In our previous announcement, we announced that we closed downvotes.

Some people found it right, some people hated it, some people hesitated. At the end of the day, since we are on a disorganised platform like fediverse, I find the decision we took right. However, I was also annoyed by the lack of downvotes. So I searched for a solution.

I think the planned post flair support will be a good improvement in this regard. But it seems to take a long time to develop.

What do you think about limiting downvotes to only members of that community? I see it as the optimal way in the current situation.

Please vote with empathy, not just as a user, but assuming you are a poster user. Is it right decision?

Poll: https://strawpoll.com/DwyoDBooDnA

Result: done.

  • CuprumX@lemmynsfw.com
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    11 months ago

    Posts on lemmit.online tend to have 0-1 upvotes. We need down votes to help give some information to the sorter algorithm, otherwise it’s just guessing. By disabling upvotes here, my app (Voyager) doesn’t let me down vote other instances, idk if that’s the app or the instance.

    • yay@lemmynsfw.comOPM
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      11 months ago

      You’ll be able to downvote remote instances without subscribing.