Downvoting should be removed.
I need to downvote this!
:-)
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wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Downvoting should be removed. In most instances, it is someone downvoting for a dumb reason. If it is a violation it should be reported. If it a difference of opinion, just don’t upvote.
NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world 1 year ago
dope@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Most of us downvote anything that criticizes or deviates even slightly. We are as sensitive as a ripe pimple in that way.
It basically makes social media what it is.
As for how it “should” be… well, I have some ideas too. I guess that’s a question of engineering.
wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Let’s hear them.
I have seen a few instances remove downvoting, and they seem to run more smoothly. They tend to be more civil.
dope@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Here’s one of my ideas.
Instead of all votes being equal I’d like to see voting weighted according to the votes you have issued a person in the past. Reflecting your respect/disrespect for that person.
Thus, if person X is somebody that you have upvoted in the past, then when they vote on person Y, be they up or down votes, then those votes will count for more. And if you downvoted X then, when they vote on Y, those votes count for less.
And those votes would propagate. IE your “opinion” of X would weight X’s votes. And it would also weight the votes of those whom X votes on.
This would provide a pretty smart map of the value of the persons who you are talking to here. And then you filter or whatever.
wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee 1 year ago
I actually like that. It would also help with sockpuppets since, over time they would lose their value.
There are some people who just downvote to downvote. They add no value but just want to be jerks.
TheDoctorDonna@lemmy.world 1 year ago
People want a way to express their dislike without getting in to a stupid internet fight about it. Look at how long people rallied for a dislike button on Facebook.