What should I use it for?
In case of posts - should I downvote things that I don’t agree with? Or things that I don’t want to see in my feed (posts with low amount of votes fell more to the bottom)? Or things that I consider harmful/stupid/younameit?

In case of comments - should I downvote something that I don’t agree with? When should I use this button in case of comments. Or maybe I should not - cause what’s the point, actually?

  • Stoned_Ape
    33·
    4 年前

    According to most users on Reddit and here, it means the voters disagree with you, and don’t recommend others to read what you wrote.

    You are right that a fully detailed explanation is lacking, but it also doesn’t mean literally nothing.

    See that someone downvoted my comment above? The person doing thought that my comment wasn’t okay, I guess. Whatever the reason might be, it wasn’t something positive, but something negative.

    • kujawOP
      1·
      4 年前

      Wouldn’t you like to know the reason? Wouldn’t this knowledge make discussion worth more?

      • Stoned_Ape
        12·
        4 年前

        Absolutely! Answering with a text comment is always better than just voting without commenting. Though voting still isn’t literally without meaning, and still is useful.

        • jsgohac
          4·
          4 年前

          Not sure about always. Wouldn’t an attention seeking troll posting something controversial enjoy tons of comments instead of downvotes? I guess a protocol is to upvote your favourite dissent instead of commenting?