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submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

My instance has removed downvotes but I can still click the downvote arrow which results in an error.

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[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

I don't use Summit but Voyager also does this and personally I find it to be useful as being told that downvoting is disabled on a particular instance tells me everything I need to know.

Instead if the mobile app itself disallows users from downvoting, now it becomes likely that users will continually complain to the dev on why downvotes are disabled even though they wern't really the ones who disabled that feature/possibility space.

It might seem silly but giving users the option to downvote even if the instance has disabled it is typically better than removing the ability to do so because it doesn't violate the principle of autonomy.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I use voyager. And don't see the downvote icon at all.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Ah you're correct, I've seem to have misremembered back when this used to be the case.

Either way I'm still of the opinion that allowing users to press the downvote to get feedback that the instance has disabled downvotes is still likely to be more preferrable than removing the button altogether.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Thank you for the suggestion. Currently this feature request is on the Roadmap already. I'll get to it eventually.

this post was submitted on 14 Aug 2025
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