I guess the "Like" feature is OK, but it seems to fall short a bit.

I just noticed the "Like" feature the other day for the first time.  What's the purpose?  And yes, if you have a like button why not a dislike button? Do you Like the post or the poster?

A dislike button should be added also.

Dislike option good idea.....

it's pretty obvious when someone dislikes something posted here on TER.

I agree with Belinda. I doubt if a dislike button would do much to encourage posting on this board. Isn't the board dead enough already?

Maybe it would cut down a little of the tiresome bickering sometimes seen. You know, re, re, re, re, re  ... where's Aretha when you need her?

It might more gently let someone know (by the sheer number of "Dislikes") that their post sucked for whatever reason. (And it's helpful that you can only vote once re distortion.)

IMHO, flamers and trolls are best dealt with by ignoring them. I really think everyone knows that, it's just hard to do. A new and hesitant poster, on the other hand, would certainly be discouraged from trying again if their post is "disliked".

Quite frankly, if a reader doesn't like a post he/she should move on rather than respond negatively. Not all posts have to be perfect!

And BTW, where is the like button??

It looks Facebook is still not happy with it and is considering changes.  http://mashable.com/2011/09/22/facebook-gestures/

And YouTube is sticking with their thumbs up and down.

It (the like button) doesn't show up for me until I switch to the "tree" mode. Thanks

Oscar speech: (19 seconds)

"And I can't deny the fact that you like me. Right now! You like me."

With all these changes going on, it is going to take some time to see how everything shakes out.