[spraak]

I wish there were a way to share the voice of appreciation e.g. like that. Sometimes I really appreciate what a comment or submission had but I'm not sure how to express it. While up voting does that, it is anonymous to the receiving user, though on the other hand, I guess it's what keeps HN from becoming only about the 'likes'

[MildlySerious]

I absolutely share the sentiment, but like you said, not having this feature is the sacrifice to make in return for a high(-ish) quality discussion board. The other end of this spectrum would be reddit, where you need [SERIOUS] tags and heavy moderation, and still get inside jokes, memes and circlejerking for the sake of karma/likes.