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just curious, why are downvotes not allowed on beehaw? (self.support)

submitted 2 years ago by milkytoast to c/support

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feel like they can be very useful

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[–] RGB@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Why not surface communities based on activity. As in how active the comments section is. That way agreements and disagreements are weighed equally.

[–] lyam23 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I'd be interested in seeing that experiment in the comment section. It could be implemented with another filter (similar to the "Activity" filter in the post listing, I'd guess). Still, this wouldn't present a qualitative difference between "good" and "bad" discussion. But it might surface "interesting" discussion for a certain type of member.

[–] frogman 5 points 2 years ago

i feel like this incentivises 'controversial' posting. content that is designed to illicit a response, good or bad. i feel like this is another avenue to creating an inflammatory space.