I'm curious because I see people caring so much about it. And I know getting upvoated a ton often means being consider a "Hot topic" or a popular discussion, but is that really all we need in the forums? For now, I just want to ask, do you care if you get upvoated or not? I kind of want to hear everyone's opinions if possible.
We've been conditioned by places like imgur and reddit to value fake internet points.
I see no value in it. It's an indicator of what people think of the post, but if I post something, I think it's worth posting, so the only disagreement I care about is if someone can refute the points I make in a clear and logical way. Receiving downvotes because people find it too hard to think critically about something for a few seconds only bothers me because people, again, have found it too hard to actually think about something for a few seconds. That speaks more to me about the people around me than about myself.
The majority of the downvotes I get are not given in conjunction with replies, and often the replies I do get are ridiculous, shallow, and full of logical fallacies and senseless hate. I don't pay much attention to those, and once it becomes clear the person has no interest in actually holding a reasonable discussion, I see no point in trying to convince them of anything.
I can understand why people value upvotes and downvotes (instant gratification and all that), but the only times I value them are when it can A) make my post more noticeable (and let's face it, most people will read the "comment is below threshold" comments just as readily as the ones with high upvotes), or B) help to convince someone that I am right and they are, in fact, wrong.
voted no but it matters if you want people to see your post
Well, Upvotes and Downvotes work differently that "Likes" or "Thumbs Up" but people don't seem to understand the difference.
A "Hot Topic" is a good, quality topic that people upvoted for recognition.
In most cases, people downvote things they don't like or agree with. Like, if I argued something against popular opinion, instead of someone gaining recogntion for my work, I get downvoted and forgotten.
I know Upvotes mean a lot to some people (Laughing Fish, Memes&Games Warden) because it garners them recognition within the community.
To me personally, I don't like to give my effort to people who won't listen, or talk about topics I don't know or care about.
Well usually when you post on the boards, its something you're concerned with. Upvotes just mean people agree with you, which is nice to see. I guess in the ideal world, if alot of people agree with you on a problem, then that problem will look to get fixed.
How to get upvote
Say Bronze stuff on the League board
Because if you say something stupid, they'll understand it more
How to get downvote
Say things that Bronze don't understand
Why? They get piss off because they're too smart to understand anything
V A L I D A T I O N
If you go to general discussion, bias and reputation completely disregards peoples arguments and civil manner for liking Ahri for example, it comes to the point that the minority of that group that the whole group do not like gets silenced out.
There is even a guy that gets his reputation so high from the past with upvotes, that no matter what he post or how low effort it is, he gets upvoted
Not that much related but man I hate people starting their threads with "I know I'll be downvoted but" "Read the post before downvoting" etc.
if your post gets downvoted enough it gets auto hidden. that's something that sort of sucks if you have a point, but people just dont want to admit it or agree or even worse if people just down vote you because they can.
I'm curious because I see people caring so much about it. And I know getting upvoated a ton often means being consider a "Hot topic" or a popular discussion, but is that really all we need in the forums? For now, I just want to ask, do you care if you get upvoated or not? I kind of want to hear everyone's opinions if possible.
Insecurity, need for attention, validation, and the list goes on. It's the same for the people who created this stupid and useless system. People, no matter the insignificance of something needs to have their 15 minutes because of whatever reason. That is the society we live in today where people have to feel special from outside sources to make sure mommy and daddy weren't lying to them. That is the new generation in a nutshell.
