Today after updating Voyager the downvote button was gone. What is the reason for removing it? Is lemmy going the way of YouTube?
I dont know about your exact situation but the ability to downvote is instance specific. My instance for example has downvotes switched off.
I don’t know but I’ve always thought this sort of place should have 4 buttons for a post. Relevant Irrelevant, I like, I do not like. This way people could disagree with something, but show that they think it is a good fit for the magazine.
I disagree. There is rarely a relevance for like/dislike and all upvotes and downvotes are, should be viewed as and used as indicators of relevance.
Upvote what you find relevant/interesting, not what you like.
Downvote what you find irrelevant to the community or what uses language that you find inappropriate for that community, not what you don’t like.
I assume you mean, that you disagree with my idea. In this case I find it a somewhat valid use of a downvote within the system that I outlined. But if everyone downvotes what they disagree with, before actually engaging with the content, it turns Lemmy into just another echo chamber.
You display the problem with that system in your own comment through your wording of “should be”. Everyone knows what downvotes and upvotes should be, but due to their intent being unenforceable they just become “that person liked or didn’t like this for reasons beyond my knowledge and understanding”
On instances where downvoting is disabled, the button serves no purpose and will now not be displayed unless the instance permits it. The existence or absence of the downvote button is feedback on whether or not posts can be downvoted.
If the button is not displayed then < your particular Lemmy instance > is the one to be accused of going the way of Youtube.
Interestingly though, since you’re posting from Lemmy.world, I checked the list and your instance does allow downvoting. Maybe it’s a bug for !voyagerapp@lemmy.world
I on voyager 1.2.0 and downvote button appears for me btw.
There is a setting in the general settings panel to show up and down votes on a post, and when I do that the downvote always works for me.
I have only ‘mark/hide posts’, ‘collapse threads’ and ‘default sort’. I’m on 1.2.0
Sorry, its settings Appearance.
Show voting buttons -is set to true
Display Votes - is set to Separate.
I’m on 1.2.0
Thanks it’s not there either, but I just found out that lemmy.world disabled downvotes.
