[–] CptnCrunch 1 point 3 points 4 points (+4|-1) ago (edited ago)
Shitty effort is worthy of a downvote. Spam is worthy of a report.
[–] davydaggers 3 points -3 points 0 points (+0|-3) ago
downvotes are how keyboard warrior faggots like you censor dissenting views. this is what we have to fight against.
[–] flamero 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
I shouldn't have to continuously apologize for possibly offending people, so people don't shutdown when reading my comment and going into autodownvote mode. I shouldn't have to explicitly state if I'm playing devil's advocate or if something is not my personal views.
This is exactly the reason why I refrain from contributing in most cases when I only want to bring up an opinion or another point of view to create more discussion. If I don't preemptively apologize or explain why I'm posting the comment I'll get showered with downvotes and I really don't feel like every comment should be written as an essay.
This is especially true on topics which a lot of people have very strong feelings about, such as freedoms, rights and politics and whatnot. You ask a question or bring up an opposite view in any manner and your comment is instantly downvoted below threshold.
[–] davydaggers 2 points -2 points 0 points (+0|-2) ago
downvotes are how keyboard warrior faggots censor dissenting views. this is what we have to fight against.
[–] plastination_station 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
I'm right there with you. commenting should be like talking.
[–] laceface 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
I find myself migrating to smaller and smaller subreddits with a small community (subs related to my job, specific games, etc) and I like it more. I'm still giving voat a try because if this can be a place where I'll be heard everywhere, I'm all for it.
[–] Reow 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
I completely agree with you, but the problem is how to enforce this. Even if it should be part of the community spirit, there will always be those who misuse downvotes, and it would be nearly impossible to prove they downvoted because they disagreed instead of because they thought the comment had no value.
If downvotes are simply supposed to be about enforcing the rules of the sub, I think we should do away with them and replace them with a Report button instead. Alternatively, if we simply want people to think before downvoting, then perhaps whenever a person downvotes, they should lose a point of karma (or whatever we're calling it) as well (StackExchange does something similar to this). Honestly, though, I don't know if there is a good solution.
[–] PM_ME_YOUR_PLOT_HOLE 1 point 1 point 2 points (+2|-1) ago
I downvoat people convinced that the raliens live amongst us. I don't need to explain why I do that.
I agree. Especially because of this websites infancy, up and down votes mean a lot to Voaters. If people are putting in thoughtful content and you like it, upvote them. Or if you don't? Ignore it. Downvotes should be saved purely for half assed content and for plain ignorance.
[–] upvoatme 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
If you open up one person's mind with your comment for the better you should be happy. Social validation is less important than learning. No need to be upset about people not agreeing with you.