I don't see an option to flag, should I?
I was under the assumption that upvotes were how everything was ranked here, why have it if it truly doesn't matter?
also; how do I downvote?
I was under the assumption that upvotes were how everything was ranked here, why have it if it truly doesn't matter?
also; how do I downvote?
They matter (emothionally) in that it is somewhat rewarding to get an indication that someone else appreciated your submission or comment and it hurts to have your contribution rejected when it was given in good faith.
They don't matter because it's all fake internet points and nobody lives or dies by this.
Downvoting ability comes when you get enough fake internet points. The system works fairly well, although personally I think too much stuff fails to get flagged (or occasionally gets the flagging reverted by the admins) that is already more than adequately described on mainstream news sites.
Anyway, welcome to the party.
However the feedback you get as a dopamine input is that you can see (and only you can) how many people agree with your sentiment.
However this is a broken metric ; I rarely upvote any story or comment... so there are toons of comments and posts that many people agree with / like but they simply, as do I, not click on the arrows irrespective....
I do click up when I appreciate something, but its rare...
Also, I do not know if this is still true ; one used to have a min of 400 positive comment karma before the downvote arrow was unlocked...
The only thing outstanding as BS is the cool-down for "youre posting too fast" @dang
;-)
(The answer to that question is FAQ #5)