Now that we can even like specific comments, how should those likes be handled? Should we see a list on each comment of who liked what comment/thread? Should we see a number of how many likes are on a given comment/thread? If the dislikes outweigh the likes, should that number be negative or should it stay at zero until it becomes positive again? Should we keep the same system we have now of not seeing any of it? If so, why? Do you have another idea for how it should work? If so, what is it?
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I'd prefer that no numbers or names were shown. I consider myself a bit of a purist, and keeping the "Like" feature solely for moving good topics and replies to the top of the heap would keep all of the positives of liking a topic without any of the negatives, such as individuals demanding/requesting people to like their posts. Ultimately, I feel that those individuals who want to see numbers simply want the ego boost. We had great content before the like feature, so advertising the details of who and how many shouldn't be required to keep that great content coming.