I’ve seen a good bit of debate on Kbin surrounding downvotes, so what are your thoughts? Should they exist? Should they be shown separately? Should you be able to see who downvoted?

I personally like downvotes and especially like that they’re shown separately. You’re able to get a much better idea of how people feel about something, and you can more easily express a minority opinion. Of course, there are downsides (e.g., brigades), but I think the pros outweigh the cons.

  • sin_free_for_00_days
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    1 year ago

    I like downvotes for a lot of reasons. When I get downvoted I don’t even notice though. I’ve often thought that you should be able to see who downvoted. I think it would be great to get a message saying,“Hey, why did you downvote my post?” And then I could say something like,“Because I was too apathetic to point out how much of a cunt you are”.