If this instance was all about math and someone claims that 1+1 = 11, then I can see how being able to downvote them would be a useful feature. But for people posting nudes and porn? I don’t really see the point.

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    1 year ago

    To discourage off-topic posts, clickbait titles, spam image hosts, general low quality content, etc. The type of thing which isn’t worth trying to report and might not be against specific rules, but still we want less of it.

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      1 year ago

      Is that what it’s really being used for though? I think people are just downvoting content they don’t want to see.

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        1 year ago

        If large numbers of people don’t want to see something in a particular community, perhaps the poster should consider posting it elsewhere or not at all.