Re; response buttons for each post.

Having just a 'like' button is too restrictive.

Here's what I suggest, positioned from left to right:

dislike a lot //// dislike //// like //// like a lot

btw, I really don't like the new configuration (emoticons) used by the Nation newspaper. Whether a person responds with 'happy' or 'sad' ....doesn't gauge that person's opinion on that topic. In other words, a person could be sad about a particular news item, but does that sadness translate to wanting more of that activity or less?

Using 'like' and 'dislike' - is more to the point.

No way José.

We've tried a simple Not-like button a couple of times, the wheel has come off in a big way within a few days.

It's just too open to abuse, cliques, personal vendettas etc. Impossible to moderate.

When you tried a 'not like' button, were there multiple clicks by the same individual?

Same as the 'like' button, can't a 'dislike' button be limited to one click per individual?

I'd still like to see more choices in that regard.

I go to NPR.org and there are open forums and commentaries on all their articles. There are 'thumbs up' and 'thumbs down' provisions under every comment, and I don't see problems there - and NPR likely gets a wider audience than Thaivisa.

No way. Sorry.