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[–]sproketboy 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (9 children)

Yeah same. I think the upvote/downvote is the problem over there. Here we don't do that. :)

[–]FreeJulianAssange 7 insightful - 3 fun7 insightful - 2 fun8 insightful - 3 fun -  (8 children)

Actually the lack of downvotes is what would make me drop saidit too if I find a more populated similar thing. I really don't understand it and dislike it.

Like I see some users spam fake news links to their own little websites. Yet there is nothing to do about that. I like the insightful/funny buttons, but they should really bring back the downvote. No downvotes makes this like social media for pussies.

[–]sproketboy 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (7 children)

some users spam fake news links to their own little websites

There's a report button for that.

[–][deleted] 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

hard to tell if a mod will care or even look at that, best to let things be organically downvoted, let the users decide what sucks, of course that can be manipulated like in reddit they just push a button to give something a thousand downvotes, but well saidit could fake the insiteful and funny numbers too, I do trust them for now tho.

[–]sproketboy 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

The problem with downvotes is brigadiering which happens all the time on reddit.

[–]bobbobbybob 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

exactly. Its a method to "cancel" people.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I get that but the answer to that isn't to get rid of the concept of downvotes

[–]magnora7 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

we look at the reports, and they help us a lot

[–]FreeJulianAssange 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I won't report them because they aren't doing anything wrong.

I want to downvote them, but not have them removed. They have every right to spam their opinion in my opinion. I welcome it. But I would like to be able to downvote. Now I can only ignore and not reply in any way. So what I did is block the users.

[–]bobbobbybob 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

i can only ignore / block

better all around. You manage your experience without fucking up other people's