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Looks like it's still in the planning stages. But looks like a cool project.

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[-] canis_majoris@lemmy.ca 7 points 3 months ago

Can you please explain why it matters?

[-] Elevator7009@kbin.run 6 points 3 months ago

Downvotes usually signify "you posted something rude, objectively incorrect, off-topic, or instance/community rule-breaking" and people who think they did not do anything wrong might understandably be frustrated when they are getting the signal they did something like that, but they can't figure out what bad behavior they're getting downvoted for at all. They might want to know what the downvoter thinks they are doing that is inappropriate so they can stop it, or if it is just a troll trying to make people unhappy and thus ignorable. And given the "lol why do you even care, are you that sensitive over internet points" kind of view, it makes it even more annoying because asking what they did wrong might just get them a response like that and no further clue to what offensive behavior they've committed. I know some people use downvote for a mere disagreement as well as for actual objectionable behavior, and trolls exist so downvotes are often safe to ignore, but I'd imagine a reasonable person who does not care about internet points might start getting a little "oh god what did I do wrong" if it's more half-up half-down or mostly downvoted, especially since I usually see rude/spammy/incorrect things downvoted more heavily than things politely pushing against the grain of popular opinion.

Also somewhat relevant: I subscribe to some really small magazines/communities. Some of them are full of posts that might appear bad or controversial by vote count (think 3 upvotes vs 3 downvotes, 4 upvotes vs 3 downvotes), but the posts are entirely on topic and are not particularly biased or incorrect. I feel bad for them because it makes that post look low-quality or like they are about a controversial topic when it is really just a tiny community that probably attracted a couple trolls but not enough legit users to outvote them. I can see that getting the community creator a little upset, having their regular content look to onlookers as if it's trash when it's normal content, and lowering their hopes of attracting people to the community. Although hopefully people can recognize that at that small a number of people it might just be trolls and not low-quality content.

[-] canis_majoris@lemmy.ca 9 points 3 months ago

Reddit promoted "downvote to disagree" and this is a consequence of the userbase having migrated from there.

You can say whatever you want about how it should work, but the bottom line is that most people using vote-based systems are voting up and down based on if they agree with what's posted. It hasn't been "downvote for off-topic" for over a decade.

This guy wants to bring more redditors to the site, the people actively perpetuating downvote to disagree.

[-] rglullis@communick.news 4 points 3 months ago

There are three people here who are telling you that they don't see "downvoters for disagreement" as normalized practice. I presume all three of us were also on Reddit, and we can all help shape a different culture to here. You talk of "bringing Redditors" like Reddit users are complete different species than you.

I want to bring people. Lots of them. The majority of them will not be interesting to you or me. That's okay. What made Reddit so great was that it attracted so many people that it had a really long tail of niches.

The Fediverse needs people. And I am not saying that because I am seeking "power" or "influence". I am saying it because if we keep this reactionary "it's fine like this, keep the barbarians away" mentality, the whole thing will stagnate and die. And I don't want to lose our best shot at bringing back an open web for everyone.

[-] GBU_28@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago

Person here who was from Reddit, and see downvotes as disagreement as a common usage.

Anecdotes amirite

[-] rglullis@communick.news 1 points 3 months ago

Yeah, anecdotes.

And your point is... ?

[-] GBU_28@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago

Saying something like "3 people here don't think downvotes do xyz" is not a good argument. 3 is not significant, and is even still anecdotal

[-] rglullis@communick.news 0 points 3 months ago

My friend, I don't know why you decided to necro this thread, but:

  • I am not using this data point to make a case that I'm holding some majority opinion. I know it's not, but at the same time it's not just because it's the minority opinion that it is somehow invalid.
  • The point is that "downvotes as disagreement" is not some type of "unwritten law" that is universally accepted.
  • Three people out of the whole group that got involved in the discussion is relevant.
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