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I think it's downvoting. It's one thing to see (what you think is) a really bad reply to you get some likes, it's another to see a negative number next to your

I think it's downvoting. It's one thing to see (what you think is) a really bad reply to you get some likes, it's another to see a negative number next to your comment, I feel much more compulsion to defend myself for the latter.

none_to_remain 4y ago
Judge your Reddit comments by the sum of the absolute value of votes, not the sum of the value of votes.
- Firmwarrior 4y ago
  Redditors' opinions are almost completely worthless measures of comment quality.. if you want a huge karma score, you can just repost the top stuff from a couple of years ago into popular subs and repost popular comments from months/years earlier on posts that pick up traction in /r/rising Some niche subs never downvote people, and some downvote almost everything I think your best bet is to ignore karma altogether on that site
  - dsfyu404ed 4y ago
    You can get a "high score" in any community that keeps score by repeating its tropes and doing stuff to signal you're part of the in-group. Beyond a certain size all communities harbor this behavior.
Firmwarrior 4y ago
yeah.. my solution is to use old.reddit, and click "disable inbox replies" on everything I say Then when I'm REALLY bored I'll go click my own history and see what the peanut gallery thought of my various comments. I get a lot of mega-downvotes for really innocuous stuff for no apparent reason, along with the occasional angry response, so it's best to keep my stress levels down by keeping that stuff isolated. I'd be a nervous wreck if my phone/watch were buzzing at me every time some dickhead online decides to rip into me. I don't know how people can stand it.
maksimur 4y ago
I assume it can be generalized with votes being a proxy for social reputation, and internet users, being the humans they are, likely (consciously or not) adjusting their interaction depending on that surrogate cue.

none_to_remain 4y ago

Judge your Reddit comments by the sum of the absolute value of votes, not the sum of the value of votes.

Firmwarrior 4y ago
Redditors' opinions are almost completely worthless measures of comment quality.. if you want a huge karma score, you can just repost the top stuff from a couple of years ago into popular subs and repost popular comments from months/years earlier on posts that pick up traction in /r/rising Some niche subs never downvote people, and some downvote almost everything I think your best bet is to ignore karma altogether on that site
- dsfyu404ed 4y ago
  You can get a "high score" in any community that keeps score by repeating its tropes and doing stuff to signal you're part of the in-group. Beyond a certain size all communities harbor this behavior.

Firmwarrior 4y ago

yeah.. my solution is to use old.reddit, and click "disable inbox replies" on everything I say Then when I'm REALLY bored I'll go click my own history and see what the peanut gallery thought of my various comments. I get a lot of mega-downvotes for really innocuous stuff for no apparent reason, along with the occasional angry response, so it's best to keep my stress levels down by keeping that stuff isolated. I'd be a nervous wreck if my phone/watch were buzzing at me every time some dickhead online decides to rip into me. I don't know how people can stand it.

maksimur 4y ago

I assume it can be generalized with votes being a proxy for social reputation, and internet users, being the humans they are, likely (consciously or not) adjusting their interaction depending on that surrogate cue.