Ask Lemmy

I don't downvote (At least not intentionally, but if I fall asleep while holding my there can be some accidental taps). Even if something seems somewhat offensive to me.

On the other hand, I don't upvote as much as I think I should.

When a meme is funny enough to send to my wife, upvote.

When I see that one dude post his daily game screenshot, downvote.

I am simple man.

I universally downvote things that objectify women

Upvote:

• Something I like
• Something I agree with
• Something funny
• A great point for an opposing view

Neutral:

• Something I don't care about
• Something I agree with, but is incoherent/ confusing
• Things I disagree with, but is politely presented and has decent arguments

Downvote:

• Something I think is trolling/Bigotry
• Agendaposting
• Something I agree with, but has terrible argument or presented in an offensive way
• Something I disagree with, and is incoherent/confusing/presented in an offensive way
• If the post/comment is so confusing I don't even know which side they are arguing for
• Wildly Offtopic for the thread/comunity

inciting violence, no matter against whom (people seem to forget this is a straight up crime, sometimes a felony)

Just gonna repeat what I said about this in another thread about this:

It is illegal only if it is reasonably going to trigger or calls for any immediate lawlessness. Like straight up trying to get a bunch of people together to knock-over a convenience store or actually organizing a murder.

Saying “man, I wish this evil son of a bitch took a round in the face” is not such a time.

Up: comment adds to conversation or makes me laugh

Down: comment talks about upvotes/downvotes, is hateful, is blatant misinformation, is just a gif, is completely unrelated to the conversation, is a clickbait video with a clickbait thumbnail

No vote: everything else.

Up: I like it or agree
Down: I dislike it or disagree.

upvote: comment is interesting or funny

downvote: user is being rude (try not to downvote people I disagree with)

Upvote: I'd like to see/read more of this. Downvote: I'd like to see/read less of this.

Vibe. That's it. I just vibe vote.

I downvote if it looks like they are posting in bad faith. I'll upvote some comments that I disagree with if the poster was trying to contribute to the conversation -- I usually do that to offset the fact that they've been downvoted a bunch already.

Many of the communities I'm in are fairly small, so I upvote almost every comment that I read. I figure it lets someone know that someone else read what they wrote, and I think that's what a lot of us are here for.

Downvotes for spammers, spreading misinformation disinformation and propaganda, know it all comments which starts with" by the way or actually,,etc" in a condescending manner. Also for people targeting one person specifically and trying to to make a offensive sarcastic joke in a way so they don't get banned.

Upvote is mostly if I want better visibility for the post and that is the intended feature even if you do not agree. Sometimes I upvote comments that I like, because comments are not really about that and more about opinion. I do not have downwote option on my instance, nor can I see the down votes which is fine for me.

Upvote if I think it's high effort, no-vote for most, downvote if wrong or it's misleading.

To me upvote/downvote means approval/disapproval, not necesarily agree/disagree. So I've upvoted different posts and comments with different points of view if they are argumented well for and polite.

I do not vote when I skimm the post/comment.

That is basically it.

Downvote:

• AI-generated content (images are okay in specific communities)
• Tankies

Up:

• interesting posts that are on-topic for the muni

• posts in any community that have spawned interesting comments

• comments that are cogent or thoughtful replies

• comments that are funny jokes

• comments that explore a perspective I've never seen before

down:

• complaining about downvotes

• posts that are rule-breaking or off-topic for the community

• posts or comments with slurs, including misogynistic slurs

• misinformation, disinformation, and unfunny trolling

• advocacy for antisocial or unethical behavior (NB: illegal is isn't disqualifying)

• incivility, over-the-top hostility, and petty bickering

• rhetorical sins like sealioning, the gish gallop, begging the question, and so on

• posts linking to videos that don't provide a text summary

downvote and report:

• hate speech

• wishing harm or self-harm

• spam

I don't know. I just wing it.

I'm pretty similar. I'm probably more generous with upvotes. I'll also downvote:

• any link without a description
• YouTube links
• Twitter reposts (that's usually on reddit, though)

I have to force myself not to downvote anything with anime. I have a visceral dislike for anime, probably a result of the shitty afternoon TV cartoon lineup in the 70s.

I block a LOT of accounts. Anything that looks like ragebait or just arguing in bad faith.

I only upvote if something is actually worth upvoting, which basically depends on my mood. I rarely upvote.
I downvote low-effort, some reposts, posting things on comms where they don't really fit (or they are forcing it to fit, like posting social media screenshots in any of the many memes comms), opinion pieces posted as news, misinformation/propaganda about my country, clickbait... I downvote a lot.
The rest I just read or check and keep moving, I don't believe in upvoting everything just to make comms feel alive.

