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I don't know why people are so adamantly against this. I think I'd enjoy it. Similar to a "thank" button on other forums, as well.
Personally, I always like the "positives, but no negatives" approach a la Facebook. If you enjoy something, click the button. The only button for you to use if you don't enjoy something is the report button, if applicable.
It could discourage discussion, but that's not always a bad thing. A lot of people around here post for the sake of posting, and that's not good. If it sponged up a bunch of quote-only posts or really simple posts, it would help this place a lot.
The OP's "likes" could contribute to what goes in the Top Forum Topics, because right now, the web team is using our saved threads as a makeshift "like" button for determining these topics anyway.
And what about polls? They're already a method to express opinion on a subject without posting, and they work well. Would this be much different? And it would apply to every post.
It's not like we'd have to allow people to be able to sort them. But I think it'd weed out pointless discussion, contribute to trust rating and top forum topics, and not really be invasive. Just my two cents.