What makes you like something? Things that effect your choices. What do you like best?

I don't know. I like it if I like it.

Function over form. I like or don't like something primarily because of what it does. Elegance of design also appeals to me...

I like things because they have the right balance of elements, it is a sub-conscious "it just feels right" sort of thing

There isn't anything in particular that makes me like something - usually what it reminds me of. The things I have on my desk all remind me of special times with my SO or my son.

I like pretty things (especially sparkly things), soft things, silly things, and especially clever things. I'm sentimental and like things that remind me of people, especially things I acquired (found or bought) when I was with them, or that they gave to me, or better yet made for me.

superlatives are my _least_ favourite thing in the world

I really like dark greens and burgundy.

My most treasured possessions are photographs of my family and little things my children picked out or made especially for me :)

My problem is that I get too attached to too many things. I have too many collections that really mean something to me. Most were started living and traveling abroad & they evoke such wonderful memories. Items must be pleasing visually and they need to remind me of something or someone. It also helps if they go together. I'm not a very eclectic person except when it comes to my friends or my reading.

Basically, anything that goes along with my magical interests, from incense, candles, and oils to books on some appropriate area of study, like the chakras.

I like things that I think will impress other people. I suspect that my own personal preferences are highly adaptable, I can like all sorts of things. Well, that's an exaggeration, but there's some truth in that.
I like clever things that feel comfortable and remind me of special people in my life.

My favorite thing used to be my mind. But I lost that years ago. Sometimes people give me pieces of their minds. They are nice people. Nice people are good. I like cake.

I guess I'm sentimental in terms of which posessions mean a lot to me. The things that evoke a memory or some emotion are the things I end up treasuring most. On the other hand, in terms of something like cloths or furniture, I'm attracted by dark, rich colors and by soft/fuzzy textures.

I like things that have memories attached to them. I often buy "souvenirs" that are things I will use. Probably my favorite souvenir is a pair of Reebok hi-tops I bought on Fisherman's Wharf during my first visit to SF as an adult. My most treasured possession...well, that'd probably be my opal, because it represents a very hard-learned lesson about doing what I can to make myself happy.

If it's fudgeed up :)

I think that my most treasured possession may be my chocolate tempering machine. Or possibly the pinball machine; I certainly use that more often, and it would cost more to replace. Oh, and you wanted "affect" in the question, not "effect"--"effect" as a verb means "to bring about", while "affect" means "to have an effect on". As a noun, "effect" is the one that relates to this, while "affect" has to do with emotion. They're tough.

wow...i had to check most of these (12 of them in fact). there are lots of reasons i might like something. yes, i have bought books because of the predominant color of the cover (green) (case in point, _Trouble and Her Friends_ by Melissa Scott, great book, even without the green-ness, but it helped). i especially like things that are so twisted and bizarre it makes my head spin to imagine that anyone could have created such a thing.

it depends.. I checked everything but won it (that doesn't matter), prestige (I have no need for it, I am content with my current fame) and the crying (I seem to be incapable at this point). I don't have a specific treasured possesion.

(treasured) serveral. one set are pictures of jennifer at work. one is my vinyl of negativland's _secret_single_.

blue, blue, blue, blue, blue

Could be any of these - depends on the object and the stimulus. I tend to like things, in general - I mean, physical objects.

i really love anything that can make me cry.. just to remind me i can still feel something other than rage. generally, i love anything black or blue.. and i love silver. and my tori amos cd's.. if i lost those i'd just die..

It entirely depends on what the "it" is.