Don't fix what isn't broken
Don has done a great job with the Forum from day one.
It has maintained a mostly positive tone with the occasional disagreement. Don has taken the real negativity and moved it to it's own place leaving the main portion of the Forum a place where people can get a lot of information about the lake, the region, area businesses, and current events.
Many people who aren't fortunate enough to live on or near the lake visit the Forum often for their daily dose of happiness and information,
If a negative button is offered people will use it too often and turn many posts into a battle of opinions and a contest to see who can get the most "thanks" or "thumbs down". Adding controversy does not seem like a great idea.
I think leaving it as it is is just fine. This gives people who disagree with a post the opportunity to write the reason for their objection or conflicting opinion and identify themselves. This requires them to be accountable for their thoughts and opinions which is how I think it (and life) should be.
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