1. BS. Both pro & con's are allowed to express their opinion. To imply that both FTers & TB members can't read & understand both is simply BS & a disservice to both.
2. The poll was actually much against until a week ago, when in a 48 hr period it switched, and then since then the poll has basically stayed the same. It's not the norm for polls to move one way or another that fast & that much (true re: whichever direction it goes). The poll is also open for another 2 weeks.
More importantly you evidently missed where this was brought up ago last year & it had 50/50 support & died a year until a TB member decided to make it his platform & bumped it up & it still was 50/50 & quite frankly even a bit ahead now is not an overwhelming platform.
Most ideas that have lukewarm or split support don't normally move forward - especially (and this is critical to this particular issue) -
when so many questions & concerns don't have answers.
And you're new to FT, so I'm guessing you don't realize that TB members also read the threads for pros/cons & not just polls. They don't just base it all on 1 thing. I served on TB for 4 years & have total faith in current TB members that they review everything (whether it's this issue or another).
3. Your # 3 doesn't make sense in any universe. TB just approves (or doesn't) any idea. The CD & IB decide the final yes/no & mods (normally) have input on how everything works. But if it does get implemented, then it's not really a mod issue. After all it's just a like button.
4. The mods already do that.
5. They already do that & your fearful comment is (IMO) just stoo-pid. No one is fearful of a like button.
But not to point out the obvious you've been on FT for 6 weeks & others have been on for many years & have experience you don't. So when they say they've experienced people gaming things, it means that's happened. You can do all the kumbaya all you want, it doesn't mean it didn't happen & won't happen again.
6. Wikis ARE cool - and can be edited by anyone & are a great tool. It doesn't require much attention by FTers, mods, IB or the CD.
7. Hallejuiah to your first sentence. Let me phrase this another way (IMO).
It's a problem searching for a solution. There's not a huge clamoring for it by FTers. It was dormant for a year until a TB member who really wants to see it happen bumped it up.
And let me close by quoting
YOU 8 days ago "That all being said, after being a resident on FT for going on two months now, I no longer believe a like system of any kind should be introduced on this forum"
Cheers.