# In this board I have noticed it says to like but I don't see a like button? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [April 11, 2025, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-this-board-i-have-noticed-it-says-to-like-but-i-dont-see-a-like-button/1016919 "2025-04-11T17:44:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 14
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2025, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-this-board-i-have-noticed-it-says-to-like-but-i-dont-see-a-like-button/1016919/14 "2025-04-11T20:09:08Z")
Here (from a previous thread) is the explanation of why we don’t have a “Like” button: > [@Is there a "Like" button at SDMB? The Discobot tutorial thinks there is, but I don't see it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-like-button-at-sdmb-the-discobot-tutorial-thinks-there-is-but-i-dont-see-it/996287/7): > > Discourse does not have a like button. Discourse has a reputation system where users can advance to higher trust levels and take on certain moderator-level abilities, and the like button is an integral part of their reputation system. Discourse expects message boards to be largely self-moderated by the users. This entire system does not fit with the way that we have been operating for the last couple of decades, so we intentionally set the requirements for higher trust levels to be impossible fo… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-this-board-i-have-noticed-it-says-to-like-but-i-dont-see-a-like-button/1016919)._