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RE: Downvoting on Hive: a sensitive topic

in OCD3 days ago

It is a thorny issue, but I think that behind a downvote you can clearly see the intention of the person who gives it.
What is distressing is to see wars between people using this mechanism and power. But everyone is free to do what they want. I am in favour of always giving love, even if I had to call someone's attention for something wrong like plagiarism, abuse, and any bad behaviour on the blockchain, I would also do it (I have done it) with love.
I always say this place is life. It's people behind the screens deciding, feeling... balancing the scales is always the great challenge of humanity... hopefully we can find the formula here.

Greetings!

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I am in favour of always giving love

That is sweet. For me it depends on the intentions. When I detect intentional fraud I am pretty strict and throw a downvote.

And what is your opinion about downvoting overrewarded content?

I said that one recognises the intention behind the downvote. And it is a very subjective thing to overvalue or undervalue something. But obviously those who have considerable voting power are the ones doing it. They are also making use of their assessment, which is very personal and subjective, in the same way that those who give positive and weighty votes do when they see a post poorly rewarded.