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I might love a part and strongly dislike the other part of a post or comment. Why can't I both upvote and downvote? Double tap for a conflicted situation? Why am I restricted to the net of my opinions?

I will try to implement this when I have time, lol time.

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[–] Asudox 0 points 11 months ago

This post violates rule 5. Locking.

[–] [email protected] 39 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

You already can. Not voting will add 0 points to the counter. Exactly as much as adding 1 up and 1 downvote would.

[–] PP_BOY_ 8 points 11 months ago

This is true for communities that count upvotes and downvotes as +1 and -1 on a single score, but there are plenty of instances where upvotes and downvotes are totaled as two different scores. Not voting gives no response to the original creator, but double-voting like what OP is suggesting would provide +2 total interactions for users on the latter communities.

[–] cheese_greater 6 points 11 months ago

Checkmate, science bitchz

[–] [email protected] 26 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I might love a part and strongly dislike the other part of a post or comment.

That sounds like a comment in reply would be a better option.

[–] effward 4 points 11 months ago

Ain't nobody got time for that.

[–] xc2215x 18 points 11 months ago

Not voting would do the same.

[–] Atin 13 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Upvote then comment on how you hated it.

[–] WhiteHawk 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

I hate this hated comment

[–] FireTower 11 points 11 months ago

IMO your best route in that scenario would be to leave a comment.

[–] Quazatron 7 points 11 months ago

So, you want a quantum voting system?

[–] NeoNachtwaechter 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

You think that you deserve two votes, when everybody has just one? :-)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Even better. Have floating point +ive and -ive votes. You can put whatever value you want as long as the sum of absolute values of + vote and - vote is <= 1. And >= 0 of course

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

And while we're at it, why is voting only one-dimensional? We should be able to vote a post to the left and right as well, to fully control where it is on the screen.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Could also have strength of a vote. Not just a +/- 1 but could also choose +/- 2, 3 (or more).

Not sure adding complexity to voting will make it better. Or more popular.

[–] squid_slime 0 points 11 months ago

I made two accounts for this purpose.