We haven't removed downbears. There's a few users that go around replying to things they don't like with :downbear: , which is functionally the same thing.
Commenting moves a post up in the algorithm. It doesn't matter what you comment. Comments are more power than even upvoting. A comment is like a super upvote. People who comment on threads that they don't like are having the opposite effect. Users should ignore posts that they don't like and report posts that break the rules
It's not about "the algorithm" or comment points. It's intentionally hostile and goes against why downbears were removed in the first place. A "Super upvote" doesn't matter when it's kicking off a fight in the comments.
I was joking, but I think it's pretty rude that you're out here complaining about hostility and then replying to my sincere comment ("It’s different from a downbear because the user has to attach their name to it.") with ("Yeah it’s even larger than the one that was removed.").
I prematurely hit post and edited the remainder in a few seconds later, so I assume your browser probably didn't update before you replied.
No, the downbear emote is different because someone has to own up to the downbear. Compare that to a bunch of sniveling R*dditors mass downvoting your posts but too cowardly to comment on them.
There is a fundamental difference. You have to attach a username to your :downbear: and your :downbear: can, itself, be ratioed. Which is far healthier than the invisible anonymous downbears
One person has to attach a username. Everyone else who upvotes that emoji does not. Fundamentally, what is the difference between 24 people downbearing something vs 23 people upbearing a :downbear: ?
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We haven't removed downbears. There's a few users that go around replying to things they don't like with :downbear: , which is functionally the same thing.
Commenting moves a post up in the algorithm. It doesn't matter what you comment. Comments are more power than even upvoting. A comment is like a super upvote. People who comment on threads that they don't like are having the opposite effect. Users should ignore posts that they don't like and report posts that break the rules
It's not about "the algorithm" or comment points. It's intentionally hostile and goes against why downbears were removed in the first place. A "Super upvote" doesn't matter when it's kicking off a fight in the comments.
It's different from a downbear because the user has to attach their name to it.
It's different because its even larger than the downbear that was removed.
ok, but i have an excellent counter point
:downbear:
:reddit-logo: behavior
I was joking, but I think it's pretty rude that you're out here complaining about hostility and then replying to my sincere comment ("It’s different from a downbear because the user has to attach their name to it.") with ("Yeah it’s even larger than the one that was removed.").
I prematurely hit post and edited the remainder in a few seconds later, so I assume your browser probably didn't update before you replied.
You edited your comment while I was replying.
EDIT: and for that matter, please don't act upset about my replying to you when your initial response was belittling.
Just realized this thread isn't worth getting worked up about. Have a good day.
Sorry if I bothered you here, by the way. I really didn't mean for this to be that confrontational.
It's fine, I'm sorry.
:stalin-approval: It's all good. I can definitely see how my comment with the spoiler would have been pretty annoying.
No, the downbear emote is different because someone has to own up to the downbear. Compare that to a bunch of sniveling R*dditors mass downvoting your posts but too cowardly to comment on them.
Do the people who upvote the :downbear: have to own up to it?
Well, the current implementation is imperfect, which is why the upbears need to be scrapped as well.
I'm not sure that upbeats should be scrapped. I'm just saying that, functionally, downbears aren't gone.
There is a fundamental difference. You have to attach a username to your :downbear: and your :downbear: can, itself, be ratioed. Which is far healthier than the invisible anonymous downbears
One person has to attach a username. Everyone else who upvotes that emoji does not. Fundamentally, what is the difference between 24 people downbearing something vs 23 people upbearing a :downbear: ?
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