The people have spoken... in Site Updates

Math is always the right answer. Sounds intriguing! Love the weighted parameters.

i like this idea.

This is a much better idea - I like the way things are developing

I like this as I'm looking for a few new people to read. Would be great to see that. I wouldn't mind the kudos button as a function to like others notes, but to like an entry is pretty impersonal, it's almost worse than leaving a blank note.

I like this idea, but then I liked the Like button idea, too. Sometimes you just don't have anything to contribute, but you like what someone wrote. Some of the notes I leave sound a bit awkward to me....either way, though, I'm okay with it..

Like Reader's Choice, but with mathiness. I like it! I mean, kudos? I'm confused.

While I really like this concept, better than the "kudos" idea even, I really think you should do what you want with your website. I'm all for a democracy, but it's still your site and I would like to see what your vision for this place is.

New (fake) diaries will be opened and other ways to abuse the system will be cooked up. I thought OD's recommended list was little more than a politics board. I don't think newer users should be weighted heavier. All votes should be equal, but if you want to delete votes from those who are obviously cramming the box, I heartily applaud you.

I really like this idea!!! xXx

Perhaps a limit on how many recommendations you can make per week. I'd say 1 per week? That will make people use their recommendations for things they really want to recommend.

I also don't want new users to have a heavier vote weight because as ConnieK points out, people will create sock-puppet diaries to recommend themselves.

And finally, please make a way for us to opt out of the system if we want, or make the 'spotlighted' list Members Only. Sure, we all want to be noticed---but noticed by WHO? I don't want to be noticed outside this little community at all.

Yes, I was less than enthusiastic about the kudos button. I think this is a smart alternative.

Also, we should be able to mark individual entries of ours as NOT RECOMMENDABLE.

You have got a good point. Please ensure that the recommendation mechanism works well within the context of 'public', 'friends only', 'members only' type restrictions.

Thanks for your hard work and flexibility to adapt.

Love it. Love you. Carry on.

This is great. I used to love the RC section of OD, back before it got all clogged up with spam and politics. I'll be interested to see what kind of entries come up now.

I didn't mind the kudos button(well aside from the name lol), but I like the recommended entry more, kinda like Reader's Choice back in the OD days.

• this sounds like an interesting idea. Very reader's choice-y! But a nice way to come across new diaries, and new people to read. =] Oh, speaking of which. . . Any thought on the "random" option?

Nothing on a social networking site is going to go over well with everyone. This is a social networking site...as you said, you don't put things on the INTERNET if you don't want the attention that comes with doing something like that. Do what makes you happy, let people complain (because they always will, no matter what you do), and enjoy your chunk of the webbernet.

I have heartburn, but it has to do with the Indian food I had for lunch. I love the idea of a Recommend button. I'd have to ponder a bit more about the efficacy about the algorithm, but in general, I approve.

Readers Choice and Circles. Worked fine for us back on OD. I know you want to be different, but if it ain't broke...

Plus, what about those who don't get recommended? Do they get pushed into obscurity? I mean, since all entries make the front page anyway, with a few lines as a sort of description, it's fairly easy to find something you might enjoy reading already. I don't think this will help writers; I think it'll divide them. Sort them into "popular" and "unpopular".

Remember, "popularity" means very little.

Just one man's opinion, of course.

I can deal with this. /shades

Like it. I found a favourite favourite from that kind of thing over at the other place (the magnificent Oob, how I still miss her) and I'd love to discover more of what's worth discovering. Kudos natch.

That is a much more high quality idea. I like every bit of it.

I 'like' this. See what I did there?

How will others be able to read the entry if the PB is members or friends only?

I like it :-)

Prosereddit!

This is great but what I really want is to be able to download my diary. I am seriously have PTSD over the sunk ship that was OD and I just want to make sure I can save this junk should anything happen, I have since last August on this site. (Whine bitch rant bitch whine) I'm sorry. I do like this new feature!

Lets give it a try.

This guy. I want to send him rainbows and unicorns for being so awesome.

