> How do we tell people to not believe upvotes? We shouldn't. It's inherent in sites with votes/ratings that the system is designed to indicate a comment's wo

> How do we tell people to not believe upvotes? We shouldn't. It's inherent in sites with votes/ratings that the system is designed to indicate a comment's worthiness in its context. Upvotes in /r/science generally indicate scientific accuracy, in /r/funny generally indicate good humor. The site is responsible for collecting them accurately and fairly.