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41% of fediverse instances have blocked threads so far!!! (tech.lgbt)
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[–] [email protected] -3 points 10 months ago (3 children)

No, the downvote is meant to be for things that don't contribute to the discussion, not for things you disagree with.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Is this documented for Lemmy or just grandfathered from Reddit?

Not all instances even support upvotes. Some only support downvotes. Does every instance have to agree on the meaning?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Good question. The documentation says:

On the left side of each post there are up and down arrows, which let you upvote or downvote it. 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.

which doesn't really back me up.

My downvote principle was meant more generally - most places that have a downvote policy say that it's not meant for shouting down people you disagree with, since that's not conducive for civil and nuanced conversations.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I understand the point (especially if some can't use downvotes) but I hope the alternative isn't something like this post, because I don't think I've ever seen a less civil one.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You’ve never heard anything less civil than “shut up”? You live a very sheltered life if that’s the case.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You are as pitiful a troll as ggsu7.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Why does “shut up” to a stupid comment bring out this nastiness from you? Why are you so angry?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

That you want to continue this and keep throwing out crude provocations only reinforces my assumption.
You don't even have a good excuse, at no point have I mentioned you and this is a huge post full of rudeness, in any case that you take it as an allusion speaks volumes.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Hey pal, this is the internet. Lighten up, will ya?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

That's the ideal, but we all know that's not how the majority of people use it.