Comment on Lemmy votes ARE public, should they be anonymous?
RustyShackleford@literature.cafe 5 months ago
Wouldn’t it be easier to leave it as an option for each user on Lemmy?
If users want anonymity, let them have it. If they want to share their vote, let them do that. Forcing one option on others without the voice of the usually silent majority isn’t going to fix anything, it’s just going to scare some people away or start posts requesting it private again; or optional.
Not to mention, using this method you will quickly see how many users really wanted this option based on how many leave privacy enabled or disabled, instead of listening to a current vocal minority.
lalo@discuss.tchncs.de 5 months ago
User choice would be best indeed. The problem is that currently the votes are public but hidden from Lemmy regular users. Anonymize votes seems to be such a big problem the devs don’t even want to consider it.
RustyShackleford@literature.cafe 5 months ago
I hear you, but problem or not, the devs shouldn’t be making major decisions for the user base after the fact. Anonymous voting might be a problem at first, but so will people who are broadsided by the decision. Not to mention the users who will use an open voting system to bully users they disagree with. You have to foresee problems will come with any decision, and a percentage of users will flee for each bad, meaning the safest choice is user base safety over forced decisions. Ultimately sad truth is, leaving things as they are is a much easier call for devs.
ianovic69@feddit.uk 5 months ago
Tough. If you think any action you take on a social media platform is private then you shouldn’t be here.
Whether it is private or not isn’t the problem. It’s people assuming any part of is. Behave or suffer. Just like the real world.