Well, if it got to that point, theoretically, then there could be a poll. With "most votes for a certain implementation" the winner. There has to be some way to narrow it down so we can all agree to agree/disagree on the final result, and even tweak it if necessary.
As to the "too much like Facebook" comments, which I'm literally too tired to make a separate reply to: "like" to me is similar to "thumbs up" on Digg, which was the first place on the Web I ever saw it, back in 2005-2006. Pre-dates FB's adaption by years.
It's not Facebook-y so much as it's social web-y, so, having the memory that I do of such things, I don't see anything wrong with it (or anything purely Facebook-like about it), as long as it remains an optional feature.
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As to the "too much like Facebook" comments, which I'm literally too tired to make a separate reply to: "like" to me is similar to "thumbs up" on Digg, which was the first place on the Web I ever saw it, back in 2005-2006. Pre-dates FB's adaption by years.
It's not Facebook-y so much as it's social web-y, so, having the memory that I do of such things, I don't see anything wrong with it (or anything purely Facebook-like about it), as long as it remains an optional feature.