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Lemmy Proposal: Replace up/downvoting on comments with emoji reactions (self.lemmy)

submitted 2 years ago by randombit to c/lemmy@lemmy.ml

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I would like to propose replacing up and down voting on comments with emoji reactions. Since Lemmy doesn’t have a consequential karma system, I don’t believe the gamification of comment upvotes helps engender a discussion with a diversity of opinions. Instead of a binary choice, we will be able to express a far greater range of reactions. I see emojis as being especially helpful as a replacement for downvotes since it will help the author understand why the reader disagrees. While I agree that replying instead of downvoting is a better choice, it’s not realistic for everyone to have the time to do so.

For posts, voting serves a useful purpose in creating a curated list of most popular posts in each community. This is important for people who don’t have time to follow all posts in their subscribed communities.

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[–] kirstierthanthou@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

True, it's hard to express emotion consistently. Even if the emoji has a caption "This makes me mad," although it is conveying the emotion it's not conveying the reason (I am angry as well, I am angry because I disagree). But we can gauge controversial/emotional posts.