Comment on What are your complaints about Lemmy?
electricprism@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
Upvote/downvote system turns content to a “popularity contest”.
There is no way to categorize content by " funny", “insightful”, " serious", “scientific”, " helpful", etc…
Steam is a good example of this done right, comments can be given Trophies, misskey does Emoji’s IIRC
PumpkinDrama@reddthat.com 2 months ago
Drewelite@lemmynsfw.com 2 months ago
Or simply emoji based “reactions” like in most messaging platforms. This user friendly and immediately understandable system invites many ways to express how you feel about a comment. I think the community would eventually develop a sort of nuanced language to capture how we feel about a comment. Like “we all know what 🏴☠️ means.” But perhaps this is too abstract.
Blaze@dormi.zone 2 months ago
Vert good point
RedStrider@lemmy.world 2 months ago
A pretty big flaw of downvotes is they’re often not used as a “this is incorrect” or “this doesn’t fit with the post” button, but as a “I don’t like you” button.
iegod@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Decorating comments can stay off the platform, thanks. Comments should stand on their own.
Secret300@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Sure for comments but I thought they meant post