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  • 𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘬
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    41 year ago

    Absolutely not. It is misleading like on YouTube. Before they removed downvotes everyone could see if a video is useful or not. “Best tips and tricks for car repair” … 15341 upvotes? Nice! Maybe it’s helpfu–… 98412 downvotes? Maybe not THAT helpful.

  • @grean@lemmy.ml
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    21 year ago

    I like that profile view in lemmy does not show the total “score”. So when someone downvotes your comment, they downvote just that, the comment, not you. Which I think is good for mental health.

    Speaking for myself, I feel that possibility of getting downvotes makes me more careful to not invoke negative emotions in others and instead keep more positive tone. In the long run that may be good for everyone’s mental health as well!

  • @king_dead@beehaw.org
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    11 year ago

    I’m not a fan personally, I’ve never really cared about old Reddit cliches like “the hivemind” or “downvotes = disagreement”. I just really liked being able to tell bad content to fuck off without getting into a flame war. Beehaw’s moderation against hate speech is why I’m still with it despite the no downvote settings

  • @LostCause@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    I personally enjoy having the downvotes and seeing them too, but I think it‘s neat communities on here have that option anyway.

  • @ion@lemmy.ca
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    11 year ago

    It depends on what the community is about. If it’s a community/instance that features a lot of opinionated talk, downvotes should be off to avoid those with different opinions being downvoted and hidden. On a note advice based/general community I think they should be left on.

  • @yaspora
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    11 year ago

    A practice like allowing or disallowing downvotes cannot on its own be judged “healthy” or “unhealthy”.

  • @planet_barf@beehaw.org
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    11 year ago

    I saw my first anti-trans meme on lemmy.ml today. It was a screenshot from a Babylon Bee article.

    On Reddit, I didn’t like how much things would get downvoted if the sub didn’t want to hear them. It really strengthened the hive mind. At the same time, it was an organic way of rejecting garbage like anti trans memes.

    I feel mixed about whether or not they add to a community. I’m not worried about bullying, but I am worried about how they shut down ideas, and encourage everyone to think the same way.

  • HiT3k
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    1 year ago

    I like it today. Depends on how judicious mods are with bans. If there’s a genuine threat of being banned for not be(e)ing nice, it may not matter. But if these communities ever reach the size of something like Reddit, downvotes may actually have a place.

  • @PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    No. Downvotes aren’t nothing more than gauge of the specific place climate anyway. Disabling them always looks for me like cheap try of enforcing positivity and openness in places where there is problem with it. Downvotes also help people find their own interests communities.