I wish there was a way to give commendations when joining an instance with a light party. I play tag team with my hubby and 90% of the time we do events together, which seems to cut me off from commending people. Those few times I do the duty roulette alone (i'm not a cultist of the WeeklyTomeCap god, Twelve forbid! ), I appreciate a relaxed and positive attitude; and people who do make their best effort, rather than sit there pressing 1 2 3 cause "that's the best rotation". things can and will go array it's part of the fun. what we do with it makes the difference.
When i started as WHM on FFXI a decade ago and my back-then mentor introduced me to XP parties, he advised me to ask myself if there was anything else i could do to help the party. if the answer was no, then i was doing my job properly.
I find myself still using the very same meter today, so I appreciate and reward anyone in party that shows that enthusiasm the most