Which posts and comments do you either up- or downvote? Which are you not voting on?
Upvote:
- insightful post or comment I agree with
- clever jokes or references
- being open-minded
- giving helpful advice
- any post or comment that made me laugh or simile, whether or not it is “good”
- good gut feeling about someones intention
No-vote:
- insightful post or comment I disagree with
- overused jokes
- useful bots
- someone angry venting their frustration(s)
- comments that already exist multiple times in a thread
Downvote:
- deliberately looking for a “fight” or rage baiting
- complete disregard to reality
- false and/or potentially dangerous information
- spamming bots and/or trolls
- inciting violence, no matter against whom (people seem to forget this is a straight up crime, sometimes a felony)
- propaganda and political or religious extremism
- know all, better than everyone attitude
- highly questionable anime content (especially sexualizing characters that look like children)
- obvious, malicious manipulation
- AI generated content ( mentioned first by [email protected] )
I am really interested in your vote behavior and may also update my list as more things come to mind. These will be listed under a horizontal line.
Upvote is mostly if I want better visibility for the post and that is the intended feature even if you do not agree. Sometimes I upvote comments that I like, because comments are not really about that and more about opinion. I do not have downwote option on my instance, nor can I see the down votes which is fine for me.
I see you are a bigger person than me (I genuinely mean that, because this can be seen as sarcasm)
Vibe. That’s it. I just vibe vote.
Word. If I would have smiled at you when you said it in person, it’s got my upvote.
If I’m just talking with someone and there’s no vibe, it’s a neutral.
I try not to talk to people who deserve my downvotes. I do fail sometimes.
Upvote: any insightful contribution even if I don’t agree with it.
Downvote: Remove this. Don’t show it to others. Was not worth my time to read this content because it contains false information, trolling, etc.
I’d like to encourage others not to use down votes for simple disagreement. Lemmy needs participation from thinking people.
So approve/disapprove then?
It’s always going to be a subjective process. The difference is I try to base it on effort and value for time. I’m not a computer but I can influence what I value. I can appreciate a good argument or an opinion I don’t like. I’m not perfect, but I think I can strive for that.
If that feels like the same thing as approval, then I perhaps a moment of self-reflection on whether things can have value that one dislikes is in order. I hope Lemmy won’t become more of an echo chamber than it already is.
Downvote:
- AI-generated content (images are okay in specific communities)
- Tankies
What about AI generated tankies
Now I need double downvote.
Report - Double downvote with this one weird old trick. Mods hate him!
Not as fun since mods can see who sent reports here.
I downvote if it looks like they are posting in bad faith. I’ll upvote some comments that I disagree with if the poster was trying to contribute to the conversation – I usually do that to offset the fact that they’ve been downvoted a bunch already.
Many of the communities I’m in are fairly small, so I upvote almost every comment that I read. I figure it lets someone know that someone else read what they wrote, and I think that’s what a lot of us are here for.
Upvote: I’d like to see/read more of this. Downvote: I’d like to see/read less of this.
I did this with all the stupid moth memes. I want to see less of this so I downvoted them all. (Along with blocking a few communities)
To me upvote/downvote means approval/disapproval, not necesarily agree/disagree. So I’ve upvoted different posts and comments with different points of view if they are argumented well for and polite.
I do not vote when I skimm the post/comment.
That is basically it.
I’m pretty similar. I’m probably more generous with upvotes. I’ll also downvote:
- any link without a description
- YouTube links
- Twitter reposts (that’s usually on reddit, though)
I have to force myself not to downvote anything with anime. I have a visceral dislike for anime, probably a result of the shitty afternoon TV cartoon lineup in the 70s.
I block a LOT of accounts. Anything that looks like ragebait or just arguing in bad faith.
Downvoting anime is always morally correct.
[I am being hyperbolic here, relax before calling out my hypocrisy]
I understand the intent behind downvoting Youtube posts/comments, I did before aswell, but I suggest kindly that you don’t.
Some people have set up plugins or extensions to redirect to Piped or Invidious. And it is nice to have the Youtube link to share amongst non tech savy people.
I don’t know. I just wing it.
- Upvote - good point/interesting/funny/agree/posts I like to see
- Downvote - strongly disagree/inappropriate/poor comment/posts I don’t like to see
Up: I like it or agree
Down: I dislike it or disagree.Upvote:
- comment was helpful, insightful, humorous, or provoked good conversation
- reply to me that I agree with, appreciate, or disagrees with me in a respectful or thought-provoking way
Downvote:
- unprovoked user demonstrates a hostile, combative attitude
- comment unrelated to topic/thread
Block:
- I recognize user based on downvote behavior in multiple threads or user is particularly egregious in particular: bigotry, demagoguery, sea-lioning, or other deliberate offensiveness.
Up:
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interesting posts that are on-topic for the muni
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posts in any community that have spawned interesting comments
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comments that are cogent or thoughtful replies
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comments that are funny jokes
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comments that explore a perspective I’ve never seen before
down:
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complaining about downvotes
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posts that are rule-breaking or off-topic for the community
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posts or comments with slurs, including misogynistic slurs
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misinformation, disinformation, and unfunny trolling
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advocacy for antisocial or unethical behavior (NB: illegal is isn’t disqualifying)
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incivility, over-the-top hostility, and petty bickering
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rhetorical sins like sealioning, the gish gallop, begging the question, and so on
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posts linking to videos that don’t provide a text summary
downvote and report:
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hate speech
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wishing harm or self-harm
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spam
Had to look up these rhetorical sins and learned something new today, thanks.
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Downvotes : genocide and occupation apologist Upvotes : posts or comment i find interesting No votes : Things i disagree with but it’s opinion based
I ignore communities, posts, and comments that have no real thought behind them. This includes those that are just “educated” repetitions of culture-mantras, no matter what “side” or whatever they are on. Unfortunately, this is most of the internet these days.
Because I appreciate thought, I upvote comments that someone activated some brain cells to write. I also upvote those that make me think, teach me something new, or just make me laugh.
I downvote comments that are mean, aggressive, or otherwise demeaning to the person they are replying to - whether that person was me or someone else.
