Comment on Private voting has been added to PieFed
mesamunefire@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Its strange to see one of my posts being used as a reference. All I was trying to do was share something cool.
I do agree though. When up/downvotes (especially downvotes) are fully public, it leads to trolls getting angry and lashing out on individuals in a semi-public way. And if you can see ALL of that individuals voting patterns, then we get people strategically making tools to go after people that vote certain ways. Theres a reason anonymous voting is a thing outside of the internet as well.
endofline@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
It’s vice versa. In the old good times there was a saying “don’t feed the troll”. Just block him. Downvoting is just a cheap solution for people who cannot justify their argument.
mesamunefire@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I’m not sure what you are suggesting. Are you suggesting never using downvotes?
endofline@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
Yes, exactly my thoughts on this. Downloading is only a measure of crows censorship based on opinion popularity. If you see some trolls, just block them but don’t hide their posts for other ones who may think on that person views otherwise
doctortran@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
Downvotes are part of the whole curation aspect of the site, and it’s a valid part of the democratic system. For all the whining about being “censored” because you got downvoted, there’s countless cases where downvotes influence the sorting algorithm positively.
Garbage shouldn’t sit on the same level as fluff comments no one bothered to vote on.
mesamunefire@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
So why be on lemmy then? I really don’t agree with showing votes.