I hate that I always compare Lemmy to Reddit, but Reddit used to have (not sure if they still do) guidelines called “Reddiquette” that included guidelines about upvoting and downvoting. I don’t remember the specifics (and sending too much of my browser traffic to Reddit makes me feel dirty) but one of the guidelines was not to upvote/downvote on the basis of agreement/disagreement with the content.
On Lemmy, I’m honestly a bit lax about upvoting and downvoting at all. (I’m trying to be better about it.) Buy when I do upvote/downvote, I try to do so on the basis of whether the comment/post “adds to” or “subtracts from” the community or conversation. I can disagree with one comment’s take on some subject but still upvote them if they’ve given me a more nuanced perspective on the issue. If they’re just parrotting well-known talking points and not being thoughtful with their posts, I may downvote them evren if I agree with their ultimate stance.
I’m just mostly wondering how folks on Lemmy think about upvotes/downvotes and what implications that has for the content here.
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Upvoting: I like this post or it adds to the discussion/community (I want to see more of this)
Downvoting: This is spam, off topic, etc. or the poster is being an arse (in general, I want to see less of this)
Simple as.
Up: Time was worth reading
Down: Time wasted reading (I want my time back!)
If you reply to my comment or post, it’s an automatic upvote because I appreciate you for taking the time to interact with me and I will try to reply in return.
If a post or comment is funny, touching, interesting, heartfelt or anything else that makes me appreciate the time and effort you put into this, it’s an upvote.
If you’re only here to argue in bad faith, insult or belittle someone, it’s a downvote. If it’s with me, I will ignore you and not even downvote.Upvote me, sempai.
Always :)
I downvote if it’s cringe, or incorrect, or the opinion is disgusting. Usually it’s a quality issue rather than an opinion/moral issue.
I upvote if it’s useful info, or if it’s funny or cool or impressive.
I never downvote and judge people who do.
It’s lazy fast food self validation that you’re superior to someone at the push of a button, and a big reason social media is shit.
I rarely upvote/downvote anything. I’ve upvoted posts or comments that have actually made me laugh or are very thought provoking.
Downvotes start coming when I think a post is very retarded and/or has wasted my time reading that it gets what it deserves. Oh and repeated posts that aren’t structured very well that the poster could’ve taken some time to word better but you know they’re rushing it for validity.
