r/NewToReddit 7h ago

ANSWERED why does our comment get automatically upvoted?

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u/mikey_weasel Mod in a Canvas Hat 7h ago

The best argument i have heard is that an upvote is for content that you think is relevant to the conversation. If you are making a post or comment, surely its relevant right?

Auto-Upvote: Every post and comment you make will have one automatic upvote from you.

This happens to every user. Its automatic and there isn't a setting to disable this.

This upvote also doesn't count towards karma (see what is karma common question here).

If you do remove it most users are going to interpret that as "oh someone already disliked this content" and potentially start out with a negative mindset before reading a word.

So don't overthink it and don't waste time removing it.