This is why it would be good to limit downvoting to subscribers only
Comment on User "threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works" is banning users for downvoting his posts.
Skavau@piefed.social 5 weeks agoI banned 5 accounts from my community who were downvoting, between them, every single post. Sometimes straight out of the box. Should I not do that?
Also users profiles are already viewable and usable as a "stalking tool" by the same logic. Do you also object to that?
Die4Ever@retrolemmy.com 5 weeks ago
Skavau@piefed.social 5 weeks ago
It should absolutely be an option (it is on Piefed) - not mandatory, but anyone could subscribe to downvote anyway - and doing so would also in itself be harmful for small communities trying to gain new users as they wouldn't have enough subscribers to upvote content posted on the community.
Die4Ever@retrolemmy.com 5 weeks ago
I think upvoting would be allowed even if you are not a subscriber. Only downvoting would be limited in that way. And yes you could get around it, but small obstacles are surprisingly effective because people are lazy (ever try to get someone to switch to the Fediverse? Lol)
Skavau@piefed.social 5 weeks ago
Oh, I was just saying how it works on Piefed right now.
It should be an option anyway for communities to implement that if they want.
remon@ani.social 5 weeks ago
No, I don’t think you should ban people for voting and mods shouldn’t even have that info. That is something admins should deal with … and 5 accounts seems hardly worth bothering over.
No, they are different. Comments are primarily about expressing your opinion, wouldn’t make sense for them to not be public (that would just be 4chan). Votes don’t need that.
Skavau@piefed.social 5 weeks ago
5 accounts who between them downvoted everything I posted. 3 of them literally had no post history, and had multiple bans from other communities for the same behaviour. They were literally just doing the equivalent of vandalism.
They hurt the growth of my community and offered it nothing.
remon@ani.social 5 weeks ago
Yes, I understand your situation. It’s a price I’m willing to pay for private votes.
Skavau@piefed.social 5 weeks ago
I think it would be long term corrosive to the honesty of the fediverse, and fall into the same trapping as reddit.