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Do you want downvotes? (POLL) (lemmynsfw.com)

submitted 6 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Currently downvotes are enabled on a trial basis, this was done by me to see if they can be enabled to prevent spam from rising to the top of communities, along with the fact that is another form of interaction/feedback.

However I've gotten some pushback for this and so I'd like to see the general consensus of this decision. Please put any comments/concerns in this thread, and please vote here: (Link gone poll is done)

the results of this poll and the comments will determine if we keep or remove downvotes again

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago (12 children)

I don't like downvotes. I post stuff here, if it gets downvoted it can fail and go below the level of visibility that garners it more votes. People will downvote for any reason that comes into their heads. It's almost like random noise but it messes with my post's path to its intended audience.

I don't see what possible motivation I would have to keep posting when that is happening.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (11 children)

You aren't entitled to exposure. Voting the good up and the less good down is the fundamental basis of sites like Lemmy and Reddit. As a content creator/poster it of course hurts when your stuff isnt enjoyed by the community, but its the decision of the users what gets big and what doesnt.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago (6 children)

We can't afford to shit on the few posters we have.

Radovic is prolific - they post a tonne of content. If they are saying they don't like the change, listen.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Posters need viewers and vise versa. One cannot function without the other. So no I reject your appeal to authority fallacy.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I don't need viewers. I choose to share content with users that like it but if you think I won't walk away from this instance over this and carry on with my life without looking back then you're mistaken.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

You don't need viewers yet you're up in arms about the -1 vote button coming back?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

What you have to do to actually win this argument is to tell me why I should bother to post anything when people are downvoting it.

What would motivate me to service the needs of people that hate the majority of content?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

I don't care about winning against you or getting you to do anything, your opinions and actions after today are your own.

Suppressing down votes is something I disagree with, and I'm voicing those concerns.

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