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So we've seen this talked about this a few times since downvotes on posts became public for users over level 6. The goal of making them public for posts was to prevent brigading and it has been pretty effective. A few users didn't like it and left. I think some of those people came back under new names. So the question is, should we do the same for comments, IE add a comment details button something similar that allows users over level 6 to see who downvoted their comments. We are looking forward to what the community thinks.

So we've seen this talked about this a few times since downvotes on posts became public for users over level 6. The goal of making them public for posts was to prevent brigading and it has been pretty effective. A few users didn't like it and left. I think some of those people came back under new names.

So the question is, should we do the same for comments, IE add a comment details button something similar that allows users over level 6 to see who downvoted their comments.

We are looking forward to what the community thinks.

This poll is now closed.

Yes
81 % (50 votes)
No
16 % (10 votes)
Other - Please comment
3 % (2 votes)

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[–] • 6 pts

Yes

Could help identify abuse. (Brigading, etc.)

[–] • 4 pts

Also encourages brigading. Gives people a target because they can see exactly who disagreed with them..

[–] • 3 pts

How could it be different from "public downvotes" for posts that almost instantly stopped brigading when we enabled that feature last year?

[–] • 3 pts

They are not different.

[–] • 1 pt

Why even have votes at all? Set a visibility timer and fee fees can be spared!

[–] [deleted] • 1 pt

I don't necessarily don't think it would, i mean with posts it's been non issue from my experience.

I mean I dont know how far back ya go or if you touched voat at all. but back it was whoa and then voat, this what was downvoating was meant to be used as.

look at what that shit show is now. coincidentally happened right when that biting tongue puttitout took over

now its mah down voat free speech