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How Often Do You Rec Posts? (Original Post) ProudLib72 Aug 2019 OP
I'm reasonably prolific in my asignment of recommendations... Wounded Bear Aug 2019 #1
Yes Ptah Aug 2019 #2
I made that last choice just for you! ProudLib72 Aug 2019 #3
I'm a promiscuous reccer... Anon-C Aug 2019 #4
Just Rec'd this post. Does that answer your question? Marie Marie Aug 2019 #5
You probably shouldn't have ProudLib72 Aug 2019 #9
There's room for improvement in my case Beringia Aug 2019 #6
I rec a post True Dough Aug 2019 #7
I'm going to level with you TD ProudLib72 Aug 2019 #10
I just checked my last two trending threads True Dough Aug 2019 #13
Which one did I rec? ProudLib72 Aug 2019 #14
I rec both types of threads True Dough Aug 2019 #23
I had been saving that one for later ProudLib72 Aug 2019 #24
Like, about once a week Brother Buzz Aug 2019 #8
maybe once a month or so lapfog_1 Aug 2019 #11
I thought old timers were rec happy ProudLib72 Aug 2019 #12
Stupid question from a stupid guy Generic Brad Aug 2019 #15
Click on the "DU Rec" icon at the bottom of the OP ProudLib72 Aug 2019 #16
Now I see it! Generic Brad Aug 2019 #20
Once a week. PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 2019 #17
Salmonchantedevening is good stuff ProudLib72 Aug 2019 #30
I have almost never rec'd anything else. PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 2019 #31
often Skittles Aug 2019 #18
Prolific reccer here! Rhiannon12866 Aug 2019 #19
Sometimes it's difficult to decide whether a post should be recced ProudLib72 Aug 2019 #22
That's an excellent point and I remember this discussion when we first had recs Rhiannon12866 Aug 2019 #32
I miss the Unrec button. needledriver Aug 2019 #21
I haven't yet. Harker Aug 2019 #25
DU reminds me of Ecclesiastes ProudLib72 Aug 2019 #26
Munificent. I'll even recommend this one. n/t NNadir Aug 2019 #27
All the time. JDC Aug 2019 #28
never have samnsara Aug 2019 #29

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)
10. I'm going to level with you TD
Fri Aug 2, 2019, 11:05 PM
Aug 2019

I go through phases. Some days I will rec just about everything I read. Other days I won't rec a single thing. I'm not even sure what the point of recs is besides getting your post on the home page under "trending."

True Dough

(17,039 posts)
13. I just checked my last two trending threads
Fri Aug 2, 2019, 11:23 PM
Aug 2019

You rec'd one of them. That's 50%. I'll give you a pass. But think about it, ProudLib, you don't excel in life at 50%. Let's get you rec'ing ALL of my threads so you can feel better about yourself!

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)
14. Which one did I rec?
Fri Aug 2, 2019, 11:30 PM
Aug 2019

I need to go back and change that right now!

Have you ever compared the rec count for serious posts versus Lounge posts? There is critical, need to know information versus "Make me feel better right now" silliness. For example, a post about Pelosi demanding the Rump's tweets be condemned as racist will get the same number of recs as cute kittehs. Those are DUers' top priorities now.

True Dough

(17,039 posts)
23. I rec both types of threads
Sat Aug 3, 2019, 11:35 AM
Aug 2019

The informative and anti-Trump admin threads get my recs and the Lounge "aw" threads get 'em too. It's not surprising that some DUers embrace the "feel good" posts in an era of the Orange Shitgibbon.

Speaking of "oh, sweet" threads, have you checked out this one?

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10181246810


Go give it a rec, ProudLib!!

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)
24. I had been saving that one for later
Sat Aug 3, 2019, 11:41 AM
Aug 2019

But I just watched it and gave it a rec. Yes, that is definitely a much needed feel good post!

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)
12. I thought old timers were rec happy
Fri Aug 2, 2019, 11:16 PM
Aug 2019

Maybe it's because the news is always the same damned thing. You get jaded. I don't really blame you.

Generic Brad

(14,268 posts)
15. Stupid question from a stupid guy
Sat Aug 3, 2019, 12:25 AM
Aug 2019

How exactly do we rec a post. I know how to wreck a post, but rec? No clue.

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)
16. Click on the "DU Rec" icon at the bottom of the OP
Sat Aug 3, 2019, 12:29 AM
Aug 2019

You can always undo it later on when you get to feeling contrary.

Generic Brad

(14,268 posts)
20. Now I see it!
Sat Aug 3, 2019, 08:29 AM
Aug 2019

I've been here since the early Bush years and never noticed that button before. You think you know a place.......

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)
30. Salmonchantedevening is good stuff
Sat Aug 3, 2019, 02:32 PM
Aug 2019

Don't know if I need to rec it, though. Within minutes it will be up in the hundreds already.

That's the other thing. Do you bother reccing posts that already have a lot of recs? It's a question I struggle with.

PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,684 posts)
31. I have almost never rec'd anything else.
Sat Aug 3, 2019, 02:36 PM
Aug 2019

Very rarely, but only if there are very few recs already and I really think it ought to wind up on the trending or greatest pages.

Rhiannon12866

(202,205 posts)
19. Prolific reccer here!
Sat Aug 3, 2019, 04:01 AM
Aug 2019

If I agree with or really like something, that earns a rec from me. I figure if someone here went to the trouble, they deserve a rec - which allows more people to see the post - and I also know how much recs of appreciation also mean to me.

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)
22. Sometimes it's difficult to decide whether a post should be recced
Sat Aug 3, 2019, 10:53 AM
Aug 2019

If the content is about something horrible that happened, do you rec it? There is no way to inform other users that you are reccing the importance of the message rather than approving of the content.

Rhiannon12866

(202,205 posts)
32. That's an excellent point and I remember this discussion when we first had recs
Sat Aug 3, 2019, 04:21 PM
Aug 2019

My example at the time was Sarah Palin, do we rec to point out how ridiculous something she said or did was or would it be interpreted as approval of her behavior? That's when a reply is appropriate, to give an opinion of the recced post - even if it's just a facepalm. If it's important news, good or bad, sending it back to the top so more people will see it is the right thing to do.

 

needledriver

(836 posts)
21. I miss the Unrec button.
Sat Aug 3, 2019, 09:23 AM
Aug 2019

There ought to be a way to disapprove posts, since we have a way to approve them.

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