Comment on User "threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works" is banning users for downvoting his posts.
Die4Ever@retrolemmy.com 4 weeks agoThis 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.
Die4Ever@retrolemmy.com 4 weeks agoThis is why it would be good to limit downvoting to subscribers only
Skavau@piefed.social 4 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 4 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 4 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.