I know this isn't the traditional greentext
but I'm doing this on Lemmy anyways
> Browse Lemmy
> See progressive political post
> See comments
> See Anti-nazi comment
> 100 something upvotes, 1 downvote
Alright, who's the fascist among us?
Probably the guy using some weird lemmy client that’s in alpha that triggered a swipe gesture without the user noticing it.
I have fat fingers, okay? Sometimes I notice I’ve voted on something before it’s even visible on my screen
probably the same guy who downvoted you
ps: totally wasnt me
sigh I thought we’d learnt this by now.
Repeat after me:
Upvoting a post is a signal that the post is good content, not that you endorse the content
Downvoting a post is a signal that the post is abusive, spammy, trolling, or otherwise bad, not that you personally disapprove
The purpose of a system is what it does.
While you’re correct, you gotsta know that’s now how people use it.
As far as changing how users use up/downvotes, I can see two methods. The expedient method is admin banning “abusers,” and that would cause a monumental shitshow. Forcing the issue is just going to kill an instance. Admin posts and continuous calls to action, on the other hand, would elicit ironic downvoters but has a chance of gradually shifting attitudes. Honestly doesn’t seem worth the grief either way.
On lemmy.blahaj.zone, down votes are just disabled lol
