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Based on my own experience running forums that aggregate content I have tended to find that a specific group of people vote on content based on what they like a
by mjreacher 4y ago
Based on my own experience running forums that aggregate content I have tended to find that a specific group of people vote on content based on what they like and think looks interesting rather than having a situation where people only vote on topics they are competent in.
- layer8 4y agoSupporting your point: I sometimes upvote submissions because I want to see more discussion on them, for my own educational benefit. Really, a rational upvoter will upvote for the purpose of giving the submission higher visibility, to either promote awareness of the topic or of the existing discussion, or to engender more discussion. Neither reason necessarily correlates with agreement or understanding of the topic.
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