While I think it's a great suggestion in general, it's not one that I think would do well here in a community for emotional support. What if you wrote a very thoughtful reply to someone, and then it got 10 "dislikes"? How would that make people feel, when they come here for emotional support??

We like to try and emulate the real world in our community as much as possible, since we're dealing with people's real feelings and emotions here. In the real world, you can't just click a button to tell someone you dislike their comment to you. You have to find a way to formulate a response that shares that in a respectful and thoughtful way.

We hope people can use our online community in a similar manner, maybe even building those social skills that could come in handy in the real world too.

Best,
DocJohn