When I first started here on the platform, my initial perception of downvoting was that it was used to express disagreement with the subject of a post, which to a certain extent I think is valid as long as it is expressed with due respect and good communication, which would lead to interaction through messages. Seeing how this negative vote influenced rewards, many were afraid of it, although I think that if you are doing things right, you have no reason to be concerned. Obviously, I support the use of downvotes when some people try to plagiarize or recycle information, as this is something that directly undermines our platform. Therefore, I do not see downvotes as something negative, but rather as a tool that must be used wisely.
my initial perception of downvoting was that it was used to express disagreement with the subject of a post
I think that was the intent.
I do leave comments when I downvote but it is rarely productive. I think if we onboarded people with the expectation they MAY get rewards after the payout period but it is not guaranteed until the post is paid out that would reduce a lot of the over reaction.
You are right that downvotes are a tool. It is literally a part of the protocol... but some users act like it is a magic button or something lol.
More people have started to use downvotes which is encouraging. More people using downvotes helps decentralize that function. That being said, I do not recommend people downvote either cause it gets weird sometimes. I get retaliatory downvotes a lot and that is not fun even if you are a whale. 😅
I get retaliatory downvotes a lot and that is not fun even if you are a whale.
Please, be kind 😂
What's funny is, usually the users who do the retaliatory downvotes say people should leave a reason for their downvotes.
I've never had someone who does a retaliatory downvote leave a reason for their downvote... Seems inconsistent 😆
That's right. I once heard about someone who received a downvote from another well-known user, and after asking them why (not in the post but through other means), this person said they had pressed the wrong button 🫣 It was funny and strange at the same time, but both parties took it as a simple mistake 👍
That's happened to me before. Usually the person who accidently downvoted me makes up for it and changes it into an upvote. Guessing me downvoting back would not have the same outcome so it is good to ask first before jumping to conclusions 🤣
It usually is not very productive 😆
It helps anyone else who is posting for rewards and that is about it lol