We have just released a Downvote button. It can be found in the same place of the Reactions.
This reaction is invisible to users, including the owner of the post.
However, it is possible to know how many downvotes a post or comment has.
If it is anonymous/invisible, what is the point of it?
Please note that downvoting a Post or a Comment will cause a penalty to the other user's post.
Downvoting a post gives the message to SW that this specific Post is not good.
Getting too many downvotes will cause the Post/Comment to be pushed down (less visibility).
There is NO Meaningful Penalty that is inflicted upon other users, by Downvoting their posts. There will be very negligible impact on any internal "User Reputation" metrics. Even much less impact than "Reporting" a user (which has existed since the beginning of SW).
Abuse, misuse or manipulation
Users are not allowed to abuse, misuse or manipulate Reaction and Downvote features, whether manually, programmatically or otherwise. This includes using multiple accounts to react/downvote, or asking people to react/downvote, or forming or joining a group that reacts/downvotes together.
Abuse or misuse of the Downvote may end up in your account being penalized and limited. We will be alerted of any suspicions of abuse and manipulation attempts.
Downvote vs. Upset Reaction
Downvote has a different meaning to the "Upset" reaction. Downvote means you Dislike the Post/Comment itself. Upset means you are unhappy with the story/news, etc... and causes no bad impact to the user who posted it.
---
Thank you for your support and we hope you continue to stay with us.
We are constantly listening to your suggestions, so please keep giving them to us, as they are very important to the future of Similar Worlds.
Very kind regards, 🧡 - The SW Team
=== UPDATE ===
Alright everyone - I apologize for not being clear on my post above. What I meant with:
"Getting too many downvotes will cause account restrictions (just like Abuse Reports do)" (which I've removed from my post above, to avoid confusion to other readers)
was more to tell that the Downvote is a "negative reaction", as Reports are also a "negative feature".
My initial intention was to tell those users who were asking to be downvoted, and others who were downvoting their posts, that doing so could cause an impact on the other user's account reputation.
However, Downvoting is in no way as harsh as Reporting is! (I apologize for the confusion)
We will for sure not allow misuse/manipulation either way, but no one will be suspended from Similar Worlds just because a post got 10 downvotes, for example. (unless, of course, the post was highly offensive, which in that case should be Reported to us)
I hope this clarifies some bits.
This page is a permanent link to the reply below and its nested replies. See all post replies »
This is a terrible idea. It will be used as a weapon and will negatively impact members. If you don’t like someone’s post, ignore it or comment your dislike, don’t hide behind an anonymous downvote. If a post violates the TOS, report it. Why create an anonymous downvote that will only be misused?
@ChampagneOnIce As we say in the post above, abuse/manipulation is not allowed. There are strict limitations that should prevent abuse. We will also be notified when the system detects users trying to manipulate through multiple accounts, etc.
@Nuno This will backfire and cause members to leave. Is that what you want? I don’t understand the point of this when you already have a report feature.
@Nuno Are you talking about one member abusing the downvote? What about the other squillion people using it daily on anyone they do not like? Will the downvotes I get be on my permanent record? Sorry Nuno. I am extremely supportive of this site but...this idea is going to set innocent people UP!
We will also be notified when the system detects users trying to manipulate through multiple accounts, etc.
So you can detect people with multiple accounts? There is a limitation on down votes but not a limitation on multiple accounts? But you can track both??
@Confined I will down vote anything I do not agree with. Its not abuse its my opinion.
Fine, no problem with that. However, you'll likely reach the limits, which are very low. As long as you don't manipulate by using multiple accounts or by asking others to downvote, you're good.
@Confined And you'll still do it, even though you know it'll cause that persons post to be pushed down the feed? Why are you so bothered by someones elses opinion that you'd do it to every post you disagree with?
@Redstar That is exactly what it will be used for. Downvote the people you don't like as soon as you see their question. Don't just scroll by, don't mute that person so you won't be bothered by their content. NO, downvote them every chance you get or until you reach your daily limit. This will give SW information they can feed into a computer. Then they can anal-yze what Karen thinks and what can be done about it. You can slowly get voted off the site without ever seeing one downvote. SW does not want us to see who's attacking us.
@Nuno So you're actively supporting people who will intentionally downvote something, just because they don't like it, or the person (some will downvote a post without even reading it), thereby effecting that persons experience on this site because their posts will get pushed down, even though they actually did nothing wrong to deserve it.
