Really loving the new experiences here on Lemmy.one. But I’m seeing many subs with off-topic posts. Community downvotes will help overworked mods find and remove such posts. I understand no one likes to be downvoted but it’s a necessary tool for our community and only helps users understand and refine what and where they are to be posting their content.

  • CarrierLost@lemmy.one
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    1 year ago

    I disagree. Initially, I thought lacking downvotes was an issue as well, but I’ve changed my thinking.

    If it’s a post or comment I disagree with, I try to reconcile WHY I disagree, and then use that to participate in the discussion, as opposed to just dropping a downvote and moving on.

    If it’s a post or comment that needs active intervention by a moderator, reporting it is the best solution anyway, not simply downvoting it.