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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: https://forms.gle/zqDxemJCiTAXJi5i9

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

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[-] Radovic@lemmynsfw.com 5 points 15 hours ago

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.

[-] CombedSpaghetti@lemmynsfw.com 7 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

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.

[-] lnsfw3@lemmynsfw.com 6 points 9 hours ago

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.

[-] Clevererhans@lemmynsfw.com 4 points 4 hours ago

I am also being shat upon in the past few days by anonymous blanket-downvoter(s) and it's not a pleasant feeling. Rather discouraging, too.

[-] CombedSpaghetti@lemmynsfw.com -2 points 5 hours ago

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

[-] Radovic@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 3 hours ago

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.

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