Why are they disallowed? And more importantly, why is this not transparent in the pinned post about Lemmy.one as a rule?

I was blindsided by this when I saw another user mention it, and while I enjoy Lemmy.one very much, I’m considering moving on because of this. I rarely, very rarely, down-vote, but at times it’s handy to push down misinformation or adverse content.

It feels a bit too much like YouTube and the removal of the dislike button to me. What are other’s thoughts?

  • Melody FwygonEnglish
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    2 years ago

    While I tend to disagree with your assessment of the situation of this…I can understand your stance

    It is possible that people can and do abuse the downvote button. I actually intentionally chose this instance because of that. It prevents the trolls and hateful people from having an easy thing to organize around and abuse silently.

    I’d rather people comment if they have a disagreement with my words anyways…because it’s not anonymous. I can address their concerns if they are valid and ignore them if not.

    While I do miss the ability to downvote things; it does improve things when used correctly. However if a userbase is simply too juvenile to use it correctly; it quickly becomes a senseless signal that’s better off ignored.

    I genuinely wish Lemmy had a “Hide” button though. There are posts I feel are deeply problematic that another moderator may not.

    • UniquitousEnglish
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      2 years ago

      If people could simply behave themselves and use things in the proper way, it would be a much nicer Internet. Unfortunately, we have to take people as they come and account for how the preponderance of users are going to act.