abuse -- albeit a common one -- of the system. From the help page: "Feel free to star any message you feel is particularly useful or worthy of summarizing in the transcript." and "The room sidebar is intended to be a collaboratively created mini-timeline of interesting room events for people who don't have time to read the entire chat transcript."
    – Pops
    Jun 27, 2011 at 17:02
  • @Popular Ah, interesting! Do you also think we should have a separate "like" button to fulfill the need the OP has suggested exists?
    – Pollyanna
    Jun 27, 2011 at 17:20
  • @Adam, I'm not about to go out and campaign for an "agree/like" button, but I certainly wouldn't be opposed to having one, either.
    – Pops
    Jun 27, 2011 at 17:33
  • What we need, is for @balpha to come along and whisper in our ears.
    – jcolebrand
    Jun 27, 2011 at 17:33
  • I disagree - on sites, even as large/small as SU, not many users frequent chat. I read many of our starred messages with only 1-3 stars total, rarely do I see above 4...
    – studiohack
    Jun 28, 2011 at 1:48
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    @studiohack - The limit should be set by the room owner so lower volume rooms still find it valuable. Most rooms will leave it at 1 star. Only the busiest rooms would take it up to 2, 3, or more stars.
    – Pollyanna
    Jun 28, 2011 at 2:05
  • @StudioHack ~ not mods, room owners. Slight difference.
    – jcolebrand
    Jun 28, 2011 at 3:04

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