Reddit should show upvotes and downvotes separately(old.reddit.com)
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Reddit should show upvotes and downvotes separately
https://old.reddit.com/r/unpopularopinion/comments/nuqlr0/reddit_should_show_upvotes_and_downvotes/
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So should Hacker News. As is a comment with 2 up and 0 down votes looks the same as one with 102 up 100 down.
I prefer the suggestion to show a percentage instead of the raw count of upvotes and / or downvotes. Seems more meaningful and contextual. And less likely to contribute to a mob mentality like behaviour (where people in an online community tend to be swayed by the majority opinion and sometimes don't post opposing views because they fear the downvotes). .
I'm much less concerned with comments, than with posts which don't have downvotes. This means a great story with narrow focus will have a small number of votes similar to a content-less one in an area of general appeal (aka noise).
The thing I keep coming to HN for are those deep stories in things that I don't normally read about, but are written and discussed in a manner that keeps me reading and learning.
The thing I keep coming to HN for are those deep stories in things that I don't normally read about, but are written and discussed in a manner that keeps me reading and learning.
Hacker News used to show "points" on comments and it was removed quite a while ago.
I have had that thought, being aware of some back and forth in votes. But in the end it might tend towards - I had 100 upvotes, those downvoters are just idiots. Not sure what else it really adds.
But that's good. People should keep posting views even if the majority disagrees with them.
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Reddit used to show it, they intentionally removed it maybe around 2015
Youtube also used to show likes and dislikes separately, now only shows likes.
Lemmy does.
I'll just drop this here since it's interesting and related:
https://simplemlhacks.blogspot.com/2013/04/reddits-best-comm...
https://simplemlhacks.blogspot.com/2013/04/reddits-best-comm...