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What gets you downvoted? (lemmy.world)

submitted 8 months ago by multicolorKnight@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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What sort of post or comment gets you downvoted the most? Especially if you don't think it's bad behavior in the first place, or don't care. Does not have to be on Lemmy, but we are here... One of the good things about Lemmy IMO is that it's small enough to see the posts that are unpopular. If you do "Top Day" on most channels, you cash reach the bottom, see what people here don't like.
As far as comments, attempting to rebut the person who is telling me my post sucks, is what gets me into negative numbers most often. The OP is going to voite it down, of course, and nobody else cares, usually.

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[–] stinerman@midwest.social 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I can't imagine going out of your way to downvote people like that. I don't have an interest in cigars so I just ignore those communities. If I went around downvoting post in communities I have a problem with, I'd be doing that all day.

[–] wesker@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Right? If you don't like the subject matter, just block the community. No point in pissing on every post in a very small, niche, mostly harmless community.

[–] saltesc@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Should see my blocked communities list. Granted 80% is extremely niche porn or non-English speaking, it's still very easy to not care and tap three dots, tap Block Community. A really big part of Reddit actually being good was curating the feed and Lemmy is no different. Why wouldn't someone want to see only stuff they care about when going on Lemmy? Way more effort to downvote lol

[–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

I wish Lemmy had a "reduce posts from this community" option. We have scaled sort at least.