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Lemmy votes ARE public, should they be anonymous? (discuss.tchncs.de)

submitted 8 months ago by lalo@discuss.tchncs.de to c/fediverse@lemmy.world

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Currently, almost anyone in the Fediverse can see Lemmys votes. Lemmy admins can see votes, as well as mods. Only regular Lemmy users can't. Should the Lemmy devs create a way to make the votes anonymous?

There is a discussion going on right now considering "making the Lemmy votes public" but I think that premisse is just wrong. The votes are public already, they're just hidden from Lemmy users. Anyone from a kbin/mbin/fedia instance can check out the votes if they are so inclined.

The users right now may fall into a false sense of privacy when voting because the votes are hidden from Lemmy users. If you want to vote something and not show up on the vote list, please create another account to support that type of content and don't tell anyone.

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[+] asukaakari@fedia.io -10 points 8 months ago

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[-] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

The question of whether Lemmy votes should be anonymous is an important one, balancing transparency with privacy. Public voting can encourage accountability, but anonymity might lead to more honest and unbiased voting behavior. If you're interested in exploring the pros and cons of this issue further, chatgpt 日本語 can provide a detailed discussion and help you form a well-rounded opinion on the matter.

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[-] InEnduringGrowStrong@sh.itjust.works 3 points 8 months ago

Yup.
This kind of spam has been going on for a while and is usually removed promptly.
Sorry, I think our local ~~murder~~ bot was offline at the time.
Anyway, they've since been banned along with a several alt accounts.
Don't hesitate to report those if you see more.

Oh and I think we would rather not advertise their spam URL if you wouldn't mind editing the link out from the quoted part.

Thanks,