The commendation system is a nice addition to the game. However there are times where I don't feel the enemy captain deserves a commendation, but a member of their crew does. For example when my ship unloads volley after volley into an enemy ship and yet it refuses to die. There are some engineers aboard that ship that deserve some recognition. Like wise if my ship gets hit at absurd ranges at a difficult angle, the enemy gunner should be recognized.
Currently I pay my respect in the lobby chat, but I would like a formal mechanism to praise the enemy crew just as I praise my own crew. It doesn't have to be as easy as giving commendations to my own crew. In fact a couple extra steps would make the commendation seem a bit more valuable since the recipient would know the giver wasn't randomly clicking buttons.