i reserve it for closet fascists, morons, bots, and the incorrect.
Bad faith arguments or inflammatory nonsense. We can disagree and I’ll upvote if you’re actually speaking in good faith.
Pretty much any form of, “Whataboutism” gets downvoted. No one was talking about C, why are you acting indignant about C when people were discussing A and B, you know?
I downvote anything that I deem worsens the quality of the community. This includes, but is not limited to:
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misinformation
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trolls
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bad faith engagement
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uncalled for hostility and incivility
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very lazy, low effort posts/comments
Perfect! I’d add mindless slogans as well.
“The cruelty is the point!”
Or any of 100 other endlessly repeated replies.
Wouldn’t that just fall to the last bullet point?
Yep! But I particularly hate the repeated slogans.
They’re called cliches btw
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Disagree
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It’s not a “disagree” button, but it is a “you’re wrong” button. They could be wrong by trolling, spreading misinformation, spamming, being disingenuous, refusing to understand the topic or engage in good faith… None of those contribute to the conversation.
I think making a genuine mistake is fine if it contributes to discussion, especially if it’s later edited to reflect the fact that it was mistaken.
Is incorrect or does not contribute to the topic of the thread
Trolls & bots - then block the user - my feed is remarkably clean
but sometimes just to disagree…
To add a little colour to my front page.
Silly OP, I don’t even have a downvote button (idk if it’s the instance I’m in but I don’t particularly mind ngl)
“I don’t like this” button.
Which is often something I disagree withLike/Dislike.
That’s upvote/don’t upvote in my book.
For any blatantly wrong/nonsensical BORING comment that remains hostile and argumentative (cause if I’m entertained I can just continue posting, lol, I’m as much of a yapper online as I am IRL!). If I find your posts nonsensical but you’re chill, I’ll exit the conversation politely, often thanking you for your time.
Bad faith, low effort, hostility.
misinformation and acting in bad faith, both of which have a funny habit of occuring at the same time
