this is an experiment i have done for the last week or something. no upbear counters, no upbear buttons, just sorted by new or new comments. it has been very nice, but i know that inevitably somebody is gonna feel like i'm being snooty to them for not upbearing them. its very nice that people are taking time out of their day to engage with me on the net, and i always feel that when i get the notifications, but i think some of them are gonna take it personally if i keep this crap up

the question: how important is this little courtesy to you???? does it bother you if you dont get upvotes when you are talking to people?

thank you for your replies but know that for responding to this survey i cannot offer any remuneration. you are encouraged to not upbear this post or even report it if you see any flagrant rulebreaks

just for context i have done this experiment to see if it feels better and if i feel less obsessive about innernet points/see if i make better comments without the motivation (turns out this one is a no)

  • NPa [he/him]
    ·
    18 days ago

    I just upbeared your comment.

    FAQ

    What does this mean?

    The amount of upbears (points) on your comment and Hexbear account has increased by one.

    Why did you do this?

    There are several reasons I may deem a comment to be worthy of positive or neutral karma. These include, but are not limited to:

    • Rudeness towards Redditors,

    • Spreading Marxist Theory,

    • Sarcasm not correctly flagged with a /s.

    Am I in good standing with the Hexbear?

    No - not yet. But you should continue making comments like this in the future. Otherwise I will be forced to retract my upbear, which may put your commenting and posting privileges in jeopardy.

    I don't believe my comment deserved an upbear. Can you un-upbear it?

    Sure, mistakes happen. But only in exceedingly rare circumstances will I undo an upbear. If you would like to issue an appeal, shoot me a private message explaining what I got wrong. I tend to respond to Hexbear PMs within several minutes. Do note, however, that over 99.9% of upbear appeals are rejected, and yours is likely no exception.

    How can I make this happen again in the future?

    Accept the upbear and move on. But learn from this: your behavior will be tolerated on hexbear.net. I will continue to issue upbears until you fuck up your posting. Remember: Hexbear is privilege, not a right.