Suggestion: Downvote posts

Question

Reddit has it, so why can't KidzTalk?

Answer 1

people abused this feature

Comments

how did they abuse it?

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using it to downvote without a reason

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Tbf people do it with upvoting, too. I'm pretty sure it's a fast, easy way to get points.

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how do people abuse upvotes?

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People will just upvote every post without reading it, and upvoting gives you points. Pretty sure that's how most newer users got/ get on the board so fast.

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yep

Answer 2

they had those once, they were removed tho

Comments

You can’t downvote anything on here, but you can flag stuff.

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that was upvoting--

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I have one upvote on my comment.

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Now YOU have one upvote on your comment!

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It’s at 0 right now, and it’s never gone below that.

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Please explain how you did it. We are not aware of a visible comment downvote button. Which theme are you using?

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O my—

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Wait, mine is at -1…

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WAIT WHAT!?

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NAHHHHHHH

THIS JUST GOT REEEEEAALL.

also, y'all ur FLOOOOOOOOODING my notifications abt this stuff, so plzs, move dis somewhere else :3

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It should no longer be an option.

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Thanks for reporting the issue.

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KidzSearch, it still shows a downvote on my side. I’m using the Snowflat theme (the default one).

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Same, I can still see the downvote.

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If you still see the downvote option for answers, questions, or comments, you might have a cached version, since we don't see it on our end. Try clearing your browser cache and try again. If you still see it, it would be helpful see a screenshot and the theme name you are using.

Answer 3

KidzTalk used to have downvoting as a feature, but they removed it in 2017 or 2018 (approximately) due to abuse.