"like" Certainty

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  1. Frank Sanoica

    Frank Sanoica Supreme Member
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    I just clicked a "like" on a post, and a full screen came up demanding to kn ow "Are you sure you want to LIKE this post"?

    What's up with this? Something new?

    Frank
     
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  2. Beth Gallagher

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    Must be something special for you, Frank. :p I've never seen that.
     
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  3. John Brunner

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    I've not encountered it.
     
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  4. Jeff Elohim

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    I saw it a couple times. Didn't pay attention really , til now..... might be malware/ a spam thing that when clicked on does something....
     
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  5. John Brunner

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    Maybe @Ken Anderson is implementing new features.

    If not, he needs to be made aware of this.
     
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  6. Bobby Cole

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    I do not think it is anything new because I had the same experience a year or two ago. I just checked the “yup” button and went on my way.
    Eventually the program figured out that I might know what I like and left me alone.
    If it followed any kind of algorithm I would probably get a LOT more of those, “are you sure?” queries so it’s just a random thing and not to be worried about.
     
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    It was probably for something I said :(
     
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  8. John Brunner

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    If that were the standard, all of my "Post Reply" attempts would yield:
    "Are you sure?"
    "Are you really sure?"
    "Are you really really sure?"
    "OK. It's your rep."
     
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  9. Terry Coywin

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    I get that a lot. Who knows why?
     
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  10. Ken Anderson

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    I've never gotten that and don't know anything about it.

    But here's the answer to it.
     
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