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What's your opinion on downvotes? (kbin.social)

submitted 1 year ago by ThatOneKirbyMain2568@kbin.social to c/AskKbin@kbin.social

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I've seen a good bit of debate on Kbin surrounding downvotes, so what are your thoughts? Should they exist? Should they be shown separately? Should you be able to see who downvoted?

I personally like downvotes and especially like that they're shown separately. You're able to get a much better idea of how people feel about something, and you can more easily express a minority opinion. Of course, there are downsides (e.g., brigades), but I think the pros outweigh the cons.

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[–] crowsby@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

This is community-evaluated content, and downvotes are a tool used for evaluation. So I think they make sense.

That being said, I don't believe they should be public by default. People are nuts these days, especially online, and I don't want to catch an online stalker or some nazi sliding aggro into my DMs because I downvoted their post.