I just realised I hit upvote on just about every single post and most comments kind of instinctively, meanwhile think like 5 mins before downvoting.

What are your upvote habits??

  • Synthead@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    If it helps contribute to the conversation in a meaningful way, I’ll vote it up. Even for things I disagree with. Disagreeing is for comments.

    If it does not contribute in a meaningful way, I’ll vote it down. If they’re being nasty, spreading misinformation without 10s of research, or otherwise making the topic harder to communicate, down it goes.

    If there isn’t an obvious reason why things should go up or down, I don’t vote. If the vote needs some explanation, I add a comment unless someone already said what I meant to say. Then I vote on that.

    Up and down does not mean yes and no to questions. Up and down doesn’t mean agree or disagree on a subjective level. Otherwise, imagine what it would be like if you translated the context to real life. A bunch of drama queens not saying anything to each other.

    • mifan@feddit.dk
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      1 year ago

      Agree with everything, and I applied my own little rule too witch states that if I comment or reply to something, then I have to upvote whatever I’m replying to, no matter what I think of it.