4 years ago I made this meme
imgflip.com/i/u2sva ... it went to the front page immediately and the very next day, the like/dislike bar was removed which prompted me to make this meme
imgflip.com/i/u6eyq ... The Mod Acuity12 made a few comments on this one but they didn't really explain why they removed the like/dislike bar.
We can only assume that they felt it was better for people to NOT know just how badly they were being trolled, which was a really huge problem back then. Out of sight out of mind mentality more or less. People have since voiced a desire to have it brought back but it doesn't look like they're gonna do it.