"like" button for posts

[Finale]

Sometimes I want to say thank you to someone posting a useful link or info but I don't know what to say other than "Thank you.". I think a like, rep, or similar button means the same thing and it might actually make the topic more readable by having less "Thx" posts.

[JohnYayas]

I can't say that I have ever noticed any problem with "thx" posts around here or a need to thank people for their posts.

[Bradfo69]

I recall this was brought up awhile back and, the concern at the time was it would make it feel too "Facebooky".

[Bbe]

The real laser-housewives forum with laserlike buttons It's really superfluous here...

[Finale]

What's wrong with being facebooky?
It's just an extra small icon appearing on the bottom-left of the post.
To me it's only a matter of saying "thank you" when you don't have anything else to say beyond that or can't think of anything. There's a minimum character limit for making a post too.

Anyway, just a suggestion, not going to defend it or anything.

[Photonbeam]

I like the idea of a "like" button. I would click on it for this topic if there was one.

[lasersbee]

A simple... "I like your post" Post reply or a simple PM
would be just fine...
I don't care for the Facebook "Like me or I'll
be sad" crap.

Jerry

[Finale]

It has nothing to do with ego boosting, narcissistic buttons in social media platforms.
It's just a simple way to thank someone for their posts, without making another unnecessary post, maybe not knowing what to say, not having anything else to add to a mere "Thank you" and when making one getting a warning that there's a minimum character limit for each post (which by the way in some forums is added just to limit to amount of "thank you" or "I agree" posts cluttering a thread. Whether it does or not is up for debate and I don't have a view either way).
For what it's worth some forums I've come across have a "Thanks" or "Useful" button instead of "Like", they are all the same, really.

To be completely honest I didn't think it was necessary myself until two members pm'd me how I wasn't being thankful for their help posts and abandoning a thread after they had posted a solution to some problem mentioned in the thread or something. Both times I had to explain myself that I typed "Thank you" and gottena warning but didn't know what else to add without seeming pretentious.

A PM would work too if it was easier to open, mark as read and reply, but the current phpBB and Invision board systems make it more like an email than a chat system which is just wasted time for short things like "Thank you". And even if it as implemented like a facebook chat rather than an email system it would still be less convenient than a like or thanks button on the thread post itself.
Plus I think PMs are more useful for longer conversations where it's actually more useful when implemented similar to emails rather than a chat. That's how I mostly use it, anyways.

[JohnYayas]

It's hard to believe PL has existed this long without a way to thank someone with a button.

[swamidog]

It's hard to believe PL has existed this long without a way to thank someone with a button.

the best way to say thank you is by donating to PL.