Keralewd

I don’t see it being a benefit in communities in that I mod (hentai, paizuri, tentaclehentai, and hentaigif), so I’m not personally keen on it but I can see why larger communities might want it. I’m no longer as hopeful that a more active hentai-oriented community will develop here, so though I voted “No”, I’m a little apathetic about the choice now, personally.

From what I recall, some users use downvotes for more than just spam, like disliking things. This creates a problem when people browse the Local feed and downvote stuff they don’t like even if they aren’t even subbed to that community. This impacts niche communities and their posters/creators who would get more downvotes from people seeking more mainstream content even if it would otherwise fit that community.

If the goal is just to ward off spam, then unless reports aren’t enough, I’d keep downvotes off.

Thank you~ I’ve updated my sidebar to refer to the correct rule number when reminding users to not post any instance-wide banned materials like underage or non-con content etc. etc.

Looking forward to the docs page getting built out progressively to help navigate some of the nuances around some of the more “gray” rules that are harder to adjudicate on. It’s a lot of work, and I’d imagine no user will read it right off the bat, but it’ll be helpful to refer them to when making those judgement calls and referring users to when they (hopefully) accidentally post banned content. The thought and depth of the work is very appreciated.