You cannot change how people use them, no matter how much you want them to use it correctly.
I think we just have different experiences with downvotes. I see them being harmful, yes. Because they are used to disagree, not to flag incorrect content, in subreddits (communities) where opinions are discussed. In technical fact-based subreddits they may work fine, but in discussion-based ones, they are horrible and leads to one opinion at the top always.
Yep also a valid usecase. I agree it's useful for technical discussions but at the same time, it's harmful for opinion based discussions.
Yeah I guess it makes sense when it's not about opinions.
I bet that 99% of comments that are downvoted are not breaking any rules at all, and a mod would do nothing.
I don't know why people keep thinking downvoting is helping the mods... It really isn't about anything other than pushing down opinions you don't agree with. That's how downvoting is used, upvoting is the opposite of that.
Maybe I should do this but I get frustrated since I feel like a beginner again in other distros. Have to web search for even basic things and also I don't have that feeling that I know what's going to happen when I change something, as I do in arch.
But sure, it's really good to know all the major linux distros, if you can remember all the differences in your head and not get confused.
Arch Linux on all computers for the last 10 years or so :)
Now that you mention it, yes.
I went into some random posts and the comment count is higher than the actual existing comments.
I think you should walk together and just talk. The traditional idea of sitting down at a table facing eachother can create a lot of pressure when conversation topics temporarily dies out. If you walk, there are things to observe and talk about all the time. :)
I have them disabled also on my instance. Beehaw showed the way here and it makes sense to me to not use them. People just want to punish opinions they don't agree with. The button should be called Punish. :)
I use gnome and plasma. Recently more plasma than gnome but I switch between them when there are new versions to explore. :)
Its ok you know. :) I use arch for work and if I would manage to break it all the time, i would switch to something that gives me stability. We need to be productive on our computers and specially when they are used for work :)