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I really wish tildes would add a downvote option

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  1. Minty
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    downvotes this post

    downvotes this post

    5 votes
  2. [2]
    GalileoPotato
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    The down vote button can be abused to quash reasonable discussion. Trolls love abusing it. Best if that you don't like it, that you ignore it.

    The down vote button can be abused to quash reasonable discussion. Trolls love abusing it. Best if that you don't like it, that you ignore it.

    4 votes
    1. miyu
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      The coolest thing about one of my first posts on Tildes is that I voiced a conversation perspective counter to the others in the thread and it was upvoted and displayed alongside opposing views at...

      The coolest thing about one of my first posts on Tildes is that I voiced a conversation perspective counter to the others in the thread and it was upvoted and displayed alongside opposing views at the top. On Reddit, one view would have bubbled to the top while mine would have been downvoted to oblivion and never seen.

      Tildes encourages diversity of thought while Reddit creates echochambers, and the #1 reason why I think has to do with the lack of a downvote button hiding the minority and middle-ground opinions.

      1 vote
  3. [7]
    Adarain
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    It... does. They're called labels and you have to specify why you're downvoting.

    It... does. They're called labels and you have to specify why you're downvoting.

    2 votes
    1. [6]
      EnigmaNL
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      But labels are personal right? Nobody else can see them?
      • Exemplary

      But labels are personal right? Nobody else can see them?

      1. [5]
        Minty
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        Turns out they're public. What do you see?

        Write a short message to say thanks or explain why you appreciated this comment (required visible to the comment's author anonymously)
        You will not be able to use this label for 8 hours.
        [Exemplary]

        Turns out they're public. What do you see?

        1. [4]
          EnigmaNL
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          I see a label that says exemplary with the text "It's a very important question." How did you even do that? The manual tells me: I don't see this button.

          I see a label that says exemplary with the text "It's a very important question."

          How did you even do that? The manual tells me:

          To apply a label to a comment, click on the 'Label' link below the comment, and choose one of the 5 labels:

          I don't see this button.

          1. Algernon_Asimov
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            The comment label links appear for people when their Tildes account is 7 days old. https://tildes.net/~tildes.official/wiki/instructions/commenting_on_tildes The 'Exemplary' label produces a...

            The comment label links appear for people when their Tildes account is 7 days old.

            https://tildes.net/~tildes.official/wiki/instructions/commenting_on_tildes

            The 'Exemplary' label produces a visible blue label on the comment, as you've seen.

            The 'Joke', 'Offtopic', and 'Noise' labels have an invisible effect on comments' vote counts, which pushes those comments lower down in the thread sorting.

            The 'Malice' label sends a private notification to the moderator (currently only Deimos), advising them why you think a comment is bad and should be removed.

            1 vote
          2. [2]
            Minty
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            The message went through! And, strange, maybe you need to wait a week after registration? I see "Vote Label Bookmark More... Reply".

            The message went through!

            And, strange, maybe you need to wait a week after registration? I see "Vote Label Bookmark More... Reply".