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submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by Cataphract@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

I've been seeing more often (and others have posted the same) that some of the elements of "Reddit etiquette" seem to be taking over here. Luckily I can still find discussion comments but it seems the jokes and general "downvote because I disagree" are slowly taking over.

So the question becomes is it the size or the functionality of the site? The people or popularity? What's your thoughts?

edit: should I change it to Lemmy-hivemind? Exhibit A: the amount of downvotes without a single explanation (guessing it's anything to do with Reddit being talked about).

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[-] sir@lemmy.xxxiver.se 6 points 2 months ago

Not sure if you realize, but a lemmy instance can turn off downvotes for the entire instance. So we'll see if instances with downvotes disabled will do better.

[-] Hotspur@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago

No I didn’t know that, would be interesting to see more of them try it, just for curiositys sake.

[-] Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 months ago

Blajah doesn't have downvotes, so I can't downvote anyone and also can't see if anyone downvotes me. It has helped me break free of the Reddit hivemind and truly be myself.

this post was submitted on 15 Aug 2024
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