Or does it only count upvote only?

I searched lemmy and can’t find the answer. Lemmy documentation also didn’t specify.

Edit: Sorry didn’t really wanna make a whole post about it, but like my curiosity can’t stand not knowing every detail of Lemmy. I want to know this so I know how to sort Lemmy better

Follow up Question: Which sorting method do y’all think is the best?

  • schnurritoEnglish
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    2 days ago

    I switched to “new comments” and don’t want to go back to anything else. It has only advantages in my mind:

    • It gives me a mix of older and very new threads (because new posting also counts as a comment).
    • It makes sure different threads are shown to me after a short period of time already, making sure I do not get bored by seeing only things I’ve already seen.
    • It reminds me of web forums with thread bumping, which I continue to think were one of the best ways to organize online discussions we’ve ever had.
    • It still shows me more upvoted stuff more of the time because many other users sort by sorting methods that take upvotes into account, so such threads also get more comments usually.

    One disadvantage is that occasionally I get several-month-old (or even year-old) threads at the top of my feed if someone has the brilliant idea to post in them. Doesn’t happen very much though.