Arkouda@lemmy.ca to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoThe down vote button is not the "disagree" button, what do you use it for?message-squaremessage-square72fedilinkarrow-up117arrow-down19
arrow-up18arrow-down1message-squareThe down vote button is not the "disagree" button, what do you use it for?Arkouda@lemmy.ca to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square72fedilink
minus-squarePeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoThe instance? Usually it’s a client option, not an instance thing.
minus-squareLileath@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoSeveral instances disable downvotes for their users. The one I am on does as well, so that brigading and botted downvotes by queerphobic people are less effective iirc. In practice I can’t downvote things and they also don’t get shown to me.
minus-squarePeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoBut you can you still downvote on content from other instances? It’d be kinda strange if an instance prevented their users from downvoting elsewhere
minus-squareLileath@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoI can’t downvote any content from any instance
The instance?
Usually it’s a client option, not an instance thing.
Several instances disable downvotes for their users. The one I am on does as well, so that brigading and botted downvotes by queerphobic people are less effective iirc.
In practice I can’t downvote things and they also don’t get shown to me.
But you can you still downvote on content from other instances? It’d be kinda strange if an instance prevented their users from downvoting elsewhere
I can’t downvote any content from any instance