• 0 Posts
  • 4 Comments
Joined 1 year ago
cake
Cake day: June 17th, 2023

help-circle

  • I’m brand new to Slrpnk, so I’m not sure if my opinion bears much weight here, but I was a bit bummed to get all set up with my subscriptions to find that downvotes are disabled (it’s possible I missed this info in the sign-up process, but I don’t remember seeing it mentioned).

    I think the fact that the rule extends to even browsing other instances while logged in here makes it difficult to gauge a key part of the prevailing opinion on posts and comments. We are only getting half the story at a quick glance. It’s similar to when YouTube disabled downvotes, suddenly making it much more difficult to gauge the quality of a post at a glance (especially on videos that contained tutorials that could be rife with false information).

    I get that I could just leave and join another instance where they aren’t disabled, but I really like the ethos and local communities here, and I don’t feel like a downvote necessarily goes against that ethos. If anything, I think it is a slight overreach on personal freedom of expression and a bit stifling to the overall vibe to feel like a downvote is the end of the world.

    I’m curious how long your poll will be open before making the decision and by what margin the winning decision must prevail.