52 sats \ 4 replies \ @Signal312 OP 23 Jul \ parent \ on: Low value, throw away comments - why are they made? meta
Why is downzapping better than muting?
I guess because downzapping affects ranking for everyone, whereas muting just hides certain users from me?
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317 sats \ 0 replies \ @StillStackinAfterAllTheseYears 23 Jul
I look at muting as saying, "this content is not for me," while downzapping is saying, "this content actively makes Stacker News worse for everyone."
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21 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undisciplined 23 Jul
That's right. Also, @k00b recently described how accounts that get lots of downzaps have reduced reach, so it helps with future spam posts too.
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42 sats \ 0 replies \ @ek 23 Jul
Yes, if enough past content was outlawed, their future content will start as outlawed.
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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 23 Jul
muting also works
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