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Lemmy Proposal: Replace up/downvoting on comments with emoji reactions (lemmy.sdf.org)

submitted 1 year ago by randombit@lemmy.sdf.org to c/lemmy@lemmy.ml

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I would like to propose replacing up and down voting on comments with emoji reactions. Since Lemmy doesn’t have a consequential karma system, I don’t believe the gamification of comment upvotes helps engender a discussion with a diversity of opinions. Instead of a binary choice, we will be able to express a far greater range of reactions. I see emojis as being especially helpful as a replacement for downvotes since it will help the author understand why the reader disagrees. While I agree that replying instead of downvoting is a better choice, it’s not realistic for everyone to have the time to do so.

For posts, voting serves a useful purpose in creating a curated list of most popular posts in each community. This is important for people who don’t have time to follow all posts in their subscribed communities.

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[–] BrikoX@lemmy.zip 14 points 1 year ago

This sounds like a terrible idea to me. You don't need a range of emojis to be able to express yourself, that's what comment box is for. Having emojis would just reduce actual interaction. Your interaction with people shouldn't be a race, just make it meanigful instead.