"Helpful" Link

This discussion was created from comments split from: Say it here cause you can’t say it directly- the get it off your chest thread.

I must confess, I don’t understand how the “Helpful” button works here. Is it “helpful” because it offers insight into the poster or into you yourself?

Some posters in this thread use the “helpful” button to indicate “hugs”. This came up months ago when someone wished we had a way to express concern or just “hugs”. I think the idea is specific to this thread only. But, of course, it can also just mean “helpful”, depending on the context.

^^ Thank you! That was very helpful (in the traditional sense, although I send hugs too if you need them!).

@chevda, I confess I’m confused as to why a new thread was started, as the question was both germane only to that specific thread and was my “saying there” what I didn’t feel comfortable saying anywhere else.

Plus, I only knew about this new thread because I thought I’d lost my mind when I couldn’t find where that thread left off, since my post disappeared with no explanation. Don’t you usually make a note when you delete or move comments?

Not trying to be difficult, honestly, but doesn’t this just create more confusion?