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PSA: Upvote is not an upvote like you are used to (like Reddit) - "Boost" is the Reddit Upvote (kbin.social)

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

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Like the title says, if you want to upvote something on KBin, you should use the Boost link, not the upvote button (Why? Don't know...)

The upvote button doesn't seem to do much, but Boost accomplishes what Reddit's upvote did. So if you're looking to encourage a post, use the Boost link.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You should update your post to clarify that what you said isn't true.

Upvotes are upvotes, boost is like retweet.

The reputation calculation just haven't been updated yet.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Right, so boost behaves like Reddit upvote at the moment. So the title of the post is accurate still.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

And if everyone just reads and listens to OP they'll all be doing it wrong when it gets fixed, all because you aren't happy that your "reputation" score isn't changing. The software is scarcely a month old folks, and until a week ago was the work of one guy. People need to relax a bit.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (5 children)

There is no boost on Lemmy instances, though

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Why doesn't Kbin have the [+] and [-] buttons for collapsing or opening comment threads? Or, if it does, where can I find that setting?

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

It's coming. There is already a fix someone created that is waiting to be reviewed and merged into the site.

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

boost (93)

Well played.

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

thanks, im boosting this. now if i could just not scroll to the furthest down for replying...

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

Took me a moment to figure out what you were even talking about. The boost button is translated as "upvoto" in Portuguese, so that doesn't help...

Maybe it should be something like "promover" (promote).

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

In my understanding, boost is retweet and upvote is upvote. So upvote is the Reddit upvote but it doesn't change your reputation?

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