VitabytesDev@feddit.nl to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoAm I the only one who does this?feddit.nlimagemessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up1438arrow-down15
arrow-up1433arrow-down1imageAm I the only one who does this?feddit.nlVitabytesDev@feddit.nl to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square30fedilink
minus-squaremagic_lobster_party@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up60·2 months agoUp/down votes should be used more as “I think this comment has a positive/negative contribution to the conversation”.
minus-squarealcoholicorn@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·2 months agoIt should, but it absolutely isn’t.
minus-squareDeebster@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoYou’re right, and even the Lemmy devs get this wrong in the docs: You can upvote posts that you like so that more users will see them, or downvote posts so that they are less likely to be seen. Note that it doesn’t talk about the quality or appropriateness of the comment, just that you can suppress it by downvoting.
Up/down votes should be used more as “I think this comment has a positive/negative contribution to the conversation”.
It should, but it absolutely isn’t.
You’re right, and even the Lemmy devs get this wrong in the docs:
Note that it doesn’t talk about the quality or appropriateness of the comment, just that you can suppress it by downvoting.