I’ve seen a good bit of debate on Kbin surrounding downvotes, so what are your thoughts? Should they exist? Should they be shown separately? Should you be able to see who downvoted?
I personally like downvotes and especially like that they’re shown separately. You’re able to get a much better idea of how people feel about something, and you can more easily express a minority opinion. Of course, there are downsides (e.g., brigades), but I think the pros outweigh the cons.
I’m tempted to say I’d prefer not to have downvotes but it could be a bit better if you were forced to write a comment before either upvoting or downvoting. It won’t fix abuse as it doesn’t entirely fix review bombing on Steam for instance, but it would make it harder and encourage conversation.