Related, for consideration.
I haven’t used it a ton and I’m no longer on Medium but I thought the idea of Claps (on Medium) was interesting. Some random thoughts about the feature:
- May only apply (well) to the “long form” content?
- I can see how it could be a problem for content that is versioned.
- Probably have to track how many applauses a user is allotted each
- probably TrustLevel 2 gets more than 1 etc.
- Would be interesting to think about how that “analogue-ness” could be aligned with the boosts feature.
I always thought, with a finite currency of [claps] in someones profile, choosing to spend more (or less) on a particular item is interesting way to guage “engagement”.
https://medium.com/new-writers-welcome/you-can-clap-more-than-once-7c8c7cdb02c1