liked/like this post

[Tan Elaine]

Like this post

Dislike this post

Tan Elaine, MikeNewYork liked this post

Shouldn't it be Tan Elaine, MikeNewYork like this post to be consistent with what is stated above in red? Thanks.

 

[bhaisahab]

Like this post

Dislike this post

Tan Elaine, MikeNewYork liked this post

Shouldn't it be Tan Elaine, MikeNewYork like this post to be consistent with what is stated above in red? Thanks.

No, he clicked on "like" (past tense).

 

[Tan Elaine]

Thanks, bhaisahab.

I am confused. A friend of mine who is a member of another forum told me that in the other English forum, she clicked on Like, and
+1 You like this.appears on the screen. Isn't it the same in this forum which has options Thank, Like and Disagree?

Why should it be anhnha,Tan Elaine, MikeNewYork liked this post instead of like? For me, Like is equivalent to the question, "Do you like this post"?

Please help me understand the difference in tenses used in this forum and the other forum.

Many thanks.

 

[Raymott]

If you like the post, you like the post. But if you click on Like, you have liked (or Liked) the post.
This forum shows those who have Liked the post. You liked it and Mike liked it. The liking occurred in the past.

like vt. to click on Like. [my definition]

A native British English speaker should have no problem with this concept.

 

[Tan Elaine]

If you like the post, you like the post. But if you click on Like, you have liked (or Liked) the post.
This forum shows those who have Liked the post. You liked it and Mike liked it. The liking occurred in the past.

like vt. to click on Like. [my definition]

A native British English speaker should have no problem with this concept.

Thanks, Raymott.

Before the change to past tense, this forum used the present tense. When I clicked on LIKE, the reply was You like this post. What I don't understand is why the sudden change in tense. Also, why the other forum uses the present tense You like the post. The moderators in charge of this are native speakers.

Sorry for being so confused.

 

[Raymott]

Thanks, Raymott.

Before the change to past tense, this forum used the present tense. When I clicked on LIKE, the reply was You like this post. What I don't understand is why the sudden change in tense.

It's the new system, in which the interpetation of 'like' is different. The sudden change occurred because the system was introduced suddenly. I'd be more surprised if the change from 'like' to 'liked' happened gradually.

 

[Tan Elaine]

Thanks, Raymott.

Can I conclude that the other forum is wrong in using the present tense You like the post when the poster clicks on LIKE?

I am glad that with your explanation, I have learned that the other forum is wrong in the using the present tense. Maybe I should inform my friend about this.

Thanks again.

 

[Raymott]

Thanks, Raymott.

Can I conclude that the other forum is wrong in using the present tense You like the post when the poster clicks on LIKE?

I am glad that with your explanation, I have learned that the other forum is wrong in the using the present tense. Maybe I should inform my friend about this.

Thanks again.

You can't conclude that from what I've said. The other forum is not wrong. They are both right! 'Like' and 'liked' are both right depending on the definition of 'like' that is being used.
There are two definitions of liking a post.
1) Being pleased or amused or educated by a post. ("I like this post")
2) Clicking the Like link (as I've defined it above in post #4). ("I Liked this post")
The form taken by the computer's response reflects the definition of 'like' that is being used (by the programmer who wrote the response).
Sorry, I'm not sure I can make it clearer.

 

[Raymott]

You disagree, Tan Elaine? Fine. Good luck!

 

[Tan Elaine]

You disagree, Tan Elaine? Fine. Good luck!

I didn't disagree. See the post above yours. Actually, I was using my mobile phone to respond to your post. The keys on the phone are a bit tiny, so I clicked on the wrong selection. On checking again, I realised I had made a mistake. Hence, I keyed again for the correct choice.

That the problem with mobile phone keys. I find difficulty in selecting even the letters as the keys are small.

Sorry for the misunderstanding.

 

[emsr2d2]

There is nothing wrong with either forum. I guess the other forum has taken the Facebook type of "Like" in which you click the "Like" button and it shows up as "You like this post". Other people click the "Like" button and it shows up as "5 others like this post". It's likely that if they clicked "Like" 10 minutes ago/a week ago/six years ago, they probably still "Like" the contents of the post.

The system this forum uses classes "Like" as meaning "to click the Like button". Therefore, as soon as you have clicked it, it is in the past. It therefore shows "emsr2d2 Liked this post", meaning "emsr2d2 at some point clicked the Like button in relation to this post".

I suggest you stop worrying about it and accept that they are both right.

 

[Tdol]

If people prefer it, we should be able to change it to like. The one problem is that if it's a single person, it won't say likes.

 

[emsr2d2]

If it ain't broke ...

 

[SoothingDave]

SoothingDave thanked for this post

C'mon, don't we want to discuss this, too? I was thankful a minute ago. Am I continuing to be thankful?

 

[Tdol]

Our gratitude for your thankfulness is.

 

[Tan Elaine]

If people prefer it, we should be able to change it to like. The one problem is that if it's a single person, it won't say likes.

I questioned my friend about this and she told me if a single person likes the post, and the poster clicks on Like, the following appears: You like this.

If more than one poster, then, for example, Tan Elaine and you like this.

 

[Tan Elaine]

C'mon, don't we want to discuss this, too? I was thankful a minute ago. Am I continuing to be thankful?

SoothingDave thanked for this post. (Is it OK to say/write "SoothingDave thanked for the post"? To my non-native ears, it does sound odd. But I may be wrong.

Could someone confirm that the sentence is OK?

Sorry for asking this question, but I am eager to learn.

 

[SoothingDave]

SoothingDave thanked for this post. (Is it OK to say/write "SoothingDavethanked for the post"? To my non-native ears, it does sound odd. But I may be wrong.

Could someone confirm that the sentence is OK?

Sorry for asking this question, but I am eager to learn.

No, it's clunky. We thank someone or something for something. "I thank you for your question." "I'd like to thank the academy for this award."

Saying "I thanked for this post" is completely un-natural.

(Except in this specific computer context where it is understood that "thank" is an action on this forum.)

 

[Tan Elaine]

SoothingDave thanked for this post.

C'mon, don't we want to discuss this, too? I was thankful a minute ago. Am I continuing to be thankful?

I believe SoothingDave thinks it should be SoothingDave thanks for this post.

Referring to his above post, which I have reproduced below, I agree that the subject is missing.

SoothingDave: "I thank you for your question." "I'd like to thank the academy for this award."

Saying "I thanked for this post" is completely un-natural. (I agree. It sounds weird to me too.)

 

[SoothingDave]

SoothingDave thanked for this post


C'mon, don't we want to discuss this, too? I was thankful a minute ago. Am I continuing to be thankful?

I believe SoothingDave thinks it should beSoothingDave thanks for this post

No, I believe that "thanked" need an object. Whom did I thank?