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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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[–] • 5 pts

I'm all for total transparency and to be perfectly honest, I think the best solution is to remove the downvote button site wide. Every comment and submission is worth one vote for the person who took the time to submit it. As much as I hate the whole up/down vote system, people can agree or upvote from there.

Spam should not be voted on. If the mods of the sub allow it and if POAL allows it, so be it. However, if it isn't allowed, it should be removed. Voting shouldn't have any play involved.

[–] • 1 pt

Voting shouldn't have any play involved.

This is the answer. Remove the downvote button all together. Spam shouldn’t be handled by a downvote arrow.