If you found my comment interesting enough to comment on, then you should upvote. Clear and simple. We might as well make it automatic. The upvote feature can be a toggle so that you aren’t forced to upvote and then remove the upvote with each reply if you don’t want to.
If you’re arguing with someone and downvoting them at the same time, that’s an easy click of a button.
Posted Feb 13, 2020, 7:40 PM UTC · edited
If you don't agree with the op's opinion post. That's the point, so upvote it. The only posts that should be downvoted on this subreddit are popular opinions.
If you want to see the actual unpopular opinions, just look under controversial. You will see all these Reddit users arguing with the op, resulting in the post and the op's comment explanations getting downvoted to shit.
I’m talking about reddit in general. All the time, people agree with something I said but they forget to upvote what I commented. Like I said in the post, if you don’t want this setting on for you, then you can toggle in settings.
I actually misread your post when I made this comment. But I guess it goes hand in hand, people are quick to downvote something they disagree with but slow to upvote something they do agree with.
Np! Speaking of, should we downvote an unpopular opinion we do agree with? I’ve always been curious.
I have thought about this as well, I think it's okay to upvote an unpopular opinion you agree with, as long as it's not a popular opinion you agree with. There are two styles of unpopular opinions I've seen: Actual unpopular opinions and opinions that are considered unpopular in the media. Both should be upvoted really, if you share an unpopular opinion with the op then upvote and if you don't agree with the op's opinion, well then also upvote it.
Disagree. In a lot of threads I am interested in, I want the true answer or something helpful to rise to the top, not just something a lot of people interacted with. Especially on financial threads, DIY threads and others I want what is RIGHT to be at the top. I saw a comment earlier recommending hot glue on the outside of a building to fix a gap. I don't think that deserves to be at the top because it got the most responses. Terrible advice and it should not default to an upvote when someone is telling them it is terrible advice just because "they deserve a like for prompting community involvement"
Then maybe certain threads can have an auto turn off for this setting, for the reason you stated. Also, like I said in the post, downvote if the advice is terrible. It’s just a click of a button that you’d probably hit anyway.
I think this would have worked well in the beginning, if they implemented it now I can see it causing a lot of stupid shit to rise to the top because people aren't used to it.
Every setting takes time to get used to, especially with the toggle. Saying we can’t add this simple new setting because it will change how comments and posts show at first doesn’t mean it won’t improve Reddit overall.
Definitely would not help my user experience.
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If I respond it’s not always because I agree or like what you said
Then just hit the upvote button again to remove your upvote. Don’t forget the toggle as well.
I would like a comment when downvoting. No more blind downvoting and not evening given the person a reason why they deserved it.
Eh... everyone has to give a reason to downvote? Then no one would downvote tbh.
Sitting at 1 might be better than -12 and not one person bothering to justify why.
I want assholes to get downvotes though.
You can still give them one but some people generally aren’t trying to be so it good to at least give them a why.
I think if you doenvote someone, or get something downvoted, they should write why. I remember my post in r/lastimages of one of my best friends commited suicide and people downvoted that. Like who downvotes that? I can understand people's tastes and ideas don't agree with you but sometimes I'd like constructive criticism.
Maybe they could do that for certain subs then (like art subs, r/unpopularopinion, r/rape, r/toastme, etc.) that way we could get some constructive criticism from those places.
Yeah it would help improve on people's perspectives. Like what they do with r/amitheasshole