I tend to upvote a post when it Links an interesting article or provokes an interesting conversation, and only downvote them when they voice an convectively bad opinion (like, bigotry or other unjustified vitriol).
I tend to upvote comments when they make a good point or at least try to support their argument, and only downvote them for the same reason as posts: when they are trolling, being unnecessarily aggressive, or trying to justify bigotry with fallacious reasoning or something
What about you?
I try to reserve downvotes for bad faith commenters, though I downvoted some of the ai generated jeans spammers too when that started to get real old.
…AI generated jeans spammers? What did I miss?
Jeans and beans
Sorry. I posted one because I couldn’t beat them, so I joined them.
Upvote if it contributed to the discussion, whether I agree or disagree, whether serious or humorous.
Downvote if it’s off-topic, misinformation, belligerent, or a link to a video without a text summary. Downvote if the user did not respond cogently to the comment or post. Downvote bad advice, and bigotry, and anyone who miscorrects “octopusses” to “octopi”.
No vote if the comment is banal or I can’t understand the point they’re trying to make.
Um, I think you mean octopodes.
Fun fact, there’s a Wikipedia article that comes up for “plurals of words ending in -us” with a section jus for octopus.
No one corrects “octopodes” to “octopi” and if they did I’d have to assume it was sarcastic.
But yeah, like any self-respecting Classicist I obviously upvote correcting “octopusses” to “octopodes”. That’s just common sense!
I only downvote when someone is being an unreasonable asshole. It’s ok to have a different opinion and state it respectfully. Otherwise I sprinkle updoots like fairy dust.
Contributes value to Lemmy? Upvote!
Is a troll, propaganda, pointless, or a personal attack? Downvote!
Somebody replies to a thread I made? - up vote.
Somebody replies to a comment I made? - up vote.
Somebody makes a post interesting enough for me to comment? Up vote + all other comments upvoted.Ignorance or bad info? Downvote.
Ignorance should be corrected with information, not punished and ignored. Of course intentional ignorance should be treated differently.
I don’t see it as being mutually exclusive. :)
However the mood strikes me. I upvote things that I agree with, enjoy, or otherwise approve of. Downvote mostly jerks, liars, and pictures I don’t like. Most stuff just glides right by.
for posts:
- is spam? downvote. report if I am not on the best of days.
- is the post trying to follow the “let’s be awesome to each other” tenet? upvote.
for comments:
- do I agree or like it? no bearing.
- does it relate to the post, or expands on the info and encourages dialog? upvote.
Scandalously
For posts, it comes down to whether or not it fits the community. In /c/UnpopularOpinion, your opinion had better be unpopular. In /c/Funny…well, bad example. 😆
If there’s a community I want to support I generally go in and upvote every comment on every post. Unless it’s mean, then it gets a downvote or a removal if it’s bad enough and breaks the rules and it’s in a community I mod and have god-like powers in.
I try to upvote anyone that responds to me, even if they disagree with me, or I with them. It feels petty not to.
I don’t downvote much. My upvotes vary depending on how drunk I am and what I’m drinking.
I upvote posts I find useful or helpful and downvote spam or abusive posts. If I dont like something I just dont engage with it.
I upvote when a post is helpful, funny, entertaining, or if I just want to let the poster know that their post was acknowledged . I rarely downvote, mostly reserved for trolls and unprovoked rudeness.
lemmy isnt reddit - the up/down votes dont do much except indicate a number.
Um, I was using the number to pick my lotto numbers. Oops.
/s
I’m asking how people intend to use that number.
I only upvote things that makes me laugh. I don’t upvote very often.
Well there you go. I only upvote things that make me cry
