That’s a reasonable point. (And I have no inkling why anyone thought you should be downvoted for making it.)
None the less, it seems to me that if you really find an article particularly impressive then you should almost always be able to find something more specific to say than “I like this”, and that a better norm than “if you really like something, post a generic positive comment” would be “if you really like something, post a positive comment saying something about why you like it”. More useful feedback, more discussion fodder, less clutter, and (because of the small extra effort required) I think a better indication of actually having liked something substantially more than usual.
That’s a reasonable point. (And I have no inkling why anyone thought you should be downvoted for making it.)
None the less, it seems to me that if you really find an article particularly impressive then you should almost always be able to find something more specific to say than “I like this”, and that a better norm than “if you really like something, post a generic positive comment” would be “if you really like something, post a positive comment saying something about why you like it”. More useful feedback, more discussion fodder, less clutter, and (because of the small extra effort required) I think a better indication of actually having liked something substantially more than usual.