I think I’ve settled on the latter. Disagreement is maybe best communicated by the absence of an upvote? And downvotes work best when they signal something that is just off base, and while not reportable, is not appreciated at a broad cultural level.

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    Up = I like this

    Down = I hate this

    If you have more ups than downs: The viewers commonly liked it.

    If you have more downs than ups: The viewers commonly hated it.

    It’s simple and it’s how it’s always worked, and likely will continue to work, regardless of any deeper sentiments some people may have about it.

    I wish there was a new button that simply meant “I have no opinion on this one way or another.” But I guess that’s simply non-engagement.

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      1 year ago

      I use it as:

      up = this should be here

      Down = this should not be here

      Course I have my own biases but. I don’t want to see people get downvoted for saying things I don’t like just because I don’t like it. Also anyone who downvotes honest questions is just being mean.

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      It doesn’t have to be a button. Just let users see how many other users saw their comment. If a user scrolls into the comments section and stops on my comment for a second or two, that counts as a read.

      Alternatively, tally up the total number of user-seconds spent viewing my comment. Or maybe an average. Just something that lets me know I’m not a ghost!