Suggestion: "Like" button for posts?

[Nrwrit3r]

I feel like a lot of posts are quoted by people just to say "love this" or a thumbs up sign...it would be cool if there was an ability to "like" a post like on Facebook.

Would this be possible to implement?

 

[Angelo95210]

Actually you can already rate a thread. Look at "rate thread" at the top.

 

[miles01110]

This gets brought up every once in a while. I know there are more recent examples, but here's just one instance:

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/437162/

 

[unbroken]

Personally, I kinda like things here not being so much like FB

I agree there are a lot of people who do the +1, or "I agree"
But having a like button requires no thought

I would rather see how people express themselves in their own words

 

[Blue Velvet]

I agree there are a lot of people who do the +1, or "I agree"

If people use the report button

next to the post, a mod will weed those out. They can be a mild annoyance for many to read and post count padding is still something the mods keep an eye on.

 

[R94N]

I personally don't really like the 'Like' button much. I prefer star ratings, like YouTube used to have.

 

[Designer Dale]

I spend most of my time in the photo sub-forums on MR. Short quotes drive me nuts. +1 and Nice pic don't add anything to the experience. I want to know why a photo is pleasing so that I can incorporate that into my own photos.

A Like button is not helpful. It doesn't encourage the kind of exchange of knowledge that makes MR such a great place.

Anything remotely resembling FB gets my thumbs down, also.

Dale

 

[Theclamshell]

I would hate a like button. I find it annoying on facebook and i would find it more annoying here.

 

[ohaithar]

This isn't facebook

 

[Funkatronic]

I wouldn't see the point. This is after all, a discussion forum, is it not? Inviting people to choose between pressing a "Like" button instead of actually typing out their thoughts and inputs, would just be pointless.

 

[QCassidy352]

I think it's a good idea. While having separate posts just to say "+1" clutters the thread, sometimes people do want to express agreement, and this is an unobtrusive way.