I don't think FTers can thank you enough for the effort you put into this and all other matters on FT, Sharon. ^

Having said that, we can all see the growing voting "trend" of this poll, which will conclude soon. For those of us who have actively observed and/or participated in this discussion thread, we all learn and/or agree "Like" is NOT the same as "Helpful", however the poll is set up with a thread titled with "Like" and the poll worded for "Helpful." I have to wonder how many of the yes votes are for "Like" and how many are for "Helpful" when the poll itself is presenting in such a confusing manner. I also wonder among those who did cast their votes, how many people did read and/or give a thought about the differences between "Like" and "Helpful" before voting. If there are enough votes cast in some "mindless" manner, what's the point of this poll, I have to ask? Not to mention statistically, no significant result can be concluded when the sample size isn't big enough and the votes aren't random enough to be representative of the FT population. (In other words, if there are say 500 support votes for a helpful/like button, do 500 yes-votes speak for FT currently with 579,885 members? If not, why bother?)

As we all know Flyertalk establishes and earns its reputation over the years by the content and quality of the posts members created and ideas exchanged on FT. That isn't something can be quantified. Let alone "Helpful" can sometimes be debatable. Something helpful to Member A can be useless for Member B.

I personally think some in-depth and qualitative discussion of any feature is much more valuable than a muddy poll when the headcount cannot tell us something meaningful. I would think if admin and TB is going to work on improving FT, more thought and effort should be directed toward the questions & concerns raised in thread that Sharon had helped us compile in the wikipost.