Arkouda@lemmy.ca to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days agoThe down vote button is not the "disagree" button, what do you use it for?message-squaremessage-square90linkfedilinkarrow-up164arrow-down143
arrow-up121arrow-down1message-squareThe down vote button is not the "disagree" button, what do you use it for?Arkouda@lemmy.ca to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square90linkfedilink
minus-squareLileath@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·9 days 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-up2·9 days 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-up2·8 days agoI can’t downvote any content from any instance
minus-squarePeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 days agoHuh, interesting. I don’t think I like that
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
Huh, interesting.
I don’t think I like that