The "LIKE" button

you know, it is really annoying when you send your friends on facebook links to something that you hope for them to subscribe to or join, even attach a note along with your link.  They tend to click on the "like" button and they don't even bother opening the link you sent them.  What's the point of sending them links if they are going to click on the "like" button.  If there was a way to delete the "like" button, I would.  

I had created a yahoo group for The Hip show and I sent out a link to friends about The Hip Show's yahoogroup and by them signing up to the yahoogroup will give them updates on what is happening with the show and to be sure to join so they could get those updates.

There were quite a few who just clicked on the 'like' button, and there were a few who deleted that entry. When I noticed this, I then continued with my message by typing, "PLEASE DO NOT CLICK ON THE LIKES AS IT DOESN'T HELP THE YAHOOGROUP. WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT ON THIS BY JOINING IN ON THE GROUP."

The like button happens to be an issue that everybody falls into as a simple response.  Actually I think that by clicking on the like button is a lazy way to respond.  Don't get me wrong, that I do click on the like button every once in a while, but what I try to do is click the like button with a following message to give them some feedback.