I tend to upvote a post when it Links an interesting article or provokes an interesting conversation, and only downvote them when they voice an convectively bad opinion (like, bigotry or other unjustified vitriol).
I tend to upvote comments when they make a good point or at least try to support their argument, and only downvote them for the same reason as posts: when they are trolling, being unnecessarily aggressive, or trying to justify bigotry with fallacious reasoning or something
What about you?
Memes: upvote if I find it funny
Text posts:
- upvote if agree
- do nothing if disagree, but the post is valid
- downvote if OP is trolling, or rude, or otherwise makes me uncomfortable
But, there are exceptions
What about comments?
Similar theory. That’s usually how I find out a poster is trolling. I ask for clarification and they double down on their original post
Somebody replies to a thread I made? - up vote.
Somebody replies to a comment I made? - up vote.
Somebody makes a post interesting enough for me to comment? Up vote + all other comments upvoted.Ignorance or bad info? Downvote.
Ignorance should be corrected with information, not punished and ignored. Of course intentional ignorance should be treated differently.
I don’t see it as being mutually exclusive. :)
Sometimes it’s not worth arguing with ignorant users.
In another thread I mentioned that lithium-ion batteries are allowed in checked baggage but to check with local regulator/airline rulings and laws.
User responded that’s prohibited in the TSA (and by that extent every other air space operating entity).
I responded with my local laws (Germany) and 2 air line guidelines saying it allowed and one saying nope.
Good a downvote later on.See here: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/comment/9642846
Mind you I was a bit forward but still correct.Man, I see so many wrongful downvotes on this platform. It’s crazy. I see people getting downvotes all the time for legitimate questions, for disagreeing with whatever incorrect answer has a few upvotes but feels good because it bags on some disliked ideology or institution, and even for people acknowledging they were wrong. Occasionally lately I’ve been thinking about quitting the Fediverse because it’s so full of extremists and edge lord kids. But there’s nowhere else that is any better anymore, and at least this place isn’t a massive for profit manipulation engine.
Contributes value to Lemmy? Upvote!
Is a troll, propaganda, pointless, or a personal attack? Downvote!
By the propaganda logic you’d need to downvote half of all posts for Linux propaganda by Windows standards ;D
I only downvote when someone is being an unreasonable asshole. It’s ok to have a different opinion and state it respectfully. Otherwise I sprinkle updoots like fairy dust.
Upvote what I like, ignore what I don’t but it’s presented in good faith, downvote otherwise.
for posts:
- is spam? downvote. report if I am not on the best of days.
- is the post trying to follow the “let’s be awesome to each other” tenet? upvote.
for comments:
- do I agree or like it? no bearing.
- does it relate to the post, or expands on the info and encourages dialog? upvote.
However the mood strikes me. I upvote things that I agree with, enjoy, or otherwise approve of. Downvote mostly jerks, liars, and pictures I don’t like. Most stuff just glides right by.
Parallel to the join-lemmy.org documentation (see below) I upvote what I want to see more of, and downvote what I want to see less of.
“You can upvote posts that you like so that more users will see them. Or downvote posts so that they are less likely to be seen.” ~ https://join-lemmy.org/docs/users/03-votes-and-ranking.html
Yeah, but how do you qualify that?
Funny? Up. Useful? Up. Asshole? Down. Bonus: cats/bats/art, up.
Easy.
Ah, I suppose I can be a bit more specific about my process.
Posts: upvote if I care/liked it, downvote if I don’t care about the post so I will hopefully see more of what I care about, and less of what I could careless about.
Comments: upvote those that add value, and really only downvote those that specifically subtract value (mostly when people are being jerks)
Upvote:
- I really like what they said
- It feels like “this needs to be seen by more people (or by OP)”
- It’s useful and accurate info relevant to the OP
- It’s basically the comment I was going to write
- The comment replies to me, engaging in positive discussion
Downvote:
- It’s completely irrelevant or inaccurate to the topic at hand
- The comment is needlessly aggressive, especially towards another commenter
- Too many typos, spelling mistakes, emojis, or grammatical errors
- The comment is solely a link to an image
- It’s a duplicate comment (I’ll usually upvote the one with the most upvotes to counteract this one)
- It’s useless (e.g. “This”)
- Too many typos, spelling mistakes, emojis, or grammatical errors
Got it, no writing like a senator on Twitter. Or X, or whatever.
Scandalously
If there’s a community I want to support I generally go in and upvote every comment on every post. Unless it’s mean, then it gets a downvote or a removal if it’s bad enough and breaks the rules and it’s in a community I mod and have god-like powers in.
I try to upvote anyone that responds to me, even if they disagree with me, or I with them. It feels petty not to.
I upvote when a post is helpful, funny, entertaining, or if I just want to let the poster know that their post was acknowledged . I rarely downvote, mostly reserved for trolls and unprovoked rudeness.
I upvote posts I find useful or helpful and downvote spam or abusive posts. If I dont like something I just dont engage with it.
I don’t downvote much. My upvotes vary depending on how drunk I am and what I’m drinking.
lemmy isnt reddit - the up/down votes dont do much except indicate a number.
They represent the general opinion of the community.
What else is it supposed to mean?You mean it does not result in something like karma points.
Um, I was using the number to pick my lotto numbers. Oops.
/s
I’m asking how people intend to use that number.
