# Is "liking" a post too intimidating?

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**Created:** [10 يناير 2016، 2:53ص UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-liking-a-post-too-intimidating/37695 "2016-01-10T02:53:16Z")\
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> [@Drew\_Warwick](#):
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> The two posts in between the OP and poll post were “Support” and “Yes I would like this”.

IMHO those are perfect examples where a Like would have sufficed.

Maybe it’s not because they didn’t know about or want to Like, but they have some sort of Twitter-like compulsion to post small snippets?

“I just woke up #sleepy”  
…  
“Toast and coffee for breakfast #onadiet”  
…  
“Great day for my morning walk #exercise”

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