I personally dont but why do you think ppl care so much about being downvoted on internet chat forums?

https://exploding-heads.com/post/112471

I personally dont but why do you think ppl care so much about being downvoted on internet chat forums? - Exploding Heads

Still learning the rules of this room by the way so bear with me

When used correctly (for irrelevant/trolling/toxic comments etc., not for disagreement) it is useful as a community filter.

Been testing Kbin and Tildes, and I like the way Tildes does it. There are upvotes, no downvotes. Instead, there are also labels that can be applied like joke and off-topic.

Tildes wants to encourage longer, thoughtful discussion so jokes get pushed to the bottom by default.

Currently, no option to custom sort that I could see if, for example, you want to read funny comments instead—and that's fine.

Point is, a better system than upvotes/downvotes would be nice as a general feature for aggregators going forward.

Ernest has said he's open to removing downvotes altogether. I'm sure it will be brought up again.
https://codeberg.org/Kbin/kbin-core/issues/3
Lemmy compatibility

Hello and thank you for your effort. I noticed a small incompatibility with Lemmy's voting that is worth looking into. *Expected result* 1. an upvote in lemmy is an upvote in kbin. 2. a downvote in lemmy is a down vote in kbin. **current result** 1. a n upvote in lemmy is a favorite in kbin. 2. a down vote in lemmy does not appear in kbin.

Codeberg.org

Ernest has said he's open to removing downvotes

Lovin' this dude more and more @ernest