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Difference between kbin and lemmy (feddit.de)
submitted 1 year ago by YoTcA@feddit.de to c/fediverse@lemmy.ml
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Lately I often read about kbin.social being similar to lemmy but more accessible. So I created an account there to check it out. My experience so far is a little mixed. From kbin I can access all Lemmy posts, although I find the interface less intuitive to join new communities. So from the kbin side it feels like an other Lemmy instance.

But when searching for kbin from this Lemmy Account, I do not find much. I feel like I am missing some basic concept, that makes it pretty clear. Why this is such a one way experience.

So now I am wondering: How does this work, what are the difference, what do both sites have in common?

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[โ€“] Derproid@beehaw.org -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Downvotes are used to show disagreement without an explanation which just stifles discussion, and for off-topic comments reporting them works as an alternative.

I do prefer user moderated conversations through downvotes but with the way they are used I don't really trust us users enough for that.

[โ€“] cujo@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I just don't necessarily think the feature should be removed just because it isn't always used as intended. I know there are folks who use it as a "disagree" button, and that's... fine, I guess lol. I think Lemmy does a decent enough job of preventing abuse of the downvote button by removing the concept of karma. There are no imaginary internet points to be gained or lost. As a bonus, you can always turn vote values off entirely for yourself, as opposed to disabling downvotes on an instance. That way you can upvote/downvote organically, without your perception being skewed by existing votes.

I wouldn't necessarily refuse to use a service based solely on whether it has a downvote feature or not, but I think downvote serves a different purpose than reporting. If I were on a platform that didn't support downvotes, I do think I would feel obliged to be a lot more liberal with my upvotes, lol. Which... maybe that's not a bad thing. ๐Ÿค”

But again, through the power of federation we can both interact on a platform that can satisfy both our beliefs, and that's a pretty awesome thing.

[โ€“] FaceDeer@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

What might be neat is a user preference that allows one to enable or disable downvoting just for you. If you disable downvoting then you get a different view of the community and comments that only accounts for upvotes.