@meloo@lemmy.perthchat.org to Asklemmy • 2 years agoWho's your favorite lemming/lemmy user?message-square52fedilinkarrow-up128arrow-down19file-text
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minus-squareIngrownMink4link3•2 years agoA popularity contest is based on competition and can be exclusionary. In this case, it’s not about saying “which user is better than X user”, it’s only about thanking them for their contribution (at least that’s how I have interpreted it).
minus-squareliwottlinkfedilink1•2 years agoThe main goal is to praise the most voted condidates, the others being diminished is only a side effects. Exactly how a popularity contest works.
The difference with a popularity contest being?
A popularity contest is based on competition and can be exclusionary. In this case, it’s not about saying “which user is better than X user”, it’s only about thanking them for their contribution (at least that’s how I have interpreted it).
The main goal is to praise the most voted condidates, the others being diminished is only a side effects. Exactly how a popularity contest works.