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Old May 12, 2017, 7:49 am
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Originally Posted by goalie
While I was against a like button in the last "go-around" , if it could be a like button showing the total number of likes but not showing the handles of the members who liked the posts, I could be persuaded to like having a like button
You're one of the most like-happy people I know on Facebook. I'm trying to understand what your concept and opposition to a similar implementation here is. Can you expand?

Originally Posted by Mary2e
I would not support seeing the number of likes. Only that it's liked.

Do you remember when the rating system was accidentally turned on along with the ability to see who gave the rating? The less ability to give people the chance to abuse, the better
Like button != rating system

Without the ability to rate a post negatively, where is the danger of abuse?
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