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I'm really enjoying no down votes on Beehaw (beehaw.org)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Kindajustlikewhat@beehaw.org to c/chat@beehaw.org

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When I first found out it was an interesting concept that I was pretty neutral on but the more I engage/lurk with the community the more I enjoy it.

I generally don't post/comment much on Reddit because I tend to be extremely sincere and that's not always well received. Usually I don't get much hate, but what I do get is a lot of non-interaction mixed with downvotes. And it's just really discouraging when I'm just trying to share my thoughts.

But having no downvotes here is so nice because I'm not afraid that I'm going to get silenced into oblivion. Either people will actually engage with me (and maybe disagree, but in a meaningful way), or they'll move on and not randomly share their disdain via downvoting.

It's such a small change but makes a big difference. I bet a lot of people feel the same as me - it's more comfortable to engage here.

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[–] howdy@thesimplecorner.org 2 points 2 years ago

I feel the same. Although I started at beehaw and really liked the idea. I carried over to my own instance and it's nice. I have a few times looked for the down vote and realized I wanted it because I disagreed with whatever the comment was. That's silly... I use the upvote for thanking someone essentially at this point.

[–] heartlessevil@lemmy.one 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Ironically this is how it was done on Digg before reddit, you could only "digg" something to increase its score.

[–] OptimusPrime@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

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[–] nivenkos@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

But can we downvote from other federated instances?

[–] pandarisu@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

For me, the OP is showing 20 down votes, so I guess they are stored somewhere?

[–] Hammy@lemmy.one 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

No. I try all the time and get "Downvotes Disabled".

[–] epyon22@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Weird seems to work on sh.itjust.works? Anyone else confirm?

[–] RIPandTERROR@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

[–] Hammy@lemmy.one 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm using Jerboa, and it's returning the error. It could be that yours is displaying on your end but not actually doing anything on Beehaw's side.

[–] RIPandTERROR@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Also using Jerboa from sh.itjust.works and I have no error, and also see other downvotes

[–] breadsmasher@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Using basic lemmy webapp, can downvote and view them

[–] Lowbird@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I think that's only visible to people on your instance that doesn't have downvotes disabled? It doesn't show up to me as a beehaw user, at all, and I don't think it's getting calculated into the overall score I see or the position of the post.

And on comments on posts I've made on beehaw, I cannot see any downvotes, either. (Do not tell me how many you see lol).

[–] breadsmasher@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Yeah I think its only visible via non “downvote disabled” instances

[–] Hammy@lemmy.one 1 points 2 years ago

Weird. No idea then. Mine just pops up "downvotes_disabled". I can still see the count though, so I guess it kinda works.

[–] UnderlyingLogic@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

Absolutely agree! It makes me so much more willing to comment and engage with content. It helps add to the positive atmosphere of this community.

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