ComradeLuz [none/use name]@hexbear.net to askchapo@hexbear.netEnglish · 1 year agoWhy aren't downvotes possible on hexbear?message-squaremessage-square55fedilinkarrow-up120arrow-down11
arrow-up119arrow-down1message-squareWhy aren't downvotes possible on hexbear?ComradeLuz [none/use name]@hexbear.net to askchapo@hexbear.netEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square55fedilink
minus-squareHumanBehaviorByBjork [any, undecided]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·1 year agoyeah, i don’t see any real benefit to voting on comments in general, but removing downvotes at the very least encourages discursive engagement.
minus-squarePluto [he/him, he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 year agoAbsolutely. I get that they’re “just downvotes” but honestly their very existence would make the comments and discussions more fraut with people getting offended and heated. Let people reply instead.
yeah, i don’t see any real benefit to voting on comments in general, but removing downvotes at the very least encourages discursive engagement.
Absolutely. I get that they’re “just downvotes” but honestly their very existence would make the comments and discussions more fraut with people getting offended and heated.
Let people reply instead.