Suggestion for the “Helpful Rating”.

I am not sure if I suggest a modification, though.

Good morning.

Even using external search engines, I cannot say if the helpful rating (not the reputation system) is currently discussed elsewhere and in consequences am unaware of imminent changes.

In short

I believe that many helpful ratings are in reality sympathy ratings". This is what I want to address in this post.

Example

While I have oftentimes, myself, rated a post as helpful when I would just have posted the same content, had I not been to lazy to do so, this morning it was obvious that the one good deed of the day was due to a pleasant experience which included some linguistic wit.

I don't know

but have you ideas to render helpful ratings more helpful or should the link be renamed to I agree" and the function be separated from the reputation system? And/or permit only the original poster to trigger a helpful rating".