I can't believe you're being downvoted. The original rules of T_D included one that said "we like to have fun here". Yes, we can be serious, and have news, but we are also a "never-ending Trump Rally". "Number of 'Pedes who like x" isn't annoying to me. If it were, I would just scroll past. Does this guy want to ban "are you just going to scroll past without saying high" posts too? What about "Hey you, I see you, thanks for browsing new."? Control freaks need to chill. Being a curmudgeon that bitches about other people being silly and having some fun is no way to attract new voters.