code-charity / code-charity/youtube
Toggle Like and Dislike Numbers in Comment Section
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Description
⚬ PROBLEM:
The numbers shown next to like and dislike icons in the comment section, may influence the users voting decision.
⚬ SOLUTION:
Add option to toggle between: Normal | Just Icons (like you did for the Video Like Dislike Icons
⚬ ALTERNATIVES:
- Hide the comment section (not what I'm looking for)
- Grow immunity against manipulation
- Dunno of any alternatives
⚬ RELEVANCE / SCOPE:
Not by default. It would confuse new users. Should be optionable. Should use? Well it depends how much you like the idea to be influenced. And how easy it is to influence you. So I'd recommend it to most. It's up to you.
⚬ "SIDE EFFECTS":
May increase loading time. Scrollng through the comments section could feel stuttering. Depending on the implementation. Not sure if easy or not.
⚬ CONTEXT:
I use this extension to gain more control over YouTube and prevent YouTube from unintentionally forcing videos on me (remove related search results, hide final screens), unintentionally getting lost in comments (comments collapsed) or influencing my opinion (Likes: Icons only, Details: hide viewer counter). I would be happy to get this control also over the Like / Dislike function in the comment section. Thanks a lot.
| SHORT Table | (Summary) |
|---|---|
| Problem | like dislike numbers in comment section influence voting decision |
| Solution | option: toggle: normal OR icons only |
| Alternatives | unknown |
| Scope | unknown |
| Side effects | may impair page loading time |
| Context | don't want YouTube to manipulate my behaviour |
Contributor guide
First steps
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- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating the extension's comment-section handling and the existing Video Like Dislike Icons toggle, then determine how the related preference is wired. Done means an option switches comment like/dislike counts between normal and icons-only display without changing the default.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100