• No1@aussie.zone
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      1 year ago

      I think i’ve got some followers that don’t always appreciate my 100% correct opinions and like to throw a downvote my way every now and again. Just to remind me that I’m living in their head rent free 😀

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        1 year ago

        Lol, this comment has already been downvoted. I definitely noticed on reddit if I got into it with some alt-right shit then for a few hours or days afterwards every comment of mine would get a couple of extra downvotes.

        I don’t know what’s sadder, if it’s just some kind of petulant tantrum or if they’ve convinced themselves it’s an effective tactic that actually achieves something.

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            1 year ago

            I didn’t say it bothered me, it’s just interesting that people will do this. If I hid comment scores, I wouldn’t know.

            I am fairly dedicated to not allowing social media metrics to colonise my mind to the extent that I let them affect my mood.

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              Fair enough. I suspect vote scores are a key influence over the way people perceive a comment before they’ve properly read it, so I disable them wherever possible. That way there is less possibility for my opinion of the quality of the comment to be influenced by something other than its content.

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                1 year ago

                Yeah, that’s a fair way to do it if you find it works better for you. I find the vote scores a good indication of how the community is behaving - or being brigaded - and I always evaluate them in that light. It’s like if someone says something in a crowd and the reaction is either “woo” or “boo” or “…”, you can use that to read the room. I like vote scores for that reason.