Do FT members really need FT to have a popularity contest to help them determine for themselves who/what on FT they like or not? I think that most people are capable of judging for theselves without the "crutch"/stick of this popularity contest. Either way, is this "like/helpful" thing really about wanting another scoring and gaming system on FT to publicly rate FTers whom we like or not? It seems designed to do just that.
Are moderators going to be able to strip away "like/helpful/thanks" from a given post/poster? Are moderators going to be able to mask targeted FTers from these "like/helpful/thanks" posting powers? Will people be suspended/banned/disabled for marking "unhelpful" posts as "helpful"?
Not everyone's idea of what or how something is "helpful" is the same, so why or under what circumstances should or will FT members be punished for using this proposed feature?
There are so many unanswered questions and such questionable benefit from this proposed feature being turned on for all of us ordinary FTers that I say this: "don't vote for change which you can't believe".