Archive link: https://web.archive.org/web/20231018205209/https://old.reddit.com/r/modnews/comments/17b00ch/introducing_collectible_expressions/

I use Old Reddit myself (you can see my link in OP was an Old Reddit link).

I was not aware of manipulation of the percentage beyond the effect vote fuzzing would have on it (e.g. if you had 5000 upvotes + 1000 fake ones, and 500 downvotes + 1000 fake ones, this would affect the percentage)

“Abilities” if you prefer, you know what I meant

It’s called Reddit “vote fuzzing”

Lots of posts talk about it, here’s the quickest one I found: https://apps.uk/why-do-reddit-votes-fluctuate/

Unless it was a Scunthorpe problem, it’s probably good we have a slur filter though

“Social credit score” jokes have always been about the Communist Party of China

If you click the link, a comment in Reddit’s actual thread is the first result.

Shocking my post made it there though, I was almost a full day late to post this thread

That’s why I mention Lemmy in my Reddit bio

It already exists. If you’re on R*ddit, it’s r/whatismycqs

Edit: Altered reference because r/cqs was banned September 19, 2023 at 02:10:44 UTC.

It already exists. If you’re still on R*ddit, it’s r/whatismycqs

Edit: Altered reference because r/cqs was banned September 19, 2023 at 02:10:44 UTC.

Posts can’t go below zero score

There’s also artificial Reddit votes where someone upvotes and Reddit adds a downvote to delete their vote

Your comment triggered the Lemmy slur filter lol

fate of democracy

Even the British millionaires don’t think the U.S. is a full democracy

We use driver licenses as a de facto substitute. The Real ID Act effectively makes it a de jure substitute too.

Americans aren’t required to have one, but the US is very car-dependent, so most people do. You can also get an ID card that does not serve as a driver license from your state if you want to.

“I’m being told that was just a dependency update”

It’s just a new account thing. If you wait a little while, it would be automatically lifted.

It was like this before the API fiasco.