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[–] GlobalSouth 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

I learned to reconfigure my preferences to see downvoted comments on Digg and Reddit a long time ago. If I look at comments and its something controversial I always do this.

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[–] Ciscogeek [S] ago 

Ooo. How did you go about that?

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[–] GlobalSouth ago 

On reddit look for the word preferences in bold face on the upper right hand side:

https://www.reddit.com/prefs/

I haven't been on digg for years now, but there was a similar option there too.

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[–] TerraKell 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Submissions: This user has upvoted 1706 and downvoted 0 submissions.

Comments: This user has upvoted 4584 and downvoted 0 comments.

No matter the anger or WTF that a comment creates within me I do not down voat. I simply do not up voat except for comments/submissions that I feel are worth of some consideration no matter how unpopular. I admit that there are times I have been tempted. And I feel that some of my comments and submissions may have been brigaded but that's life on the internet. Bullies and hate seem to go hand-in-hand.

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[–] Ciscogeek [S] ago  (edited ago)

Fair enough. I guess that's a honorable route to walk. But I don't view voating as good or bad, just a tool.

What about in a scenario, where you see a virgin 0 shill comment, that you know could mislead someone, cause infighting, or hijack a discussion? Would you not want to protect the community then?

I view all virgin 0 comments as fair game for public consideration, but something that has downvoats makes me more critical of the content, hence the use when necessary.

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[–] dontforgetaboutevil ago 

I don't do it to see if they were silenced inappropriately or not. I do it because I want to see what people downvoted so heavily.

I'm getting very tired of that word appropriate. It reeks of a subtle control system.

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[–] lord_nougat 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Of course, sometimes people have unpopularly insightful comments to make.

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[–] AnarchoCapsLock 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Always.