• BolexForSoup@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Yeah that’s kind of what I’m driving at. Some folks truly believe all debate must be allowed everywhere “as long as it’s nice.”

    • nybble41@programming.dev
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      1 year ago

      “Off topic” is a legitimate reason to downvote a post or comment, even one made respectfully and in good faith.

      I do sometimes wish more sites had adopted something like the system Slashdot used, with multiple categories of up or down votes (insightful, informative, off-topic, flamebait, etc.) which users could weight according to their own preferences. The simplistic “either up, down, or neutral” model is a rather blunt instrument.