Per flandish, we can all downvote anything we want for whatever reason we want. But we must be aware that our votes are visible, social actions, and we must accept the consequences that come from those actions, which might quite reasonably involve being excluded from further socializing.
Yes, I think votes should just be like any other reaction, where every user who reacted is readily visible. The information is there for everyone, but most interfaces decline to display it, which creates an uneven environment.
What is a thing is visibility. It’s not about karma.
It’s up to you to ignore them, not the other way around. And their community, their rules: they can ban you for whatever they want.
It works both ways. If you can’t handle being banned unfairly, then you’re not ready for the internet.
Per flandish, we can all downvote anything we want for whatever reason we want. But we must be aware that our votes are visible, social actions, and we must accept the consequences that come from those actions, which might quite reasonably involve being excluded from further socializing.
are downvotes visible on a user’s profile? or just in log/mod log details?
It’s meant for mods/admins only, but there are sites that publicize it for the obsessives that need to know exactly who dared to give them a downvote.
cool! i like more and more how open federated stuff is.
Yes, I think votes should just be like any other reaction, where every user who reacted is readily visible. The information is there for everyone, but most interfaces decline to display it, which creates an uneven environment.
100% agree.
the internet is full of users free to use the options given to them in ways they see fit.