# Likes vs Dislikes?
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/likes-vs-dislikes/90897
**Category:** UX
**Created:** [June 27, 2018, 8:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/likes-vs-dislikes/90897 "2018-06-27T20:04:49Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@8BIT](https://meta.discourse.org/u/8BIT)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2018, 8:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/likes-vs-dislikes/90897/1 "2018-06-27T20:04:49Z")
I couldn’t find a thread about this… but if there is one, please point me in that direction!
I’d love to know how the Discourse Team thought through **not** including dislikes as an option. I’m thinking through another application and trying to talk through the pros and cons of including a dislike button in addition to a like button.
Thoughts?
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### Author:  [@merefield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/merefield)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2018, 8:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/likes-vs-dislikes/90897/2 "2018-06-27T20:06:49Z")
I guess you are aware of the retort plugin to add other, configurable, reactions?
> [@Discourse Retort](https://meta.discourse.org/t/retort-a-reaction-style-plugin-for-discourse/35903):
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> NB This has recently been given a new lease of life thanks to sponsorship of @Hifihedgehog & the community at [https://forum.tabletpc.review/](https://forum.tabletpc.review/) and is compatible with Ember 5 and Discourse 3.2 (and so far 3.3.x), but the message is still the same, unless you really want to use Retort, please consider [Reactions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-reactions/183261) as that will eventually take on some of the Retort exclusive features (timeline TBD). Retort is a plugin which allows you to add slack-style reactions to posts Install it u…
I guess the default setup is just a means of reinforcing only positive vibes and avoiding negativity?
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### Author:  [@8BIT](https://meta.discourse.org/u/8BIT)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2018, 8:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/likes-vs-dislikes/90897/3 "2018-06-27T20:15:59Z")
i am and i have implemented it, but, i was thinking more along some of the initial convos that the core team had put together. love to know the “why” behind the “what,” essentially.
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### Author:  [@Stephen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stephen)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2018, 8:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/likes-vs-dislikes/90897/4 "2018-06-27T20:47:08Z")
It’s pretty simple, dislikes convey a negative sentiment.
Good content should rise to the top- there’s no need to conduct a public flogging every time you disagree with what someone else has to say.
And for everything that’s offensive or inappropriate there’s a report feature. No community managers want to keep toxic content on view.
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### Author:  [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2018, 8:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/likes-vs-dislikes/90897/5 "2018-06-27T20:50:38Z")
Please read
[https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-down-voting-be-core-functionality-in-discourse/40/6?u=falco](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-down-voting-be-core-functionality-in-discourse/40/6)
and
> [@On the Necessity of Up/Down Vote-Based Reputation Systems on Boards Involving Subjective Discussion](https://meta.discourse.org/t/on-the-necessity-of-up-down-vote-based-reputation-systems-on-boards-involving-subjective-discussion/41442/2):
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> You can view several talks I’ve given on this to understand the differences. TL;DR: systems of fact, data, and science can benefit from downvotes, because statements can be scientifically proven to a reasonable degree. systems of opinion do not benefit from downvotes and are in fact materially and seriously harmed by them, because nobody can prove an opinion. Empathy is the order of the day in opinion systems. On top of that be very aware that Q&A is not discussion, in fact Q&A are d…
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2018, 11:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/likes-vs-dislikes/90897/6 "2018-06-27T23:31:10Z")