Comment on User "threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works" is banning users for downvoting his posts.
remon@ani.social 7 hours agoNo, 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.
Also users profiles are already viewable and usable as a “stalking tool” by the same logic. Do you also object to that?
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 7 hours 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 7 hours ago
Yes, I understand your situation. It’s a price I’m willing to pay for private votes.
Skavau@piefed.social 7 hours ago
I think it would be long term corrosive to the honesty of the fediverse, and fall into the same trapping as reddit.
remon@ani.social 7 hours ago
I think the same thing about public votes.