by Loelya » Wed May 15, 2024 5:04 am
I don't think I'd support this version of it actually :0 it's a really nice idea, but I'd rather have it associated with a button other than the "like" button. here's my reasoning on this:
on CS/oekaki, there's nothing "attached" to the like button. the like button is solely used for letting the artist of the piece know that an anonymous user "liked" their post. and I'd say for myself, even though in theory it "shouldn't" matter, receiving plentiful "likes" on a piece (especially if I worked hard on it) is a huge boost to my self esteem XD maybe even particularly because on other platforms it can be really difficult for me to receive any interaction at all. CS is the only place I feel like people actually notice and appreciate my artwork.
if a consequence, (even a positive one!) became "attached" to the like button - i.e, it's no longer a passing notification and instead becomes a way to "save" a piece to a gallery, then it would have weighted implications and I could really see it becoming used more for either bookmarking or only in very select circumstances for absolute most favorite pieces or something like that. even if a "liked" gallery was only visible to the person doing the "liking" - it just wouldn't be an easy, effortless show of support anymore and I think as a result, fewer pieces would receive "likes." as things currently stand, I make a point to "like" every single finished/polished oekaki drawing I come across xD even if it's not my favorite style or someone I even follow. just because likes can be such a positive boost to the artist and it "costs" nothing to give it, not even a supposed space in a gallery of everything Ive ever liked. (and that's not to say I use it flippantly! c: I can recognize hard work and effort or unique creativity even if a piece isn't something I'd "save" for myself to look back on later.)
I think it could be fun to save pieces to a viewable gallery of favorites in some other way, but I'd really prefer for it not to be a consequence of the "like" button, if that makes sense.
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