I’ve never posted in the community, just found out about the community today. 👀

  • .Donuts@lemmy.worldEnglish
    515·
    9 months ago

    i never understood why folks get so anal about downvoting. if I don’t like it, I downvote. it’s my vote.

    Because it’s a net negative on a community. (gen)AI is already controversial, so if a community wants to grow and get visibility, the last they can use is a bunch of bitter users that downvote every new post and don’t interact with the community in any other, meaningful way.

    • jjjalljs@ttrpg.network
      19·
      9 months ago

      Zooming out, the AI stuff is a negative for the wider community. Maybe it shouldn’t grow and become visible

      • .Donuts@lemmy.worldEnglish
        55·
        9 months ago

        Sure, but the community owners can still ban you for trying to actively reduce their visibility.

        I’m not saying I’d like that to happen, but it works both ways.

    • flandish@lemmy.world
      124·
      9 months ago

      neat. so that must mean they are not ready for the audience.

      I grew up with bbs, usenet, forums, fark, yadda yadda. downvotes are there for a reason - and if the community can’t handle it then either turn them off (that’s ok too!) or … ignore them. it’s not like “karma” is a thing here either.

        • flandish@lemmy.world
          3·
          9 months ago

          i don’t understand - is there a per-community threshold where a certain low score means it’s not displayed to other users?

      • .Donuts@lemmy.worldEnglish
        511·
        9 months ago

        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.