I am against any sort of like / dislike button. I like the thanks feature as it gives me an option to simply agree with someone or to actually thank them for their post.
I am a member on a forum that has very little rules as to what you can and can't say to each other. It literally has 2 rules, no calling anyone a pedophile and no "outing" someone with their actual name. Its not nearly as wild as it sounds but it can get intense, its fairly self regulated as anyone who says something about you, generally expects you to say something not kind back. The regulars self police the place.
They put in a positive and negative button and within a week they took it down because people were being asses to one another with it. In a forum where being an rear is allowed in print, there was no way to defend against someone just clicking the button to be a jerk. Don't think its a good idea.
I am a member on a forum that has very little rules as to what you can and can't say to each other. It literally has 2 rules, no calling anyone a pedophile and no "outing" someone with their actual name. Its not nearly as wild as it sounds but it can get intense, its fairly self regulated as anyone who says something about you, generally expects you to say something not kind back. The regulars self police the place.
They put in a positive and negative button and within a week they took it down because people were being asses to one another with it. In a forum where being an rear is allowed in print, there was no way to defend against someone just clicking the button to be a jerk. Don't think its a good idea.