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i’m doing it because I want to make the fediverse more friendly place, in hopes of making it more welcoming for new users, and the nicer place in general. But I wonder how much is just less bots.

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[–] rikudou@lemmings.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well, I downvoted you because I disagree. Who's on the committee to decide if this is a shit reason? Also, which committee decided that downvotes are not for disagreement?

[–] Whirlybird@aussie.zone 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Well the rules on Reddit specifically say that the downvote button isn’t a disagree button. Haven’t even looked at the rules on them here tbh, I assume it’s different per instance.

Mods could decide which were shit, but the good thing would be that even if the mods were shit at least everyone could see who was downvoting in bad faith. It would also showcase shitty mods.

[–] rikudou@lemmings.world -1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Seems people agree with me, given that I'm downvoted with no explanation! Which is extra ironic.

So, care to explain why the downvotes, folks?

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[–] Whirlybird@aussie.zone 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It’s not a disagree button.

[–] rikudou@lemmings.world -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Funny, considering you used it like one.

[–] Whirlybird@aussie.zone 1 points 1 year ago

No I didn’t. I used it to downvote something that’s wrong.