Love this :)

my personal preference would be something to let the person know that I was there and read it. It is frustrating to think that nobody cared about what you wrote because NO comments were left. a 'like' button would've at least let you know that. For people that write in public journals like PB, there IS a need to know someone cared. A recommendation button? I wouldn't want my entries to be recommended only to know that someone actually read what I had to share. Just a thought since you wrote:
First of all, let's all admit that anyone who posts anything on the internet is trying to get noticed. If you deny this simple observation, YOU ARE LYING.
Maybe offer it? A Like button, or leave it off if you don't in the settings? I would love that.

Still not for me I for one love being under the radar that is why most of my entries are FO......I will opt out. Thanks as always um yeah I pass on this big time.

I liked the like button, but I suppose this does sound better. (And I do hate those people on FB who like every blooming thing you post.)

I personally never saw the point in "liking" "recommending" or "spotlighting." If I'm going to enjoy something I'm going to enjoy it whether others do or don't enjoy it themselves. If someone's that interesting, they'll get noticed on their own.

Perfect. :)

As a still new user, I like this. I enjoy seeing what others are reading. Plus, it's hard for me to find new people to read. :\ So perhaps someone will catch my attention.

Ummmm. What's good writing?

If only there were a way I could "recommend" that others read this entry.

Trying to make all the people happy is just a waste. I do know this, someone or several ones will always have a gripe. I'm suspect the gripes outnumbers the "kudos". sorry couldn't resist.

i like the recommended button hope it doesnt get spammed up like it did with OD. the last few years there were the same people voting over and over the same people then spam entries. i am all for it!!

I didn't even notice the previous Like button? but then I have not been paying much attention lately. So that is totally on me. Like the sounds of the new recommend feature though :)

Hey Leader Guy! Cool idea. I wasn't really fond of the "like" button. Feels more like facebook.
I like this current thought of yours; I just hope people don't get their "chonies" in a knot over who gets featured and who doesn't.

I like it!

I've missed a way to recommend special entries for others who may have missed them, and I like the weighted math as you described in the additional comments at the end. I only just got here to this and didn't see whatever other new thing you had tried. I'm missing something to indicate where a writer is located if they will share because the various countries make different settings intriguing for us as readers. Location and age of the writer could be interesting to know but recommendations are a wonderful addition to this site!

Hey I made a Friends Only entry and it is not showing on the front page, I am not sure why. I made sure my book was not private.

Sounds like a good way to prevent the old Reader's Choice explosions.

I liked the like button. I like that all the new entries people write show up on the bookmarked list and I like being able to reply to notes. :)

I was always a fan of stalking the 'interests' section on OD, when I wanted to find new users and interesting reads. I'm hoping we'll see this on PB, soon :)

As long as people stop nominating themselves for readers choice. . .

I liked the idea of a 'like' button because soooo many people 'leave a comment' but say nothing, only to note their name. Wtf is the point of that. .. I guess actually the point is to get attention themselves. (is that a word? idk.) but yeah... I can see the Recommended thing being useful.

I have not read ANY of the above comments, so if echo someone else's sentiment, it is purely coincidence. Or a sign. Or something. But anyway.

I'm sorry I missed out on whatever kerfuffle this caused, as I've no idea now how I would have responded, but that's my own fault for being out of the loop.

Anyway, I like the idea of "Recommend" over "Like," simply because the word "Like" has been ruined by Facebook. (No, really, it has.) Also, "recommend" seems to be putting yourself out there a bit more (except it's anonymous, so I suppose it doesn't really. But in theory it does.) There are things I like that I wouldn't necessarily recommend.

I'm glad you're willing to test things out on your site, and also willing to listen to people during the process.

I like that you ask for input and are responsive to the feedback. Even if OD reappeared, I would stay here. This community is evolving very nicely.

Would you please consider one day having some sort of function that would allow us to register by age or location? For example, I am a female who is 62 years of age. I would like to read the posts of other females 50+ from around the world because I love hearing about the differences in our experiences. Thank you.

What's the difference between this and the Readers Choice on OD? I'm not sure what people's beef was with it.

Shouldn't it be for whatever people think is worth reading regardless if it is politics or whatever? Would you please consider creating more color schemes? Something like black background with only white? I don't even know if this is where I should bring that up, but my poor eyes want to be able to read everyone on here, and it's just hard to do so with the colors that are available now.

I was told there would be no math.

I don't understand this somehow....I've logged in on a few different devices and can't see this new feature anywhere on any entries on any devices. I'm confused....

Everything sounds good. <3