• Black_Gulaman@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    5·
    11 months ago

    If it’s garbage then I’ll downvote it and maybe block the user if they continue to post garbage in the future.

    Yes it’s effort, but is it constructive?

  • DeathbringerThoctar@lemmy.world
    52·
    11 months ago

    Get off your high fucking horse. Upvotes are for content you want to see, downvotes are for content you don’t. Can we stop pretending there’s some bullshit morality attached or that they’re for anything other than base popularity?

  • Asafum@feddit.nl
    41·
    11 months ago

    I’m pretty sure the intent when upvotes and downvotes were created was to use them in regards to relevance. Is the topic about ducks and someone is going off about jeeps? Downvote. Is the community about posting DIY peanut butter but someone keeps posting Skippy™? Downvote.

    It shouldn’t have anything to do with agreeing, effort, or anything like that. Just a way to keep the topic/community on track.

    • explodicle@local106.comEnglish
      1·
      11 months ago

      I use it as a “you should read this” button. Even if it’s offtopic, I’ll upvote if it’s funny or useful.

      • tacosplease@lemmy.world
        1·
        11 months ago

        I like this explanation the best. Net vote count is a decent proxy for whether something is worth reading.

    • sabreW4K3@lemmy.tfOP
      11·
      11 months ago

      I wholeheartedly agree with that. Also earlier when the dude was posting racist memes and everyone downvoted, I liked that usage.

    • sgtlighttree@lemmy.world
      0·
      11 months ago

      Isn’t that what was specified in the original reddiquette? Downvote to maintain quality, but not to disagree?

        • tacosplease@lemmy.world
          0·
          11 months ago

          I’m kinda glad we downvote the things we disagree with. Whether on topic or not, shit opinions don’t deserve to be displayed with the same prominence as reasonable opinions.

          • StinkyRedMan@lemmy.world
            1·
            11 months ago

            And that’s how a community become an echo chamber. Also assuming any opinion you agree with is reasonable and those you disagree with is shitty is silly…

    • sabreW4K3@lemmy.tfOP
      0·
      11 months ago

      Put it like this, there’s a reason YouTube removed dislikes, because they need to keep seeing new channels. So even if the old popular channels die, they’ll have newer channels to replace them. That starts with making toxic disliking redundant. Don’t for a second think there’s no place for dislikes, but as a “I don’t like you” or “I disagree”, it’s counter productive.

      • CoderKat@lemm.eeEnglish
        1·
        11 months ago

        Yes, some people do misuse down voting, but it’s absolutely worth it in my mind. It prevents bigotry from both being shown highly and also makes it clear that bigotry isn’t acceptable. How do you think someone feels when they see a bigoted comment and it’s in the positives. I’ll answer that question cause I’ve seen it all the time: it’s depressing as fuck. It still sucks to see bigoted comments at all, but at least when they’re downvoted to hell, it feels better. It feels nice to know that the bigotry isn’t accepted by others and that the bigot is in the minority.

        Similar for general misinformation, scams, etc. It’d be nice if bad comments could just get removed before you see them, but that will never be perfect. Even well moderated communities still have delays before moderators see reports and most people won’t take the time to report either.

  • Bappity@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    11 months ago

    the reason I upvote a post can differ. sometimes it’ll be because I agree with it, sometimes it’ll be because I want more people to see it and interact with it.

  • afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world
    11·
    11 months ago

    Up vote = I agree

    Down vote = I disagree

    Reported = I super disagree

    And anyone who says that they don’t do this is a bloody liar.

    • tacosplease@lemmy.world
      2·
      11 months ago

      I don’t report things I disagree with, but I type long responses and usually delete before sending so ha! That will show them.

    • Professorozone@lemmy.world
      1·
      11 months ago

      I’ll say it and I’m not a liar.

      Upvote= needs to be seen more. (I could disagree strongly but feel others should see it. )

    • Fushuan [he/him]@lemm.ee
      1·
      11 months ago

      For me is

      I agree: upvote

      I disagree: nothing or maybe response

      I think they rare stupid or a troll: downvote and block.

      I’m fed up with something and it keeps popping up: mass downvotes.