What's your opinion on downvotes?
What's your opinion on downvotes?
I've seen a good bit of debate on Kbin surrounding downvotes, so what are your thoughts? Should they exist? Should they be shown separately? Should you be able to see who downvoted?
I personally like downvotes and especially like that they're shown separately. You're able to get a much better idea of how people feel about something, and you can more easily express a minority opinion. Of course, there are downsides (e.g., brigades), but I think the pros outweigh the cons.
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I like the existence of downvotes. They help separate content the community has no feeling about from content the community actively dislikes.
I love that they're shown separately. This helps separate controversial opinions from ones the community doesn't care one way or the other about.
I like that you can see who downvoted. Looking at their profile can give some insight as to why they didn't like the content.