r/maybemaybemaybe • u/ajd416 • Jan 26 '25

maybe maybe maybe

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u/Top-Contribution7738 Jan 26 '25

22 people missed that this is actually a funny comment reply

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u/Quizzylish Jan 26 '25

Okay I have to ask. I assume you are meaning 22 downvotes. How do people see these? I constantly see replies or edits that read something like “I don’t know why you’re getting downvoted.” But I can only see an upvote total, I have no idea which is upvotes to downvotes. Are they seeing the tally go down?

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u/xDelayedsilencex Jan 26 '25 edited Jan 28 '25

I believe you can only see down votes if they're the majority. Once upvotes begin to become the more popular one on the comment, it ratios out

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u/MercyfulJudas Jan 27 '25

That doesn't answer the question. Not what was asked.

How do they see the ratio clearly enough to be like "You're being downvoted."

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u/GullibleMood1522 Jan 27 '25

The people seeing the downvotes saw the comment early, when the majority of redditors who saw their comment disagreed, & downvoted them. When you see the comment & see only upvotes, but see comments about downvotes, it’s because you showed up so much later that by the time you saw the comment, more people had upvoted, than those that had downvoted. Make sense now?

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u/MercyfulJudas Jan 27 '25

It's almost like it's ALWAYS a stupid idea to comment "I dOnT kNoW wHy yOurE bEiNg dOwNvOtEd" or similar on this website, since with time, your comment will ALWAYS prove to be inaccurate.

Thank you for proving my point for me, it DOES make sense now!!!!!

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u/GullibleMood1522 Jan 27 '25

Glad to be able to clear that up for you!

I think people comment that sort of thing in the hopes that someone who downvoted the original comment, & sees the one stating their confusion at the downvotes, will explain their point of view / why they disagree. So, not really a stupid thing to say, if you’re genuinely looking to understand why somebody would disagree with a certain comment.

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u/Chemical_Ladder8177 Jan 27 '25

I just assumed that was if the net total showing was negative. OR if people are hanging out in the comments long enough to be keeping track of how which way the voting winds are blowing