(don't want to ruin it either, but I feel like I'm not starting a war or parallel subject here)
A dislike/like button kills discussion imho.
Imagine this, you post a message, a genuine opinion of yours, you get downvoted. You don't even know why. Not the best of feelings.
Though I aswell don't like json's or similar messages.
Well, that's why a Rep system would work much better than a like/dislike or downvote system.
A positive rep would give you GREEN REP ICON right besides your username and a negative rep would reduce your rep and if it goes negative, it gives you a RED REP ICON. I've been a member of a forum which has this system (*Name redacted*). Here's how mine looks like...
It's taken me a very long time to achieve that +rep. That above is like at least 100 people giving positive rep.
A member with negative rep can be quite easily spotted and his posts either ignored or taken with a grain of salt.
That's all am saying









