Reactions
By the end of this page, you'll understand what reactions do (and don't do), and how to use your Likes page as a bookmark collection.
The Three Reactions
Every post has three reaction buttons:
- Love — For posts you want to remember. Appears first on your Likes page.
- Like — For posts you enjoyed. Saved to your Likes page after loved posts.
- Dislike — For posts that weren't useful. Helps Scour learn what topics not to suggest as interests.
Clicking a reaction again removes it. You can change reactions at any time.
Reactions Don't Change Your Feed
Unlike platforms that flood your feed after one like, Scour keeps reactions separate from ranking. Your feed is determined by your interests, not your reactions. This means you can react freely without worrying about accidentally "training" your feed in unwanted directions.
Reactions still help Scour learn what you like. It uses them to generate interest recommendations (topics you might want to add) rather than automatically changing what you see. For more on ranking, see How Ranking Works.
Your Likes Page
Loving or liking a post saves it to your Likes page (find it in the navigation menu, or go to /@yourusername/likes). Loved posts appear first, then liked posts, sorted by when you reacted.
Your Likes page is public at scour.ing/@yourusername/likes. This lets others discover content through your recommendations. You can subscribe to any user's Likes as a feed, and your Likes are also available as RSS, Atom, and JSON feeds. Private profiles are on the roadmap.
History
Your Reading History (in the navigation menu) shows the posts you've clicked on. Use it to find posts you forgot to bookmark. Unlike your Likes page, Reading History is private.
Posts you've seen are hidden by default so your feed shows fresh content. To show everything, open the filter menu () and enable "Include seen posts."