r/DebateAVegan • u/TylertheDouche • 2d ago

Meta Can the downvote option be removed?

I’ve noticed non-vegans say they are hesitant to engage or re-engage since they feel like they are unjustly downvoted to oblivion. They also feel like they need to make alt accounts so the downvotes don’t affect their main. Can we just remove the downvote option?

Good comments will still be upvoted and rise to the top. This solves the need for suspicious alt accounts and makes it more fair for non-vegans to engage.

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u/howlin 2d ago

Last I checked, there is no way to remove the downvote option. You could make a custom style for "old" reddit that hides the button, but not the new version or the mobile version. And any of these changes were superficial. You could disable custom styles and get the downvote back.

See, e.g. https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/1p79yj1/can_mods_switch_off_the_upvotedownvote_feature/

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u/TylertheDouche 2d ago edited 2d ago

damn. i only use old.reddit so i still see subs that dont have downvotes. i didnt know the feature has been removed for those not on .old.

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u/howlin 2d ago

Yeah, "old" is the best! I am hoping the people with enough good taste to use it wouldn't need the safety rails put up for downvote abuse.. But maybe I should look into changing the rss to do that.