Only if they are have no self esteem and need validation from strangers, upvotes are mostly fluff, downvotes when not abused are the better way of doing things
Someone says the earth is flat… downvote, someone says I wonder why they think like that let’s try and understand why they think like that doesn’t deserve a downvote, but with the current online echo chambers on both sides these are how downvotes are used
Well. The points are there in the backend, right? I guess you are saying we just shouldn’t worry about them.
I liked being able to look at someone’s comment history and karma score to determine if they were a troll. Also liked how many subreddits wouldn’t let you post until you had a bit of positive karma in the sub.
This isn’t Reddit, there’s no account-wide tracking of special Internet points to worry about.
It’s about scoring to help sorting through content that’s relevant, not a competition for points.
Yeah, that was my point.
Yeah but if someone gets points, they’re more likely to post again.
And why would you encourage that if you dont want t the stuff they post?
Only if they are have no self esteem and need validation from strangers, upvotes are mostly fluff, downvotes when not abused are the better way of doing things
Someone says the earth is flat… downvote, someone says I wonder why they think like that let’s try and understand why they think like that doesn’t deserve a downvote, but with the current online echo chambers on both sides these are how downvotes are used
Well. The points are there in the backend, right? I guess you are saying we just shouldn’t worry about them.
I liked being able to look at someone’s comment history and karma score to determine if they were a troll. Also liked how many subreddits wouldn’t let you post until you had a bit of positive karma in the sub.
I just want to encourage to post and keep posting.
Yes, there is. You have 705 post score and 565 comment score.