Some rarely dislike posts – only if they’re misinformation, breaking the rules or its a shit effort post, while others disliking any post that isn’t specifically catered to them. Where do you stand?
When it comes to downvoting posts, where do you draw the line between acceptable and rude?
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Intent mostly.
If the comment is rude, but I believe they are sincerely trying to make a point or make the reader understand something or see a different view? No downvote.
If it’s something implicitly just trying to hurt? Downvote.
I.E.
“Yes, you definitely could lose some weight. You are really hurting yourself by being obese and not addressing it” No downvote.
“You fat fucking cow”. Downvote.
I dunno, I think Reddit has become far too hand holding and baby gloves in general.
I rarely dislike, and when I do it’s in some extreme situations (probably only when it’s misinformation, not even for rule breaking or shit effort). I view reddit as a platform for communication, so obviously people will not have the same thoughts and ideas. How does one have a dialogue if many ideas are a priori banned?
I only downvote for it being rude or nonresponsive, comments that don’t contribute to the conversation. I don’t downvote just because I disagree because I think that stifles conversation. If someone genuinely answered the question or responded to the post, then who am I to decide their opinion shouldn’t be heard just because it’s not my opinion?
It annoys me when people downvote when they disagree because downvoting causes a comment to be moved down to the bottom where less people see it. IT makes threads less interesting and makes subs echo chambers
I dislike posts that the OP should have googled for the answer.
And posts that the OP is Fishing for Compliments.
And posts with misleading titles or reposts.
usually sarcastic comments with bad intentions
being judgmental or accusing without knowing all the facts
not giving an argument but quick to judge or condemn
making fun of someone’s question
………these all get a downvote from me
if you have a different opinion and explain why you have that opinion…….no downvote
If the person’s being a dick and obviously trying to be a dick I downvote.
Mainly the same as you though I will add trolling to the list.
If someone’s arguing in bad faith, being a dickhead, being an idiot, spreading misinformation, or performing mental gymnastics, I downvote.
Any political post in a non-political sub gets an automatic downvote. If I am in what’s this rock don’t say a rock looks like dementia Donnie, If I am in blacksmithing don’t bring up Bidens tax policy.
Any posts with “this” or similar get a downvote.
Disingenuous questions usually get a down vote
If they say should of
Anything disingenuous. Trolling, lying, misinformation. Bad takes. If u give ur honest opinion on something, I’ll give an upvote even if I don’t agree with it.
If someone is a covert narcissist and just faking for sympathy. You can usually tell when they don’t respond to people who drill down on their posts.
Only harmful information or harassment. Harmful information covers everything from suggesting dangerous behavior to telling someone the incorrect or least efficient way to go about a professional or artistic task (including methods that can lead to damage), and I only do that in hopes they become automatically folded.
I don’t care about anyone breaking rules in the subreddits; most rules are kind of goofy.
I feel like the majority of people just downvote anything they disagree with on any level, even things they have no formal knowledge of or experience with.
I don’t have any criteria for doing it. I’ll just do it to do it.
Fake Social Justice attempts especially if they concern my disability. Any attempt to ignore aspects of Black History or denounce it as hyperbole or exaggeration.
So I made this comment yesterday in response to a post made by a user who was worried that people wouldn’t like him because of his speech impediment. This is what I wrote:
“There’s a dude I follow on YouTube and here. r/IsaacArthur. He has the same impediment but he’s married, has a fantastic, fulfilling life, and a huge fanbase. I know because I’m one of them! So don’t worry, just be you and people will be attracted to you for that.”
My reply got downvoted.
I tend to reserve my downvotes for obvious AI posts/comments, or for *really* blatant cases of misinformation, abuse, etc.
I don’t see it as the equivalent of “dislike”. But rather, “this post/comment does not belong here”
I rarely down vote but it would have to be a hate filled, lie riddled post attacking someone/something.
I don’t draw that line or even think about it. I tap the down arrow whenever I feel like it, and tap the up arrow whenever I feel like. I never once think about if it was rude or not lol.. crazy world we live in.
The moment I see a comment that actually contributes but has been downvoted because the reddit hivemind took over, I’ll upvote.
I’ll only downvote when someone is truly hateful
I don’t misuse the downvote like many people not do I downvote because somebody disagreed with me. It discouraged conversation. I would only downvote if someone is attacking me or someone else or for flat out misinformation.
I hardly ever downvote. None of it actually matters and we are all strangers.
If they make a point explaining their logic which is coherent, they don’t get a downvote, even if I hate everything they said.
If they make a post that’s basically the equivalent of “you suck”, they deserve what they get.
Basically any post I don’t think deserves attention. Usually it’s misinformation or they’re being rude. Any post I genuinely think is fake or attention seeking.