I find myself using them on pretty much every platform that has them: matrix, masto, discord, etc.
These would be completely separate from votes, and have no affect on sorting.
What do you think the positives and negatives would be of having them?
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I know I'm off-topic, but why is it so? I find them rather neat, as they allow for quick and concise responses (yes, no, agree, disagree, interesting, curious, yay, gj, etc).
Emojis are not universal and can be misinterpreted.
Some emojis are pretty much universal, while others clearly aren't. The ones in GitHub's selection are pretty normal, with exception of the thumbs-up/down I suppose (reading from that article). It's really a matter of context. In most cases, the use of emoji reactions is fine and brings benefits.
If someone isn't okay with them, I think they should politely ask their colleagues to stop using them, which is, in my opinion, a better compromise than just not having reactions altogether.