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Hello,

I don't know if anyone has suggested anything like this but...

People have the most beautiful art work in their RPR galleries. I thought it'd be nice to add a LIKE button or even a comment box under each picture so the owners can see how many people like the art and people can express that they do.

What do you think? o.o

I disagree. I feel like it would clutter the profile. Why not just message the person or give them a GB comment if you like their art?

I think I agree. I like your idea. It will be a way for people to express their feelings over a picture.

I would be alright with this if there was an option to disable it. After all, some people may not appreciate the clutter.

Agreed.

I'm fairly certain this is exactly what the guestbook and kudos feature are for! A guestbook is a great place to gush over someone's profile, and a kudos is a great way to recommend a profile that is beautiful to the community, artwork included. If they don't have a guestbook widget or you can't write a proper kudos, you can always PM them.

I fear that a comment system would not work with the lightbox feature to begin with (which means people who use it wouldn't be able to use a comment system unless everything is rewritten, code-wise), and that it would require a redesign of the general image display system regardless (and consequently mess with every single template out there, standard and custom templates alike). Not to mention it's another area for moderation as it can be an easy place for abuse and harassment to occur.

With guestbooks, PMs and kudos as more than viable alternatives to express your feelings about their art, I personally don't see any value in such an addition. I'd rather have Kim put her efforts into designing new features that are direly needed, wanted and don't have acceptable alternatives yet.