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Lemmings, how do you use updoots and downvotes? (lemm.ee)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I tend to upvote a post when it Links an interesting article or provokes an interesting conversation, and only downvote them when they voice an convectively bad opinion (like, bigotry or other unjustified vitriol).

I tend to upvote comments when they make a good point or at least try to support their argument, and only downvote them for the same reason as posts: when they are trolling, being unnecessarily aggressive, or trying to justify bigotry with fallacious reasoning or something

What about you?

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

Memes: upvote if I find it funny

Text posts:

upvote if agree
do nothing if disagree, but the post is valid
downvote if OP is trolling, or rude, or otherwise makes me uncomfortable

But, there are exceptions

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

What about comments?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Similar theory. That's usually how I find out a poster is trolling. I ask for clarification and they double down on their original post