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comfortablyglum @sh.itjust.works

2y ago

How does a -1 vote happen?

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I'd asume someone downvoted, then removed the downvote. The original downvote didn't get through, but the reversal did. Something like that
- I do that constantly by misclicking.
  
  If you use Voyager or some other front end that uses gestures on a touchscreen, you can sometimes accidentally up or downvote when scrolling or navigating.
- That’s my guess too.

A fediverse specific glitch.

I have -1 communities in my instance because I made a test one and deleted it early on.
- I did this all the time with gesture vote when I started using sync.

Someone put in the vote?

My guess is that the dislike was removed.

I think from something I observed a couple of weeks ago, someone (or a couple people) downvoted and then their account was deleted or banned.

- Why wouldn't you upvote the effort someone made to inform or provide content?
  Also the fediverse has a very diverse crowd, many of which are disabled. Language like retarded is frowned upon.
  
  I'm a non native English speaker, could you please explain the link between "retarded" and disabled people? I've always seen it used as an insult.
  
  I wonder what it is about the term "retarded" especially that provokes so strong negative feelings in certain people but not "idiot", "moron" or "imbecille" though all four terms have been used as mental health diagnosis in the past
- Upvotes mean the submission was on-topic and a good contribution to share with the community.

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