What does a "rec" mean? Some of mine mean "I agree"; some mean "this is interesting";

[Atticus]

some mean simply "Wow!"

[hlthe2b]

1. I do sometimes rec posts with which I disagree because they are important and...

I want to see the discussion.

[ProfessorGAC]

2. Probably Both

I find myself doing it for those reasons, plus maybe just a good read.
Think of someone like The Ferret.
Posts are funny, interesting,, and enjoyable, so I rec those posts.
Your 2 reasons would make me rec too.

[mucifer]

3. Sometimes it's a show of support to someone I feel deserves it

[lunatica]

4. Yes.

[DetlefK]

5. This gets posted simply to increase the amount of replies to bring the thread higher in the statisti

cs.

[True Dough]

6. Oh, I always figured it was a reference to "recreational marijuana"

As in "Whoever posted this MUST have been smoking something!"

I guess I'll go back and "unrec" a bunch of posts now!

[Cirque du So-What]

7. For me, a rec is always for increasing exposure

On another level, a rec can indicate other things, including relevance, urgency, appreciation, sentimentality, but at the heart of it, it's to increase the likelihood that others see it.

In the past, I would hesitate before reccing an OP about, for example, nazi atrocities, out of concern that my rec would be seen as approval. Then I decided, fuck it, and recced with abandon, figuring that exposure was more important than potential misinterpretation.

[JI7]

8. it just means you want other people to see/read it also

[safeinOhio]

9. I like to rec because

it cost nothing.

[Iggo]

10. Mine means "I recommend this thread as something you should read."