Upvote: well written, adds something to the discussion

Downvote: low effort, hurtful or rage bait

I make a point of not using downvotes as an "I disagree" button. If an opinion is presented well, it may still add something to the discussion even if it doesn't match my personal preferences.

Upvote stuff I like such as positive news, shitposts, windows bad and Linux good posts.

Downvote rarely, only if the post is factually wrong or misleading and I've spent the time to confirm. "Person shreds other person" is a shit headline and unless he hit a 10 point debate combo with a knockout I'd Downvote.

Upvote: any insightful contribution even if I don’t agree with it.

Downvote: Remove this. Don’t show it to others. Was not worth my time to read this content because it contains false information, trolling, etc.

I’d like to encourage others not to use down votes for simple disagreement. Lemmy needs participation from thinking people.

• Upvote - good point/interesting/funny/agree/posts I like to see
• Downvote - strongly disagree/inappropriate/poor comment/posts I don't like to see

Downvotes : genocide and occupation apologist Upvotes : posts or comment i find interesting No votes : Things i disagree with but it's opinion based

I tend to upvote any display of anyone's creative pursuit if I happen to scroll by it. Even if it's not something I'm into. The marker-on-photo-paper guy whose name escapes me, people's photographs in any of the photography related communities, any of the ink doodles, hand made stuff, or comics posted by their original creators.

We risk very little, yet enjoy a position over those who offer up their work and their selves to our judgment. The average piece of junk is more meaningful than our criticism designating it so.

Upvote:

• Everything I see, even if I don't agree with it or even understand it. Lemmy is small, and upvotes can help someone feel good.

Downvote:

• Anything meant to harm others. Malicious misinformation, hurtful comments, bigotry, etc.
• AI art

Pretty much same as you listed, actually, but with a few additions:

Upvote:

• Mark reply as read as long as it's not something under the no-vote/downvote criteria
• Pity (i.e. if I don't think a post/comment deserves the downvotes it's getting)
• I'll usually give posts to the communities I mod an upvote b/c I appreciate the contribution

No-Vote:

• Something I disagree with but doesn't merit a downvote
• A post I don't like that is in a community I'm not subscribed to (i.e. when browsing /all)

Downvote:

• Violates the community rule where it's posted
• Is part of some bandwagon nonsense (e.g. the moths that have polluted the feed in the last several days, beans, etc)
• Absolutist statements/positions, especially ones that paint the world in overly broad strokes.

I ignore communities, posts, and comments that have no real thought behind them. This includes those that are just "educated" repetitions of culture-mantras, no matter what "side" or whatever they are on. Unfortunately, this is most of the internet these days.

Because I appreciate thought, I upvote comments that someone activated some brain cells to write. I also upvote those that make me think, teach me something new, or just make me laugh.

I downvote comments that are mean, aggressive, or otherwise demeaning to the person they are replying to - whether that person was me or someone else.

I don't have strict standards, but generally:

• usually upvote someone who responds to me with something substantial, even if I disagree
• downvote things that are antisocial (self-hate/self-harm, antinatalism, misanthropy)

I have a up-vote down-vote pattern for when the scores are low. If I disagree with a child comment, I will down-vote the comment and up-vote the parent comment.

Since every comment automatically gets one up-vote, a parent score of 2, and a child score of 0 shows that the parent comment didn't down-vote the reply comment and they should look elsewhere for who to be mad at.

I upvote things that I think are interesting, things that make me laugh, and questions where people are seeking feedback. I almost never downvote unless something is hideously stupid / bad info or bad take.

Incorrect spelling of words. *behavior, not behavi our. You are pronouncing the word correctly but spelling it wrong. 'Our' is not the same word as 'or.'

Upvote:

• comment was helpful, insightful, humorous, or provoked good conversation
• reply to me that I agree with, appreciate, or disagrees with me in a respectful or thought-provoking way

Downvote:

• unprovoked user demonstrates a hostile, combative attitude
• comment unrelated to topic/thread

Block:

• I recognize user based on downvote behavior in multiple threads or user is particularly egregious in particular: bigotry, demagoguery, sea-lioning, or other deliberate offensiveness.

I typically upvote anything I want to see more of. I down vote posts that I really don't want to see or really wrong info. And no vote if I'm not sure of something or don't care. Most of the time it's no vote.

In smaller communities it helps a tiny bit as an votes are what people see.