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What does "Liking" a Teams post mean?
Does Liking a Teams post mean that you acknowledge that you've seen the message (but we have read receipts) or does it mean that you really "Like" the post?
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Liji Thomas as others have said, it’s how you want it interpreted in your organisation. We have a House Rules Wiki tab in the main team channel that establishes how we like to manage etiquette.
It’s separated into Rules of Engagement and Channels (1-2 sentences on the general etiquette/purpose of each channel). It’s super short but effective. In this particular instance, under Rules of Engagement we have:
Give a thumbs up or like as acknowledgment
Use thumbs up or like as the equivalent for “got it”, “sounds good”, and “ok”. This saves multiple and annoying spam of acknowledgment responses.
Hope this helps!
- Hi!
This can mean what your organization decides what it should mean. What makes sense for you and your users? Just make sure everyone knows the meaning of it.
And there’s no read receipts in channel conversations.
Regards Adam Liji Thomas It's not a "I've read the message" It should be that you like the content, just as it says. But honestly it tends to mean very little. It's use in Facebook, to a degree, means that you've read it. But more often it is a "If I don't hit it, the person will think that I'm ignoring them" button.
I recommend using it as a I like it, but interpret it as close to nothing. Doesn't mean that someone likes what I've posted, or dislikes it. It doesn't mean that someone has read the message or not, just that they've taken the time to hit a button (and could have missed one of the other icons.)
