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Lemmy devs are considering making all votes public - have your say (github.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Probably better to post in the github issue rather than replying here.

https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/issues/4967

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[–] [email protected] 125 points 3 weeks ago (63 children)

Your votes are already public. It’s a matter of (a) do we want to make it slightly easier for the people who aren’t technically inclined to see them too (b) do we want people acting with the awareness that they’re public.

(a) doesn’t have a clear answer to me. The answer to (b), though, is clearly yes.

[–] [email protected] 151 points 3 weeks ago (53 children)

Your votes are already public.

People say this all the time, but it's not really the case.

I don't think privacy is a binary thing that one either has or does not - there are degrees of privacy. Currently what we have is mostly private, requiring either technical skill or admin access to circumvent. This is a pretty high bar which 99% of people would not be able to reach. You're proposing removing the bar entirely because it is not high enough.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

People say this all the time, but it's not really the case.

Except that it is, people with the skills already bridged that gap for everyone.

https://kbin.earth/m/[email protected]/t/267356/Lemmy-devs-are-considering-making-all-votes-public-have-your/favourites

[–] [email protected] 33 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Hmmm I see a bunch of my friends have not upvoted my post. I will contact them to ask why not and ensure that they do.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah, just like rglullis actually dragged downvoters into the public on a few occasions, to pressure them to explain their downvotes.