YSK: You can disable scores (upvotes and downvotes) in lemmy, and I think it's great!
YSK: You can disable scores (upvotes and downvotes) in lemmy, and I think it's great!
cross-posted from: https://mander.xyz/post/31299380
It's freeing in a way, I don't have to do any extra processing in my head, and can just see the posts and comments for what they are. You should try it too!
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Voting is decentralized moderation. It's harder to navigate content in servers that disable downvotes. I get what you're aiming for here, but the downside is not worth it for me.
I agree, I won't argue against their usefulness. I just meant disabling them for myself personally. I used to tend to judge posts and comments from their upvote/downvote scores rather than their actual content, now I can see them for what they are, in my eyes. I found that pretty cool and refreshing.
I understood that, your message was clear. I don't want to be blind to votes for my own sanity though (filtering out potentially damaging interactions). Different strokes for different folks.
People will upvote and downvote for any reason, but often do so simply because they agree or disagree with the post. A good moderator does not moderate based on their personal opinions. I would rather not rely on votes for moderation because it's terrible for that purpose.