Rule #2 is possibly our most important one:

Be respectful. Everyone should feel welcome here.

Learn to disagree without being rude or disrespectful.

It can be difficult sometimes, since western social media thrives on collective outrage, and they knowingly ingrain this into us for years. But please do adhere to this rule, and it will make this place much more enjoyable.

We will not hesitate to issue temp bans (usually a day or two) for those who make everyone’s experience unpleasant.Hit the report button if you see this behavior.

Thanks!

  • SolarSailer@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    Hmm you raise an interesting point. I do agree that it’s helpful to explain to someone why they’re being downvoted.

    An experimental feature might be to allow downvotes only if you reply, or else you can choose to down vote a comment if you also upvote a response to the downvoted comment.

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      1 year ago

      Never heard this idea before. Some food for thought, indeed. Simply for its unique approach, people should keep this idea in mind when talking about down votes.

    • randomredditor12345@lemmy.ml
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      1 year ago

      I think this idea is absolutely brilliant. I would love a platform that would force some level of accountability on those who put down other people’s perspectives.