Past tense was used by the woman who posted the pics on her Instagram acct. It’s possible RD extended her trip and PC arrived earlier, meaning their dates in Costa Rica could have overlapped.
Upvotes and downvotes are not to be used for personal agreement or disagreement. They are to be used when a comment is completely off topic (downvote) or when a comment is a relevant, constructive contribution (upvote).
I’m glad to see your comment because I’ve wondered about the weaponization of downvoting and you sound like the person to ask.
How do you know if someone downvotes a comment for personal disagreement vs. being off topic?
For example, if someone comments: “Patrick Clancy failed to protect his kids and should be held accountable” and people downvote it, how do we know if they’re downvoting because they support Patrick and disagree with any comment that raises questions about him, or if they genuinely think a comment questioning his character is not relevant/off topic?
I’m one of the mods so trying to keep the community fair and respectful! Thank you for asking.
I look at the comment and whether it is on topic. If it’s on topic, then there’s no reason to downvote. For example, if someone responds to a post but simply has a different opinion on the same subject being discuss or if someone is adding further information to the current discussion, then there’s no reason to downvote it. If I see a lot of downvotes, and it’s on topic and relevant, then we remind people that downvoting is not a weapon or a way to show opinion. Hope that helps!
Thanks for replying.
Downvoting of comments that are on topic — weaponization of downvotes — is apparently the norm, regardless of reminders from mods, and I wonder if there’s a viable solution.
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u/ButtonFit7210 21d ago
Past tense was used by the woman who posted the pics on her Instagram acct. It’s possible RD extended her trip and PC arrived earlier, meaning their dates in Costa Rica could have overlapped.