What i like about Saidit is that there's no downvoting, you can both click insightful and funny. Which i think it's superior to Reddits' upvote/downvote system.

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[–]Bigs 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (7 children)

I sort of understand how it stops the organized left taking over like they have most places (normal people have jobs n shit, without time for such stuff)

On the other hand it means we can't downvote said leftist retards and the spam bots, so the fuckers are everywhere.

Mmmm.

[–]cunninglingus 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Snowflake

Only 2 people in this tiny group tend to disagree with fascists like you

Grow a pair

[–]Drewski 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

I agree that spam should be nixed, but I'm not for censoring opposing viewpoints.

[–]zyxzevn 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Sadly, some are spamming their viewpoint, regardless of logic and evidence.
This makes it too easy for shills to misuse the system.

[–]Drewski 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

Counter bad ideas with good ideas. Or just block em. Censorship is a slippery slope.

[–]topiary2 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

This is the best approach. A cat and mouse game basically. It is the only way, like an evolutionary arms race.

[–]Chipit 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

There is a big difference between the powerful censoring political dissidents and making deliberately disruptive posters more difficult to see.

[–]Chipit 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The paid posters are the real threat. Spam is an annoyance.

But yeah, with downvotes they'd be an even worse problem.

All they have to do is quote your post and ask an AI to compose an opposing reply, and presto. You can tell the AI voice is speaking.

[–]jordan-paul 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I agree, this is indeed a good mechanism

[–]Brewdabier 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

And if the post or comment is not insightful and or funny, I block the shit out of the commenter or poster.

[–]Chipit 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The problem is that the real audience are the neutrals, and if you block the paid posters, they get to run free all over the site.

[–]brannie 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

what about cute and funny? like at catchan.pk?

[–]RandumbZer0 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Always considered the LoL thee unofficial down-vote myself.

[–]William_World 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

yeah just like on facebook

[–]TheStandingResident[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Wouldn't that still put that post/comment into the sky?

[–]CheeseWizard 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Oh yeah, really? You like it? Then Downvote me if you are not gay!

[–]William_World 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

reddit's downvotes and upvotes are manipulated, don't mean anything

[–]lambdawinner829 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I totally get what you mean! The upvote/downvote system on reddit can sometimes lead to a bit of a popularity contest. It's cool that Saidit keeps it simple with insightful and funny options. It's a more positive way to engage with content without the negativity of downvoting.

[–]twolanterns 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

downvote mechanism facilitated manipulation