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Re:Twitter tests Reddit-style upvote and downvote buttons by codesections on Thursday July 22, 2021 @09:10AM (#27918402)
> The problem is, is supposedly, upvote = adds to the conversation, downvote = detracts from conversation.

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> In reality, upvote = I agree, downvote = I disagree.

Maybe Twitter should go all the way back to the Slashdot model, and let people vote up and down on "insightful", "funny", "normal", "offtopic", "redundant", "interesting", or "troll", etc.

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Re:Twitter tests Reddit-style upvote and downvote buttons by Majestic121 on Thursday July 22, 2021 @10:15AM (#27919131)
It might be too complicated, but maybe a 4 directions vote ?

Up/Down : Agree/Disagree Left/Right : Makes the discussion go backward/forward

This way you could express disagreement while acknowledging that the point is interesting, or like a joke without having it drown a conversation

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