crowds applause and boo, i don't think there's anything wrong with that. i really don't think there's an effective or meaningful way to incorporate constructive criticism outside the context of an actual org tbh. so long as really low effort and bad faith stuff is moderated, i'm not sure what else you can do except be the change you wish to see in others.

[–] TacticalSanta@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I mean it is vague what a downvote even means. Does it mean you disagree? Is it you calling someone a reactionary? Are you trying to shame someone for speaking nonsense? There really is no real consensus to what the votes even represent, what they do do is give you some sense of a general consensus.

[–] chinawatcherwatcher@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 1 day ago

sure, and i think there's a similar level of vagueness to booing, which is why i compared it to that. basically it's whether or not someone had a significantly positive or negative reaction to your post/comment, which yes there can be lots of reasons for but they still provide, as you said, a general idea of how people feel about something.