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I’m pretty sure the intent when upvotes and downvotes were created was to use them in regards to relevance. Is the topic about ducks and someone is going off about jeeps? Downvote. Is the community about posting DIY peanut butter but someone keeps posting Skippy™? Downvote.
It shouldn’t have anything to do with agreeing, effort, or anything like that. Just a way to keep the topic/community on track.
I wholeheartedly agree with that. Also earlier when the dude was posting racist memes and everyone downvoted, I liked that usage.
I use it as a “you should read this” button. Even if it’s offtopic, I’ll upvote if it’s funny or useful.
I like this explanation the best. Net vote count is a decent proxy for whether something is worth reading.
disagree. downvote.
Isn’t that what was specified in the original reddiquette? Downvote to maintain quality, but not to disagree?
Yes, that’s more than likely where I first learned about it.
I’m kinda glad we downvote the things we disagree with. Whether on topic or not, shit opinions don’t deserve to be displayed with the same prominence as reasonable opinions.
And that’s how a community become an echo chamber. Also assuming any opinion you agree with is reasonable and those you disagree with is shitty is silly…
Get off your high fucking horse. Upvotes are for content you want to see, downvotes are for content you don’t. Can we stop pretending there’s some bullshit morality attached or that they’re for anything other than base popularity?
This isn’t right either, upvotes are for whatever I want and downvotes are for whatever I want. Ima fucking downvoted myself now after I post this comment
I’m downvoting you now because I agree with you
And I’m upvoting you because while I completely disagree with your comment, I’m in gratitude of your effort and we will always need new comments.
I’m upvoting you because I respect your opinion, but disagree, because commenting for the sake of commenting reduces the overall quality of a thread and downvote myself, because by posting this comment I am contributing to the issue.
based
You literally just repeated my exact point, but left out “to see”
You want it, upvote it; you don’t, downvotes it. Are we actually just fighting for the sake of fighting? I thought this wasn’t Reddit.
Not arguing, I’m just shit posting
the reason I upvote a post can differ. sometimes it’ll be because I agree with it, sometimes it’ll be because I want more people to see it and interact with it.
If it’s garbage then I’ll downvote it and maybe block the user if they continue to post garbage in the future.
Yes it’s effort, but is it constructive?
Up vote = I agree
Down vote = I disagree
Reported = I super disagree
And anyone who says that they don’t do this is a bloody liar.
I don’t report things I disagree with, but I type long responses and usually delete before sending so ha! That will show them.
For me is
I agree: upvote
I disagree: nothing or maybe response
I think they rare stupid or a troll: downvote and block.
I’m fed up with something and it keeps popping up: mass downvotes.
I’ll say it and I’m not a liar.
Upvote= needs to be seen more. (I could disagree strongly but feel others should see it. )
