ModerateImprovement@sh.itjust.works to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 7 months agoWhy does every post I post here get down voted?message-squaremessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareWhy does every post I post here get down voted?ModerateImprovement@sh.itjust.works to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 7 months agomessage-square27fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarefreewheel@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 months agoNot understanding that upvotes are popularity driven might be the first error. Make your posts, ask your questions, and move on. If people are interested it’ll get traction. If they’re not, expect apathy or downvotes. Just the way it works.
minus-squareModerateImprovement@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 months agoThat is not the way it works on reddit, that is why I was asking about the reason for this weird phenomenon here.
minus-squarefreewheel@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 months agoIt is absolutely the way it works on Reddit. Go into any subreddit and say something factual but unpopular and watch what happens to the vote count.
minus-squareSetarkus@toast.ooolinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 months agoHow would it work on reddit if not popularity based? (Ignoring bots upvoting stuff)
minus-squareAmbiguousProps@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 months agoIt kinda is how it works on reddit, though…
minus-squaremorphballganon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 months agoActually yes, acting like you are would get you downvotes there, too.
Not understanding that upvotes are popularity driven might be the first error.
Make your posts, ask your questions, and move on. If people are interested it’ll get traction. If they’re not, expect apathy or downvotes. Just the way it works.
That is not the way it works on reddit, that is why I was asking about the reason for this weird phenomenon here.
It is absolutely the way it works on Reddit. Go into any subreddit and say something factual but unpopular and watch what happens to the vote count.
How would it work on reddit if not popularity based? (Ignoring bots upvoting stuff)
This isn’t Reddit.
It kinda is how it works on reddit, though…
*Exactly how it works
Also, this is not reddit. 🤷
Sorta.
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Actually yes, acting like you are would get you downvotes there, too.