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Dec 30, 2022 | 7:18 am

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Originally Posted by ElevatorEnthusiast

We should absolutely have some sort of Like feature - it's necessary so that we know if folks appreciate or are getting value out of our posts. For example, one of my trip reports with photo uploads takes about 20 minutes to write. Without likes, I would feel like no one was getting use out of them.

I think likes are a nice-to-have, but don't know if I'd go as far as "necessary" -- I joined FT in 2015 and I'm pretty sure likes were added a while after that (I forget exactly when) meaning that FT got by just fine without a like system for over 15 years...