I just started using voyager. It shows net upvotes (or downvotes) on a post. Eg, if a post had 20 upvotes and 5 downvotes, it appears to just be showing 15 upvotes, which is the net of the two. Is there somewhere I can see the separate vote counts?

  • miles@lemmy.worldEnglish
    11·
    2 years ago

    I find that what is displayed affects how I feel and what action I am likely to take. When downvotes are displayed separately and prominently (e.g. lemmy builtin frontend) I am less likely to downvote a comment I find lacking as long as it appears to be in good faith, instead I will skip to and upvote other, better comments below so they “rise up”. When downvotes are hidden (e.g. Apollo and current Voyager) I am more likely to treat downvote as “disagree” to “push it down.”

    • CeruleanRuinEnglish
      5·
      2 years ago

      Well said.

      Obscuring downvotes also obscures community reaction. Knowing how many people reacted negatively is useful.

  • trashcan@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    4·
    2 years ago

    On this note, can we not have a karma total on our profile please? It’s bad enough I need to see the amount of comments.

  • LemmynySnicket@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    2 years ago

    I found this weird on desktop too. On straight mobile you see upvote downvote. On desktop I see only the difference. Tis a weird choice.

  • achance4cheese@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    2·
    2 years ago

    Might be an appearance option they are working on. When I tap on the post to view comments it shows the favorability as a percentage next to the vote button. Just doesn’t show up on main feed with other posts. I’m noticing more features are becoming available as updates patch through.