Forking this from elsewhere so not to derail.
I understand that.
Content free plusones/me toos/AOLs have been a brick in the path of the bicycle of conversation since Usenet was used for conversation. Having a system that avoids this by allowing a simple click to show agreement, encouragement, acknowledgement and support is a great idea. It builds community. It allows things to flow. It reduces meaningless “after you, Cecil, no after you ,Nigel” post chains.
I just don’t understand the reason for a restriction on this action.