MFP should have a "Like" Button

taunto

like button, while in theory is a good idea and will work for typical forums or facebook, is not a great idea. 

When I finish a diary, I expect people to comment on what they thought about my intake. Too little, too much, too much fat, too little veggies, lack of water, no dinner etc. I want specifics. With the like button people will simple see a like on a diary and automatically assume its fine and click on like without ever checking it out. 
Clicking the “like” button is basically saying “I’m too busy to actually be supportive so instead, I will give myself the illusion that I’m being supportive by clicking a button”. While we’re at it, we can make other buttons that’re vague too like “you’re awesome!” or “Tomorrow is another day” and so on.

On forums, like is the equivalent of saying "lol". You're just putting that there to show your existence without contributing anything. If you agree with post, you can bump it or say "agreed" which is the same as "bump" in the sense that it brings the post on top of the forum and helps to spread out the message that thread is bringing up. 

tl;dr: "like" button might be a suitable idea for many sites, but not for a support and knowledge base site like MFP. Using it is just being lazy and I would much rather have somebody not say anything than being “supportive” by clicking a button.

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stillnot2late

Just comment the word "like" Are we that lazy of a people that we can't type in a few letters?

i "like" this too

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jasonheyd

It says right there how its different...

Yes. Of course it does. ;-)

Not sure if it was clear, but I was referring to the difference between someone posting "This^" vs. clicking "Like" ... In terms of sentiment, it's pretty much the same,

Although, in fairness, there is a difference... A "like" click & counter takes up less space cra__ing up the thread with bumps and fully quoted threads to say nothing more than, "I agree."

taunto

Out of curiosity, is the "like" button patented?.

I believe it is however it can be easily modified to something like "amazing" or "appreciates" or something so its not the actual word like.

Thanks Taunto.
Wouldn't the modifications bear a similar resemblance both in terms of its functionality and technical implementation and still infringe the patent laws though?.

I'm not 100% certain about the technicalities (or even if they do have a patent in reality) however I do know that similar things such as "like" has been used on other sites and they were corporate sites so its not like some kids site either. The concept of "like" button is actually older than facebook itself but facebook might have the patent on the word itself in conjunction to the concept.

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KeViN_v2pt0

Does anyone else agree, I see so many posts where i dont want to comment, but i do want to hit Like haha

MFP already has something for that.......Its called a blog, not a wall post.

Its bad enough theres a report button. {insert derogatory name referring to female body part in its plurality here}