What does +1 mean?

[SidneyCarton]

I see it sometimes in posts and I don't know what it means, and if it evinces agreement or disagreement.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

1. It's like saying "Good point."

[SidneyCarton]

3. Thanks.

n/t

[NYC_SKP]

12. Or, "me, too". nt

[Oeditpus Rex]

18. Ain't the way I learned it

I've always known it as snark for "Well, you just padded your post count."

[madinmaryland]

2. +2

:hi:

[SidneyCarton]

4. LOL

:rofl:

[Fire Walk With Me]

5. "I also am gittin' jiggy wit' it."

[Chan790]

6. It's basically a shorthand.

"I agree" or "Exactly what they said" or something of that sort.

[Fire Walk With Me]

7. Oops, it's the Democratic version of "ditto"?

[Chan790]

8. Yeah...

although I liked your answer better.

[DS1]

9. You can thank me for that

:D

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=7402039

[blondeatlast]

13. Thank you. I do like it. nt

[Bake]

15. -1

:hide:

Bake

[NJmaverick]

10. plus one?

[madinmaryland]

14. plus two. nt

[Crabby Appleton]

11. Opposite of -1

[astral]

16. Word!

[jobycom]

17. "You have better than adequately expressed views similar to those I wished to express

and in a manner so significantly more appropriate as to make my own attempts excessive, repetitive, redundant, and/or unnecessary. Well done, and I, too, feel as you do."

[RandomThoughts]

19. you tube raiting system

allows for cliking a thumb up or down, this gives pluses and minuses. So since I have only seen the +1 recently, I would guess it started there. Just a guess though.

Any threads over a few years old, showing this short hand might break this assumption of cause and effect.