No, a post with 3 upvotes you don't like would become a post with 2 votes and be lower in hot. Downvotes still work, as I replied to someone else. Also, you ignored my other point about how Voat users tended to suppress opposing opinions. Final Wave ex-goats always seem to ignore Voat's echo chamber tendencies when complaining about Poal being an echo chamber.
My point is that all websites that offer the option to vote on content are echo chambers by design. We come here so we don't have to sort through all the bullshit. I am glad shitty opinions get oppressed. If everyone on here turns out to be a faggot and down votes my shit then I will just go somewhere else. I don't post nigger and jew shit (or anything for that matter) to reddit because it's full of faggots.
My point is that all websites that offer the option to vote on content are echo chambers by design.
Ah, I'm sorry I misunderstood that.
Poal is trying to be more committed to free speech than Voat or Reddit. Part of that commitment is sacrificing that sorting ability for actually letting ideas be posted and creating an atmosphere that's more tolerant of dissenting opinions. A nice side benefit is that this also means less downvote brigades from competing cliques/e-personality cults.
Then like I said before, if votes don't really mean anything besides a spam filter, then it just turns Poal into 8chan. All those things you say are bad are just part of the fun of being able voting. Yes, it's competition that makes things good. If you get a bunch of down votes an no one backs you up then you are probably a faggot/retard.
Why have votes at all if not voting lumps mediocre with shit tier posts?
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