My instance has downvoting enabled, but I’ve learned that some other instances do not. Do the vote totals look different to users on different instances? It seems like some users on instances that don’t allow downvoting are unaware that it’s not the same lemmy-wide. It would be pretty confusing for them to see their vote go down.

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    1 year ago

    Respectfully, I am aware of the intended function. My point is nothing to do with the intended function, it’s to do with how downvotes are misused in practice. I already knew that people would misuse the downvote function simply because I disagree with the majority opinion.

    Fortunately, it’s not a binary choice. There is a place for people on the fediverse who like to have downvotes. There is also a place for people who do not. :)