• mindbleach
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      4 months ago

      No.

      You want this to be the only way people can address bad posts. I am telling you, in detail, why that’s a terrible idea. This is what you want! This is what you fucking asked for.

      This is what you want for the entirety of Lemmy. If you’re not keen on that, change your damn mind.

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          4 months ago

          What you’re doing is trolling, and you need to fucking stop.

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              4 months ago

              I keep trying to address the goddamn argument. “I read what you said” is not that. You’re supposed to read things… and then think about them… and say something about them. What you’ve done instead is get offended that someone was miffed at your misrepresentation, and then repeatedly say ‘stop saying things!’ with negative self-awareness.

              Meanwhile.

              The entire goddamn point is:

              YOU WANT TALKING TO BE THE ONLY RESPONSE.

              I am the one defending downvotes, as a feedback mechanism. You don’t want them. You want the only possible interaction between users to be what I keep trying to do, with you, despite your repeated bewildering denial. This comment you are reading right now is what you fucking asked for. This is what you want. This is what feedback looks like. Do you understand that, or do you just want to spout your opinions into the void and act surprised when other people type stuff back at you?

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                4 months ago

                I get what you’re saying, but lemmy.blahaj.zone has had downvotes disabled from the start. Presumably, that’s something their users are fine with or want.

                Our instance has no plans to get rid of them at this time.

                Choice is fine.

                I currently happen to agree that downvotes have a purpose as some sort of community driven self-moderation, albeit mostly toothless.

                Blahaj and their users are free to prefer not having downvotes. It’s fine to disagree, but you won’t change their mind by endlessly replying to them.