I downvote anything that I deem worsens the quality of the community. This includes, but is not limited to:
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misinformation
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trolls
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bad faith engagement
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uncalled for hostility and incivility
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very lazy, low effort posts/comments
Perfect! I’d add mindless slogans as well.
“The cruelty is the point!”
Or any of 100 other endlessly repeated replies.
Wouldn’t that just fall to the last bullet point?
Yep! But I particularly hate the repeated slogans.
They’re called cliches btw
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It’s a disagree button. That’s how it’s used in practice, and we’re better off just accepting that.
This is a really nice situation where you can confidently say anyone downvoting you is a hypocrite.
What does that say about the sorting algorithms though? Should we sort posts based on votes then, or should we sort them based on something else? Do we want the posts at the top to be the ones the hivemind agrees most with and the ones the hivemind disagrees with should disappear at the bottom?
Perhaps sorting should be based on total votes and not just downvotes? So downvoting is effectively still “voting” for it, just in a different way. I’m just spitballing here, I find the theory of sort/vote systems fascinating.
I love it and hate it when I write a thoughtful and, at least to me, friendly and persuasive post but because it goes against usual Western narratives (hedonism good, fencesitting as a virtue, truth is flexible, etc) I get a flood of downvotes… but no comments nor arguments against it! Which makes sense: I’ve shaken their house-of-cards ideology and they’re having a gut reaction, but maybe later on they’ll explore what I said and start thinking in earnest about the topic. 🤷🙏
I’m gonna go out on a limb and say the reason you aren’t getting any replies is because you sound full of yourself
That’s probably somewhere there in the mix too, lol. I really try not to too! I’d like to think I sometimes come off more ‘somewhat annoyed’ and sarcastic than prideful, which is closer to reality.
Oi mate, you think that your hot takes are shaking people to their core and that if they don’t agree with you, it’s only because they didn’t think earnestly enough. That’s how you come off, in your own words. That’s the reality.
Hot takes? I mean, yeah, pushing for empathy and being against Western imperialism are probably considered “hot takes”, lol. Listen, I’m not very smart, that’s reserved for lads like Solomon and Wittgenstein, for instance, I’m just sane and somewhat reasonable. A lot of people have never been exposed to that and it can annoy/shock some people enough that it triggers self-examination…
OK bruv “takes” then. That’s the least relevant aspect of the point. … Self examination indeed.
I mostly downvote bad faith, hostile or just generally angry/mean comments independent of whether I agree with them or not. Basically I’m using it against the people that are polluting the air here.
Misinformation, bad attitudes, clichéd jokes
100%. And for me, I downvote every form of unnecessary censorship
“This is so ignorant replying would be a waste of time.”
Also: that’s it, I’m leaving this sub.
Usually in response to a post that isn’t even an overall representation of the sub.
The downvote button is the disagree button
I disagree. Down voted /s
All of these comments are like “down votes aren’t dislikes, heres how i use them: list of things they dislike”
Racism and homo/transphobia, which are often disguised as (mis)information. I don’t usually downvote people unless they’re being outright hateful though and then sometimes I block them too.
Also downvote & report spam, which is actually pretty rare on lemmy.
Disagree.
“This does not contribute” button.
On a related topic, one thing I learned from the old Century Club days on reddit is the Courtesy Upvote.
If a thread is interesting enough that you commented, upvote it, upvote all the other comments.
If someone replies to you or one of your posts, upvote them too.
misinformation and acting in bad faith, both of which have a funny habit of occuring at the same time
Is incorrect or does not contribute to the topic of the thread
Disagree with prejudice.
As the electronic version of [look of disapproval], the same way the upvote means [nodding while thinking yes yes]
Misinformation, propaganda, stuff like that. We can disagree and I’ll not downvote you. But if you’re outright spewing lies, whether you realize it or not, I’ll downvote.
