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Are the "Upvote" and "Downvote" buttons "Agree" and "Disagree" buttons? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/asklemmy

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Because to me, they seem like de facto "Agree and "Disagree" buttons, whether or not it was the intent.

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[–] rigatti 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That's really interesting, but honestly I think I like the simplicity of upvote/downvote better. It seems like it would take a bit of tuning to get the Slashdot system to work as intended.

[–] kitnaht 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Well, the simplicity of the upvote/downvote buttons are what also cause the drawbacks of people using the system as "Agree" and "Disagree" buttons. I'm a solutions oriented guy. Everyone always bitches and moans over what the problem is, and nobody ever suggests solutions.

[–] rigatti 1 points 1 week ago

I like your solution, and I think it would be cool if some communities could try it out. I don't know how that would work technically though.