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1) Include a commonly used feature on social media sites. 2) Punish users who use that feature. 3) ?? 4) Profit?

Copied from the searchvoat forum about Voat alternatives:

"POAL was pretty bad, they didn't understand the common useage of the downvote button. I asked their Admin about that policy, and they told me that I could thumb-down posts and I would be ok as long as I wasn't predatory and went after specific users. The next think I know, I went from a positive 60 rating, to negative 100+. They claim "Say what you want" then censor you into oblivion! I don't need them! They can run their little comfort blanket circle jerk echo chamber without me!"

1) Include a commonly used feature on social media sites. 2) Punish users who use that feature. 3) ?? 4) Profit? Copied from the searchvoat forum about Voat alternatives: "POAL was pretty bad, they didn't understand the common useage of the downvote button. I asked their Admin about that policy, and they told me that I could thumb-down posts and I would be ok as long as I wasn't predatory and went after specific users. The next think I know, I went from a positive 60 rating, to negative 100+. They claim "Say what you want" then censor you into oblivion! I don't need them! They can run their little comfort blanket circle jerk echo chamber without me!"

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[–] • 1 pt

But loli hentai is drawing and therefore it is allowed

I don't think that's allowed here either.

comments like: "no such thing was too young".

also not allowed here

You would not need to downvote this kind of person here because they will be banned.

[–] • 0 pt

I get it. It was an example. Some people deserve the downvote. That is my point. It should not be: only if the content is in the wrong place (aside from rule breaking). Check the "funny" section and you will see.

[–] • 1 pt

I'm not seeing many good examples where downvotes are needed that isn't spam or against site rules. We are about letting people speak.

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Again. "Letting people speak" Did I say the contrary? I agree with you, let anyone speak anything (that does not break the rules).

But if you send something that is hated by or disagreed by 99% of the website, why not allow the website to CURE the content by downvote bad content?

Why only use the downvote to signal wrong category? Technical rule?