• Lord_ToRA@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    Downvotes shouldn’t be used for simply “I disagree” but “this content does not belong”, otherwise I would agree with you.

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      9 months ago

      If you think something doesn’t belong just ignore it. It does no harm by existing. If the downvote does anything people will use it for disagreeing.

      I think disagreeing should be should be voiced in a reply instead so it becomes clear why you disagree.

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        9 months ago

        It does no harm by existing.

        Wat. I mean, not all comments but there are many many times where it does. Misinformation/disinformation, general toxicity, or just being completely off-topic. These types of comments can destroy a community if left unchecked.

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          9 months ago

          Misinformation should be handled by moderation. Toxicity should be ignored because recognizing it gives it power. Off topic comments can easily be collapsed (or maybe there should be a method to mark them as off-topic by moderators) and off topic posts should be removed.

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            9 months ago

            We don’t live in your world of shoulds and unto the human race can grow up and not be awful to each other you can’t just rely on mods.

            Finally, mods do this work for free, and if they want no downvotes, the instances exist.

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            9 months ago

            That’s a lot to put on the moderators, not to mention it provides a way for the community to help decide what content does not belong. Moderators are far from infallible and can’t read every single comment. Downvotes help clue mods into what they should look over.