Arguably, though, if downvotes not only register the downvoter's disagreement but also affect the visibility of the post or comment, they are not just speech but also manipulation (censorship) of another's speech. What if you could downvote but other than having your vote be visible, it had no effect on the post/comment. How would you feel about that?
Then why the fuck have it?
You faggots need to stupid being so retarded.
It's absolutely, 100% NOT CENSORSHIP.
Making the claim that it is might be more jewish than male genital mutilation.
Who is "you faggots"? I'm exploring your position. If a downvote is "only" speech then why does it have a different effect than a negative comment would?
It is clearly more than that. But as you point out, if Poal doesn't like it actually being used why have it instead of a report spam button like every other site in existence?
I liked Voat better than this place, but the downvotes from redditfugees did negatively affect its character from when I joined close to 6 years ago. Still Poal seems designed like an experiment in obedience training.
I liked Voat better than this place, but the downvotes from redditfugees did negatively affect its character from when I joined close to 6 years ago. Still Poal seems designed like an experiment in obedience training.
I had been on voat since alpha.
I have never once seen any DV brigade. Ever.
I keep hearing about that and am only hearing about it on poal and only since voat closed. It's a retarded, wrong, and made up point. People are just angry that their garbage posts were hidden because they were garbage and likely had subversive intentions.
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