"Like" button for posts

[Gem1950]

It's been suggested more than once. One draw back is that it might show too much approval of certain opinions that are not, uh, er, mmm, welcome.

[planetbuster]

negative, not facebook and would prefer not to see failbook-ish stuff here..

[skosh69]

I belong to another gun forum where we use a "thanks" icon for the original post only.

[five.five-six]

Can Calguns get this option or is it too much to ask for? Almost every other forum I've been on has a "Like" button for each post. Instead of dozens of "+1" or "^^^^ this" type of comments. It could potentially clean up threads by eliminating these unneeded posts and would make future reading of threads easier. Anyone else like to see this added?

[Victor Cachat]

I would give that idea a "like", but I can't without quoting.
And that just clutters the thread.
Doesn't it?

And the rating (which I had missed until now)?
It only lets me rate the thread.
Not someone's post.
Or did I miss something?

[Meety Peety]

I can just see it now, how many likes can we fit into a single "FP basement" thread?

Really though, you do have to ask yourself, at what point does a "like" mean absolutely nothing at all?

[shooting4life]

I really like the system at city-data where you get recs on your posts, not everyone sees what posts get reced besides the poster of the reced post. Then you have a points type thing next to your name with how many recs your posts received.

[pitbull30]

I think it can be useful but a facebook like button is lame. Heres an example of a forum I was browsing looking for reviews on audio.

http://forums.audioholics.com/forums/subwoofers/78068-audioholics-subwoofer-measurement-data-compilation-report.html

1500+ thanks. Joined in 2004. 165 posts. Unless he altered his profile as a mod I'd take his opinion into consideration if he was on CGN.

[FromTheGrave]

[ElDub1950]

I can just see it now, how many likes can we fit into a single "FP basement" thread?

Really though, you do have to ask yourself, at what point does a "like" mean absolutely nothing at all?

About the same time that "^^+1" starts meaning nothing.

[bigcalidave]

Why don't you just use the facebook like or share buttons and be happy with that?

[Catch]

The like button would also bump comments, see reddit and imgur.

Best voted comments up front. Survival of the fittest.