When will College Conf. add a "Like" button?

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<p>This would definitely cut down on repetitive posts. </p>

<p>My CC wishlist:</p>

<p>I would spell check (although the ability to edit is nice).</p>

<p>For important lists/topics- i.e.- “Schools known for awarding merit money”

  1. you could lock old lists and start fresh every 2 years
  2. People would stick to the list format w/ little discussion</p>

<p>More activity on 2nd & 3rd tier schools</p>

<p>That everyone be limited to 250 words (like a college essay!) unless it is cptofhouse, thumper, xiggi, momofwildchild, etc…with lots of paragraphs… although sometimes a rant is good :)</p>

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You could download a free internet browser that has spell check. I’m on Firefox right now, and everything I type is automatically spell checked. mssspelledwrd - That has a little red line under it, without me doing anything. Most browsers, if they don’t have this automatically, have a feature you can turn on.</p>

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<p>livesinnewjersey: LIKE!</p>

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<p>Oooooh! How about an editor that would break up the long rants by some of the younger contributors into shorter paragraphs?</p>

<p>And what about one that would automatically delete anything in “text-speech”?</p>

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<p>Like! .</p>

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<p>Happymomofone first thought: Like!</p>

<p>Happymomofone second thought:Never noticed a problem.</p>

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<p>Happymomofone second thought:Never noticed a problem.
A glossary could be handy though.
YMMV</p>

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<p>Another forum that I follow allows you to “thank” a particular poster for a good piece of advice. The number of times the person is “thanked” is shown over on the left near the poster’s info/post count. (“JustaMom5465 Thanked 20 times in 118 posts.” Or something like that) It’s <strong>kind of</strong> like a “like” button. It’s handy.</p>

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<p>I like the “thanks” idea alot!</p>

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<p>HappyMomof1,
Sorry, what is text-speech? </p>

<p>Have seen forums that allow thanks as well but after a while, the regulars get to know the regulars here anyway.</p>

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<p>I think CC deactivates signatures in the interest of privacy. However, I think it would be nice if they were activated as optional for members. My other discussion forums make them available and it helps me remember who’s who.</p>

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<p>re: text-speech</p>

<p>Things like “b4 i rite 2 u 2 ax u 2 go 2 c a movie” </p>

<p>As you can see, I can’t even use this style well enough to come up with a good example for you all. Shows my age for sure!</p>

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<p>Come on–what if someone has a really complicated problem and is a new member and needs help? What if someone wants to write a detailed SAT guide? What if someone is reflecting on his/her high school experience?</p>

<p>Admittedly sometimes people post overly long, rambling posts, but there’s a simple way to get around that problem–don’t read such posts.</p>