ModerateImprovement@sh.itjust.works to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 year agoWhy does every post I post here get down voted?message-squaremessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up10arrow-down1message-squareWhy does every post I post here get down voted?ModerateImprovement@sh.itjust.works to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square27fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarefreewheel@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoNot understanding that upvotes are popularity driven might be the first error. Make your posts, ask your questions, and move on. If people are interested it’ll get traction. If they’re not, expect apathy or downvotes. Just the way it works.
minus-squareModerateImprovement@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoThat is not the way it works on reddit, that is why I was asking about the reason for this weird phenomenon here.
minus-squarefreewheel@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoIt is absolutely the way it works on Reddit. Go into any subreddit and say something factual but unpopular and watch what happens to the vote count.
minus-squaremorphballganon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoActually yes, acting like you are would get you downvotes there, too.
minus-squareAmbiguousProps@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoIt kinda is how it works on reddit, though…
minus-squareSetarkus@toast.ooolinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoHow would it work on reddit if not popularity based? (Ignoring bots upvoting stuff)
Not understanding that upvotes are popularity driven might be the first error.
Make your posts, ask your questions, and move on. If people are interested it’ll get traction. If they’re not, expect apathy or downvotes. Just the way it works.
That is not the way it works on reddit, that is why I was asking about the reason for this weird phenomenon here.
It is absolutely the way it works on Reddit. Go into any subreddit and say something factual but unpopular and watch what happens to the vote count.
This isn’t Reddit.
Actually yes, acting like you are would get you downvotes there, too.
It kinda is how it works on reddit, though…
*Exactly how it works
Also, this is not reddit. 🤷
Sorta.
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How would it work on reddit if not popularity based? (Ignoring bots upvoting stuff)