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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Bob Blaylock" data-source="post: 360569" data-attributes="member: 16749">I'm not sure I really agree with this semantic change.  As the concept of “Like” has been established on Facebook, on forums, and other social media, I use it to “Like” something with which I agree.  But I also use it to express approval of something that was posted, that may not be an opinion with which it is relevant to agree or disagree, but which evokes a positive reaction in me.  It seems to me that the opposite of a “Like” should be something to indicate a post with which I disagree, but also, absent any real point with which to agree or disagree, just something that evokes a negative reaction in me—something I don't like.  I think “Dislike” is a more appropriate term for it.</blockquote>