Garibaldi and friends are no longer with us

Arbitrary trophy points were useless, but I really like the ability to "like" posts and the "like" counter under everyone's name. It's nice even though it's not as powerful here as it is within a facebook or reddit style algorithm. I try to keep my like count above my post count, and at least personally that encourages me to make quality posts or at least keep my s***posts funny.

I'm not sure what's possible within the limits of this forum software, but it would be cool to emphasize the most-appreciated posts more. Maybe a color to highlight posts that get 5+ likes or something?

And... dare I ask... a dislike button? Useful for signaling crappy posts without getting dragged into an argument. Totally different system, but I wonder if Facebook would have fewer problems if they allowed single-click negative responses to content.

 

My first couple hundred posts predate the like count. Then I took a few years off diving and Scubaboard. Since I came back and got my first like I've been chasing the magic 1:1 post to like ratio

 

I remember the old ScubaBoard [had another user name, took a few years off this site], I quite like the new one, most people posting on here now are more polite, the egos have not changed.
Such fun.

 

I still see a "like" count on my profile. Did that show up on every post on the desktop version before? I only ever access the site from my phone, so I'm trying to figure out what I'm missing.