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Why vote on posts? (self.asklemmy)

submitted 2 years ago by Lengsel to c/[email protected]

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What is the purpose of voting up or down on? I'm not clear what voting is suposed to achieve?

I never vote up or down on here in the same manner that I never click Like on any social media sites either, I don't see what the intent behind it is.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

@Lengsel On reddit, it was mainly a pre-requisite for who could post or comment. You needed an account with at least X karma to contribute. This would make it easier for mods to ensure quality content, or at least those that put in effort in lower-bar subs before making their way to start a thread to certain subs.

Here, maybe one day, when bots are more of a thing (so, next week), it can be a way to at least prevent some spam, some lesser content, and brand-new accounts from contaminating the masses.

I use it to appreciate a comment with nothing to add, or disagree without having to type a mess. It also prevents me from posting something obsurd that defames me and my profile, that makes me feel like I have a lot of unpopular opinions. It's really just helpful to have a number tell you what a POS or GOD you are.