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Do you want downvotes? (POLL) (lemmynsfw.com)

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 6 days ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Currently downvotes are enabled on a trial basis, this was done by me to see if they can be enabled to prevent spam from rising to the top of communities, along with the fact that is another form of interaction/feedback.

However I've gotten some pushback for this and so I'd like to see the general consensus of this decision. Please put any comments/concerns in this thread, and please vote here: (Link gone poll is done)

the results of this poll and the comments will determine if we keep or remove downvotes again

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

by that same logic a use that sees content they don't like on a community they do can block that user.

is there a problem with content being posted that doesn't match communities right now? i haven't noticed one. the biggest problem on this platform right now is lack of content. downvotes, or any tool for creating explicit negative social interaction or feedback can make a community more hostile and less inviting. right now i generally see almost no posts on any nsfw communities that should get downvotes that don't just get taken care of by a moderator. right now we need to draw people in to posting content way way more than we need better tools to organize it.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

the biggest problem on this platform right now is lack of content. downvotes, or any tool for creating explicit negative social interaction or feedback can make a community more hostile and less inviting.

Exactly this. We don't have enough content to give users the tools to discourage posting.