11-07-2016, 12:10 PM
I agree that a post-by-post rating system is more meaningful. A broad "reputation" score is primarily influenced by the volume of posts anyway.
There are many times that I read an excellent post and have nothing to add, but would welcome adding a "like" or "thumbs up" to reflect my agreement; conversely there are posts that I disagree with, however unless they are factually incorrect or egregious in their negativity I don't feel compelled to reply, but would welcome the opportunity to "dislike" or "thumbs down" not as a reflection on the poster him/herself but on the opinions expressed in that particular post.
There are many times that I read an excellent post and have nothing to add, but would welcome adding a "like" or "thumbs up" to reflect my agreement; conversely there are posts that I disagree with, however unless they are factually incorrect or egregious in their negativity I don't feel compelled to reply, but would welcome the opportunity to "dislike" or "thumbs down" not as a reflection on the poster him/herself but on the opinions expressed in that particular post.