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Lemmy devs are looking to make votes public. Thoughts? (github.com)
submitted 6 months ago by PM_ME_VINTAGE_30S@lemmy.sdf.org to c/askchapo@hexbear.net
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I really wanted to post this on !traaaaaaannnnnnnnnns@hexbear.net but I'm not trans myself and I didn't want to take up their space.

Basically, the devs of Lemmy are looking to make upvotes public to everyone. Right now, I believe voter identities are known to server admins and mods.

I don't have a strong opinion on this myself, either for or against, as I write this comment, but I'm wondering if there's something I'm missing, frankly as a cishet dude.

But also... I've kinda lost trust in Nutomic making decisions about the software that won't make things worse for trans people since his comments on the Olympics were made public. Dessalines has (so far) at least tolerated Nutomic's transphobia despite whatever prior rhetoric. Frankly, I am suspicious that trans people don't matter to the Lemmy dev team...to be charitable...so I'd really like to hear your thoughts.

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[–] PM_ME_YOUR_FOUCAULTS@hexbear.net 55 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (3 children)

The potential for drama is chefs-kiss

Now when people get into a spat they will be able to compile a list of everyone who sides with their enemy or agrees with them sicko-mega

Personally, admin can already see votes if we need to purge reactionaries which is plenty of transparency as far as I'm concerned. Although imagining a big struggle session on here with public upvotes is very funny, I'll admit

[–] AssortedBiscuits@hexbear.net 43 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Me destroying someone's tl;dr novela of a post with "[bad take] upvoter."

[–] OrionsMask@hexbear.net 26 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Now when people get into a spat they will be able to compile a list of everyone who sides with their enemy or agrees with them

internet-delenda-est

Awesome, dude. That sounds like totally normal and non-toxic behaviour. Terminally online people looking for new ways to be terminally online.

[–] PM_ME_YOUR_FOUCAULTS@hexbear.net 18 points 6 months ago

Exactly why changes to the design of the site shouldn't encourage toxicity

[–] blame@hexbear.net 16 points 6 months ago (1 children)

the reality is people will just vote less and that's fine.

[–] the_itsb@hexbear.net 35 points 6 months ago (1 children)

RIP "food for thought" upvotes

if my upvote is perceived as a public co-sign, it's gonna be a lot less common

[–] blame@hexbear.net 12 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Personally I don't see an issue with that. Back in the old days most posts didn't have likes.

[–] Belly_Beanis@hexbear.net 12 points 6 months ago

Yup and that's why I don't upvote/down vote anything...I never developed the habit on old forums. Honestly wish we could go back to the old internet before likes. Too many people addicted to getting dopamine hits of digital approval.