'Like' button

[LonelyGoatherd]

I imagine this has been requested a zillion times, but please could you consider a Like button for posts?

[Tee2072]

No. We aren't Facebook.

[LonelyGoatherd]

No, but we could be The Guardian

[Tee2072]

No thanks. Someone's already that as well.

[Tiredemma]

If we like something someone has said then I think we should 'comment' and add to the discussion rather than just 'like'

[southeastastra]

op

there, that isn't nice is it? if you had a like you would need a dislike, like the daily mail

[EdithWeston]

Again?

No. Just no.

[Trills]

I prefer to enforce a more nuanced approach.

If you have to type something then you could just say

"I like Tee's comment"

but you are already writing a sentence so you may as well say

"I like Tee's comment and sympathise with the feeling that we've been here before, but I do think that some new posters may be put off if their (new to them) suggestions are dismissed so completely."

It's like encouraging good habits.

[LonelyGoatherd]

I can take too . Sometimes I read something that I like, and want to acknowledge that it's useful/inspiring/witty, but don't want to leave a comment saying that - a like button would do the job, esp when using the less-than-amazing phone app.

[TantrumsAndBalloons]

Why do we need one?

[TotallyAddictedToLurking]

This again? Really?

No!!! If you like something then think of something to say and comment.

The best think about mn is the witty, funny comments. It wouldn't be the same if people just like posts!!

[LonelyGoatherd]

I've never posted in Site stuff before - it's more scary than AIBU! And explains why I've missed previous suggestions for this, frankly amazing, idea.
Fiiiiiiiine, you win. Will just nod sagely when I see good posts, and save my Dislike clicks for the DM loons.

[Tee2072]

You see, MN is a discussion board.

So...discuss.

And what Trills said.

[bundaberg]

i would love a like button too!!

sometimes people just post something really funny and i want to "like" it

i don't necessarily want to post a comment

[Tee2072]

And how bad would you feel if no one ever liked your posts?

Or unliked them?

Or disliked them?

Let's just not go there.

[TheFallenMadonna]

What Trills said.

[TheFallenMadonna]

....is the MN convention.

[CuntyBunty]

I want a "dislike" button.

[DeepThought]

Lazy innit

not hard to type great post JoeBloggs. Or Tee.

Making you think instead of just blindly ticking like like like baa baa baa

[Tee2072]

Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[DeepThought]

Guffawing at you being a baaaaa-er, Tee

[IslaValargeone]

No, No and ffs thricely No.

[LonelyGoatherd]

Yeah, but reading "Great post" etc is dull dull dull. Would rather read the meat of the discussion, and restrict the fawning/admiration/acknowledgements to a Tick.
I see that I'm (nearly) alone on this though so am bowing out for now.

[Tee2072]

I just felt like saying baa. Just because.

[Sparklingbrook]

Only if you want to kill any sort of conversation and reduce MN to a collection of thumbs up/down.

My vote

[renlo]

I 'like' the idea of a 'like' button but 'dislike' the idea of a 'dislike' button