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Is it a PTB move to ban a user if their only activity in a community is downvoting posts? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 week ago by threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to c/fedigrow@lemm.ee
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Is it a PTB move (!yepowertrippinbastards@lemmy.dbzer0.com) to ban a user if their only activity in a community is downvoting posts?

The behaviour baffles me a bit. If they dislike the majority of the posts in a community, why are they subscribed? Or if they are browsing by /all, why have they not blocked the community? Are they under the mistaken impression that Lemmy has an algorithm which uses downvotes as an indicator for "show me less of this"?

Has anyone else encountered a "serial downvoter" in any of their communities?

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[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 2 points 1 week ago (9 children)

How do you see who is up and down dooting posts?

[–] rglullis 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

It's public information available for instance admins and any sufficiently motivated person who knows a bit about the ActivityPub protocol.

[–] Blaze@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Mods can now see votes directly from the Lemmy Web UI, from version 19.11

[–] sag@ani.social 2 points 1 week ago

Wait, really let me check

[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 1 points 1 week ago

Makes sense lol cheers

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