In our previous announcement, we announced that we closed downvotes.

Some people found it right, some people hated it, some people hesitated. At the end of the day, since we are on a disorganised platform like fediverse, I find the decision we took right. However, I was also annoyed by the lack of downvotes. So I searched for a solution.

I think the planned post flair support will be a good improvement in this regard. But it seems to take a long time to develop.

What do you think about limiting downvotes to only members of that community? I see it as the optimal way in the current situation.

Please vote with empathy, not just as a user, but assuming you are a poster user. Is it right decision?

Poll: https://strawpoll.com/DwyoDBooDnA

Result: done.

  • b9999998English
    3•7 months ago

    Yes, you definitely can ban accounts from community you mod. At the time of the ban, there is a checkbox option (via default browser UI) to also remove all the past crud posted in the community from account you are banning - easy way to do wholesale cleanup rather than having to do one message or one comment at a time.

    • VioletEnglish
      1•7 months ago

      Thats good news :D

      So how does banning an account from a community works?

      Can the account still see the community and just looses the ability to comment? Or does the whole community dissapears for the banned account?

      • b9999998English
        1•7 months ago

        I suspect they just lose the ability to comment/vote.

        Try it out - try banning me from your comm

        Here’s a screenshot/example (sorry for the amateurish annotation). Use the hamburger option next to a post or comment from from account you want to action

        • VioletEnglish
          1•7 months ago

          Good idea!!

          You are banned, i can see an 🚫

          • b9999998English
            1•7 months ago

            I can still see you, your comm and posts, but can’t comment (it just spins). And your comm is no longer in my subscribed list. And if I attempt to subscribe to comm again, no success - it just spins… So mostly good!

            • VioletEnglish
              0•7 months ago

              Excellent, good to know.

              So you cant vote or comment, can you report something?

              • b9999998English
                1•7 months ago

                Looks like can still submit report ( I sent a test one in your post/comm and it seems to take - if it did, you should see the report…)

                • VioletEnglish
                  0•7 months ago

                  Cant find a report… yet.

                  Edit: still no report 👍

                  • b9999998English
                    1•7 months ago

                    That’s a good effect then imo.