I was wondering how users tend to judge what to upvote, what do downvote, and what not to vote on.
I made this comment which got me wondering what others think and do
Personally I upvote almost everything. I see upvote as “this is a good Lemmy post/comment” and downvote as “this is a bad Lemmy post/comment”. Most of what I see is good. Bad things are things such as misinformation, bad faith stuff / trolling, people being mean/annoying, bad (in my opinion) takes, people being wrong/stupid about stuff, irrelevant things, etc. When I do not vote it’s for one of 3 reasons: either I don’t understand what it is saying, it makes a reference I don’t get, or I can’t determine whether it’s good or bad (usually because it’s unclear).
I upvote when the argument is good or I want to give a little more visibility for the argument expressed in the comment. And if it’s a joke, to show that I enjoyed the joke.
I downvote if an argument is in bad faith or not thought of thoroughly at all.
I updoot basically everyone I interact with, or anyone I think has shared good insights, funny jokes or some other thing in that order. Or when relevant to a community like the unpopular opinion community where you upvote what you consider unpopular and downvote what you consider popular
I downvote when I think someone has a bad take, or is being hostile or spamming
And I don’t interact when im either feeling neutral on it, a good take is proposed in an asshole way, or someone whose comment is disagreeable enough for me not even consider engaging
a good take is proposed in an asshole way,
This one is up there for me. Lack of tact. The worst is seeing a public spat where one party wasn’t totally closed off to having their view changed but then some clown takes a shit in the comment box and ruins that potential.
I upvote basically everyone and even those I’m arguing with on Lemmy. I rarely down vote, I use not voting as my functional down vote as people get pretty fucking creepy about tracking you when you vote them down.
as people get pretty fucking creepy about tracking you when you vote them down.
Can one see who voted on a comment here? Or is that just when it’s likely by logical assumption (like a reply on a 3 months old comment getting downvoted after 2 minutes -> has to be from the person whose comment was replied to)
You can lookup who voted which way on each specific post because Lemmy is transparent.
Thanks, I wasn’t aware of that!
I mostly just upvote or pass. If someone is adding to the conversation and keeping the Fediverse alive, upvote. Like throwing a thumbs up.
I rarely ever downvote unless it’s racist/sexist/bigoted nonsense or complete bullshit/misinformation. I don’t downvote people I merely disagree with.
I upvote clever jokes, insightful comments, and anything I think isn’t pointless. I upvote a lot, haha.
This is me too.
I upvote posts I enjoy reading or hearing about. I upvote comments that are intelligent and/or well said. I rarely downvote.
The other day I upvoted a post I agreed with. A reply disagreed with it and made a thoughtful argument against the post I agreed with. I upvoted that too. Thoughtful discussion and insight is always something I appreciate.
It depends on where I am: If it’s a funny post in a shitpost com/mag, then I upvote. If it’s a well reasoned argument made in good faith in a discussion, I upvote (even if I don’t necessarily agree with it). If they’re saying something factually incorrect, I downvote. If they’re posting shit that’s not germane to the subject, I downvote. Clearly arguing in bad faith? Downvote. Asshole? Believe it or not, straight to downvote.
I upvote if I think other people in the community would want to see the content, and downvote if I think they wouldn’t.
I propose we call this “lawful good upvoting” 😄
I generaly will upvote replies or posts were the commenter is making a sensible point in an argument, (even if it politically may NOT be something I agree with) as I do come to sites like lemmy with the “old school” usenet conversation philosophy.
If I can be a foil that another person can have ideas bounced off (esp. if they are really good ideas) I will jump in, upvote and comment.
I will upvote when someone is showing their artwork and I see a sincere effort and openness to share - that is always nice, even if the person is starting out and the work isn’t very polished. Be it cooking, photography, music, art, carpentry… whatever… people have to start somewhere and I will never tear into someoone’s effort in a destructive way.
I also upvote when someone like on the music comms brings a new artist whose style is something I have not heard before (and at my age, that is a rarity) and is well crafted and complex… Love that esp. so.
I upvote comments I like that contribute to the conversation; downvote dumb jokes and people just trying to get easy upvotes. And also comments I don’t like/disagree with, though I try avoiding that if I can help it cause it’s bad etiquette (especially if it contributes to the discussion).
And also comments I don’t like/disagree with
That’s how most people upvote/downvote on Reddit and that’s why you’re massively downvoted there for expressing an opinion that goes against the hivemind, even when your comment is thoughtful and well written. Lemmy is better about that, but I’ve noticed a lot more downvoted comments here in recent weeks where it’s just people disagreeing.
Yeah, I personally try not to interact with comments I don’t agree with.
I upvote things I like sometimes when I remember. I downvote things that don’t at all belong in the community they are in, get important facts disastrously wrong and then double down, and hateful content.
Anything entertaining, or that gives a perspective on their opinion. Anything not outright atrocious or wrong. I have a light finger for likes.
Among other things I downvote self-censorship. Not only the relatively new TikTok-brainrot stuff, but I also tend to downvote the classic American brainrot like ‘heck’ or ‘gosh’.
It’s fine if you want to swear. It’s fine if you don’t want to swear, too. But in this case don’t make me think of the word you won’t dare to say.
I understand the sentiment and I also find it grating when it feels like a decision motivated by things I don’t approve of, but words like ‘heck’ and ‘gosh’ are a very common part of language in their own right. People grow up listening to their families and communities using the words, and then continue to see it everywhere online, so it’s just like any other word for them. I also don’t think it’s necessarily self-censorship to purposely choose milder language with different connotations, we don’t always want the harshest words.
The urge to immediately double post the same censored meme someone else posted, but a comically uncensored edit of it is powerful.
some people like the censorship language that arises, e.g. “pdf” instead of “pedophile” has emerged as language my IRL friends use because they enjoy it, not because they’re being censored in our conversations … I only share this because I also really don’t like the “censorship culture” when it is used in contexts where censorship isn’t applied, and my friend’s preference for “pdf” challenged my view a bit
‘PDF’ is actually the one that always irritates me, haha. It just feels so ignorant and selfish to make people associate such a common word with such a triggering topic. Euphemisms can be so useful for affected people and help them to talk about topics they otherwise couldn’t, but it defeats the purpose when it’s a common word and the association becomes strong.
Effin’ A, Cotton, Effin’ A
Fuck y*u!
;-)
I upvote what I like and downvote what I don’t.
If it seeds division, doesn’t provide a path to discussion, is overtly toxic, is in bad faith, or is flame bait. It gets the downvote.
