Plenty of other non-FaceBook sites have "thumbs up" and "thumbs down".
The last time I remember this was asked, MNHQ commented first to say they were monitoring the thread, they went quiet, and despite the rare "bump" don't seem to have bothered to come back with any further thoughts hoping it might be forgotten, perhaps. Though there was a positive comment I have just found from Helen.
Unfortunately those who are against any change (some of whom have put in their two-penneth in this thread) come out to say that MN would not be the same, that it is a rubbish idea, that it might increase "bullying", ad host of other arguments, just wanting the "status quo" I suspect.
Last time, MNHQ said it was a worth considereding, while acknowledging some might not like it, so they felt it should be under user control. Clearly Olivia has her own view but is this now the "officiela line" from MNHQ too, or will you give us an update on what progress has been made, please ?
Also, when it comes to site changes, some are brought in as ideas to/by MNHQ/Tech, implemented, and then MNHQ fends off complaints, and others seem to come from user comments considered to be "good ideas".
I'd ask that MNHQ has a more formal method of making changes where they affect the user interface, and give a month or so for voting and comments to be made before a decision is taken (and justified if it goes against the majority of votes).
Of course it's only a plea for changes to be better explained before they are implemented, and for ideas such as this one not to forever be requested, then "shot down" by a portion of the MN users (and for all we know, the "no" view might only be held by 10% but because many don't spot these threads on Site Stuff, you only get keener MNetters bothering to comment, giving a misleading impression of 'all' users. IE they are hardly "balanced" discussions, and certainly not ones on which decisions should be taken as a belief of some sort of "concensus" having been made!!!!
Also might be time to add a page showing the various features, what they do, and what 'versions' of Mumsnet they apply to. For example, are there features in "new" interface that don't work in 'classic' UI, and others which work for iPad/iPhone, and what about the Android App please ?