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How does it work if a user on another instance (that has downvotes enabled) downvotes comments on BeeHaw.org communities? Are they ignored? Can other instances see them?
At least on Jerboa it displays a notification saying that downvotes are disabled.
Well you're a beehaw user. I'm not, and I can actually downvote things here. I'm just not sure if it actually effects anything.
I mean, does it seem to change the vote numbers when you do it? Like, try downvoting my reply and we'll see if it results in us both seeing a 0. :P
Downvoted.. :)
I'm still seeing a 1 here. So, I think the downvote is literally just a placebo for you. :P
Hehe I think that's awesome. :)
All the satisfaction of downvoting someone for being wrong, but none of the knock-on social effects, eh?
Downvoted from my instance and it's a zero. No record of the other downvotes being tested here though. Maybe it's humouring me with a fake downvote but not really transferring across to your post?
That's what seems to be the case. So, it's looking like it's basically a placebo button for y'all. :P
Downvoted for testing purposes, showing score Of 0 for this comment for me currently
I'm seeing a 1 on my end, so either things are lagging out for different users and I'm about to see a massive chunk hit...
Or it's all localized. :P
Okay so I've confirmed it.
When downvoting content on an instance that doesn't allow downvotes, you can see only the downvotes that come from other users on your instance. I can see two downvotes now, which happened just after I used a second account to downvote.
Downvoted as well. Looks like no since other people have also downvoted you and you're still at 1
I'll have to test- maybe other users on my instance can see my downvotes, but they won't federate because BeeHaw rejects them. And therefore no other instance can see them.
Edit: Okay so I've confirmed it.
When downvoting content on an instance that doesn't allow downvotes, you can see only the downvotes that come from other users on your instance. I can see two downvotes now, which happened just after I used a second account to downvote.
I am pleased for my role in performing science today. :D
Science is not that hard as people think :P Thank you my friend.
Sorry to crash your theory but I think I see your downvotes
I think you're just seeing @serfraser@sopuli.xyz's downvote, they're on your same instance and commented below that they also downvoted.
Fair enough
Just chiming in to remark how hilarious and wholesome these downvote comments are! =D
I'm still tickled hours later at how eager folks were to figure that out. :D
it does not, and if it looks like it does then that's all on your end (presumably because whatever you're using can't quite parse the lack of downvotes and gets a bit confused) but doesn't register on ours
As I was able to confirm, looks like anyone else on the same instance can see my downvotes. But not anyone on any other instance, even if they have downvotes too.
I gave you a downvote, not to be mean but to test it. Can others see it?
I am on Beehaw and see a downvote count of zero when I long press on the vote count. I have been curious about how it works when people from other instances interact with Beehaw communities and others that don't allow downvotes. I didn't know if Beehaw still receives that external vote data through federation, tallies it, and hides it or if it was dropped entirely. I guess there's also the possibility that votes are only registered to the local instance where a comment is viewed, but I hadn't considered that.
I'm on lemmy.sdf.org and I currently see 18 upvotes, 0 downvotes on bdonvr's comment.
So that is why a lot of down votes are used in this thread! It all makes sense now. I thought it was very weird because this is my first time seeing down votes on lemmy and there were so many everywhere. I got worried for nothing thankfully :D
Yes, I can see the downvotes on comments and posts. I'm registered to the lemmy.world instance
Edit: But not sure if I'm seeing downvotes from all instances or just mine?