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Without agreeing or disagreeing, StackExchange/Reddit are hugely popular and both have downvotes.
by yazaddaruvala 11y ago
Without agreeing or disagreeing, StackExchange/Reddit are hugely popular and both have downvotes.
- mrharrison 11y agoDown voting on Stackexchange is a privelege as well as losing a reputation point when you downvote. Down voting on Reddit is controversial and alienates a lot of people from using Reddit. https://www.reddit.com/r/TheoryOfReddit/comments/36rb4r/if_nobody_is_using_the_downvote_as_its_meant_to/ https://www.reddit.com/r/TheoryOfReddit/comments/36rb4r/if_n...
- joepie91_ 11y agoPopularity and constructivity are two entirely different things. As mentioned by another post, StackExchange introduces a 'counter-weight' - Reddit is widely perceived as "not constructive at all", and is thus not relevant to my argument.
- NeutronBoy 11y agoStackExchange it costs you to downvote someone. On Reddit, downvoting just encourages group-think as you will get downvoted for voicing an unpopular opinion.