What I mean is this forum needs some sort of a way to give a post a thumbsup, especially in the suggestions subforums. It would be really useful for other forum members to indicate that they agree with a suggestion or like a post without having to respond +1 or post to say they agree if they have nothing else to add.
I agree.
A lot of people probably don't say "+1" or write that they agree, since they don't want to add to the topic if they have nothing to say.
I often feel like only saying "I agree" is odd, so I usually try to add to it, but there have been times where I just couldn't find anything to add.
If posts aren't getting replies saying they agree, it might make it seem like people don't agree with those posts.
Let's keep that sort of thing confined to the kiddies on Facebook, eh?...;) If you like a post--say so. How difficult is it to reply to a post and say, "I like your post"? If you disagree with a post, say so. Don't let the cat steal your tongue.
In my opinion, that's only a fashion.
Writing a few words does the same, essentially.
It's a lot easier to see how much a post has been agreed with if there's a feature for agreeing with a post, and it makes topics easier to read through since they're less cluttered with "+1"s, which makes additions, disagreements (people usually give a reason for their disagreement rather than just saying "I disagree") and discussions more visible.
As much as people might dislike Facebook and similar sites, with good reason sometimes, I don't think the "like" aspect is one of the good reasons to dislike them.
The only benefit that I can see from having to agree with a post by writing a reply is that it bumps a topic.
And it's as well we don't have a dislike feature because I should've checked more thoroughly before replying: the feature I was thinking of is actually topic ratings: clue's in the name, which is isn't even similar to what was requested. So that's a bit of a non-starter, unfortunately.
But I agree that post likes is a feature that would be useful so I shall endeavour to find some means of implementing it, even if it means waiting a little longer than "real soon now". Assuming it isn't buried elsewhere in the site configuration, I will need to make a feature request of some sort. I am preparing myself to nag the relevant people.
Yeah, a dislike feature probably isn't needed.
It might make some people not read the posts or feel like they should dislike them too, and that's not good.
A post not getting support is usually a good enough indicator that it's not being agreed with or doesn't say anything that needs to be agreed with.
Not only that, but I think that people often feel compelled to write the reasons that they disagree with a post if there's no dislike option.
But not the thing with quoting someone else's post in its entirety just to add +1 at the end, which is annoying, not least when the majority of posts are various people doing the same. Fortunately it's a bit passé now. And also not making the same point over and over in multiple topics, which also undermines whatever point is being made: it's very easy for it to simply be perceived as "this again?!" and to switch off.
+1