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Hmmm one thing that would be nice is if it was possible to "like" a post without incrementing the users "reputation" or cumulative "likes". This might prevent some likewhoring while making it possible to "like" a helpful post .

Note: Fair use is not legislation for 96% of the world, even though similar laws are in place in a lot of places.

Avenir is a decent Helvetica alternative if you want to look a bit different than every corporation ever.

A good choice. I've been with them for years with few problems. Less than 2 days of downtime in total over at least 3 years for me.

Their Garamond is pretty kickass.

The irony is that I was actually trying to do it the "right" way.

I'd have said module if I was choosing what to say.

I do sort of see it becoming a thing on more professional ones too, I guess. Like, if a post is super-insightful or helpful, it could be interesting to see it in some sort of list in the sidebar or another prominent place on the page.

Sorry. I'm just thinking out loud here, not trying to get you to implement things. This could be a pretty kickass plugin though...

I don't need it at least. Simple likes are enough to make my whole site "troll around" (up me and i'll up you, why can't I get free likes, etc).

That said some sites probably want them and I think it does fit in a forum core*. :)

*Like / Dislike, not "like the like"