meloo@lemmy.perthchat.org to Asklemmy · 3 years agoWho's your favorite lemming/lemmy user?message-squaremessage-square51fedilinkarrow-up128arrow-down19file-text
arrow-up119arrow-down1message-squareWho's your favorite lemming/lemmy user?meloo@lemmy.perthchat.org to Asklemmy · 3 years agomessage-square51fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareIngrownMink4linkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 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-squareliwott@nerdica.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 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.
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.