I just started using voyager. It shows net upvotes (or downvotes) on a post. Eg, if a post had 20 upvotes and 5 downvotes, it appears to just be showing 15 upvotes, which is the net of the two. Is there somewhere I can see the separate vote counts?
I just started using voyager. It shows net upvotes (or downvotes) on a post. Eg, if a post had 20 upvotes and 5 downvotes, it appears to just be showing 15 upvotes, which is the net of the two. Is there somewhere I can see the separate vote counts?
I find that what is displayed affects how I feel and what action I am likely to take. When downvotes are displayed separately and prominently (e.g. lemmy builtin frontend) I am less likely to downvote a comment I find lacking if it appears to be in good faith, instead I will skip to and upvote other, better comments below it. When downvotes are hidden (e.g. Apollo and current Voyager) I am more likely to treat downvote as “disagree.”
Well said.
Obscuring downvotes also obscures community reaction. Knowing how many people reacted negatively is useful.