r/ExplainMyDownvotes • u/Front-Cabinet3345 • 12h ago
Unexplained Political friends in the group
Likes and dislikes have been about even. I don’t even know why.
r/ExplainMyDownvotes • u/AnorhiDemarche • 24d ago
Good evening everyone.
Over the past few years moderation on the subreddit has been very loose, mostly focusing on obvious trolls and discriminatory statements and other extreme comments. As the community is growing, particularly with the feedback of the sub being a bit toxic and aggressive, we mods want to check in on how youse lot want the community moderated. (If your preference isn't there just comment below and I'll adjust accordingly)
r/ExplainMyDownvotes • u/AnorhiDemarche • Apr 25 '19
It was probably either a bot or someone making their posts and comments more visible by downvoting yours. These are things known to exist and a few at once can get you down to -3 easily. It's just a thing that happens sometimes, don't worry about it you'll be up again soon.
Asking a basic question?
Add in people who are gatekeeping jerks. Even on subs specifically for basic questions (including//r/NoStupidQuestions) or welcoming of newbies to a hobby, there are people who will insist you are a big lame dumb face for asking stuff and downvote you for it. Yes, even on posts in those subs specifically for newbies asking newbie questions.
Yes, even if you say you googled and couldn't find it or googled and didn't understand.
Don't worry about these jerks they're really not the majority in most subs, some are super gatekeepy though.
Having a discussion about a topic to which there are two significantly different sides? Disagree downvotes shouldn't happen, but often do and without comment as to why. Even if you intent your comment as impartial, people will read into it. Be prepared.
Still think something's wrong with what you put out there and you just don't know what?
Oh I didn't know I had to carefully make sure every comment I make adds good to the world
Low effort comments are seen as spam on reddit and reddit dislikes spam. This is the way of reddit, and your annoyance at this fact does not change anything except your karma which is lower for complaining.
If you used emojis, that's the reason. some people super hate them.
Does your comment make sense? 'specially on mobile with auto correct issues or if you did a fair bit of editing before posting, sometimes things get real messed up without you realising and it goes word salad.
Check your tone, Text only can be a difficult way to get things across and we can unintentionally come across as being aggressive, which can go down poorly.
r/ExplainMyDownvotes • u/Front-Cabinet3345 • 12h ago
Likes and dislikes have been about even. I don’t even know why.
r/ExplainMyDownvotes • u/Supatank_2105 • 17h ago
r/ExplainMyDownvotes • u/Filipino-Asker • 21h ago
Have they even tasted the ice cream? It was ok but it's not very creamy enough.
r/ExplainMyDownvotes • u/Pancwake_UwU • 1d ago
r/ExplainMyDownvotes • u/[deleted] • 1d ago
So what happened was someone asked on a group about religions being stereotyped and expressed opinion, a lot of people not liking the stance kind of mocked it.
What is more confusing is rational comments were being downvoted , which i felt was red flag? So i commented also trying to be logical but turned out reddit didn't like it. So i appealed to mods for review?
So yeah am i Overreacting? Or should I let this slide.
r/ExplainMyDownvotes • u/telusey • 4d ago
r/ExplainMyDownvotes • u/onceuponatimeinthere • 4d ago
i understand it's a cruel thing to say but most of the other comments were kinda similar and got upvoted
r/ExplainMyDownvotes • u/D3monwolfkillerYT • 4d ago
Ok so here my question. (It's gonna be long sorry)
When I post something I'm not gonna put any context in this post description anymore. Why the reason because of people comments I don't know if they been for real and mean, and it hurts my feelings because I had use an app to hope. it will make my title and description to be more understanding and more sense. Because I said this before in my other post about my memory issues. which to be clear I am disabled because of it. And if you see my posts with no context description then it's because of people comments. And I just need someone to properly defend me because I cannot defend myself again memory issues. But with me been disabled like this I cannot write or type or read. And I had tried to read in school but I couldn't and give up immediately and during that time I had been bullied not once but twice in two different schools, and I want to make my own community here on Reddit but I don't know what to call it or anything like that. But if people saw my posts with no context description then you know why because of people comments. Like I said I just need someone to properly defend me since I cannot defend myself. And if I stop posting all together then you know the reason why I had stop?
P.s I know people is unaware about other people if they disabled or not but please don't mean or anything like that to them or other people they are trying their best just like I'm trying my best to be more understanding and more sense?
r/ExplainMyDownvotes • u/NBAfan241 • 6d ago
It feels like every time I say or post something, it gets downvoted. I'm being told by auto mods that my karma score is too low, but I don't understand why. I posted something here and got a lot of downvotes when I replied to some of the comments: https://www.reddit.com/r/ripcity/comments/1use816/hot_take_i_think_the_ja_morant_trade_was_good_for/
r/ExplainMyDownvotes • u/I_m_Purple2109 • 6d ago
r/ExplainMyDownvotes • u/Zestyclose_Bed_8207 • 6d ago
I posted the first paragraph of my first short story, I'm working on.
r/ExplainMyDownvotes • u/Supatank_2105 • 7d ago
r/ExplainMyDownvotes • u/Lopsided_Working2718 • 7d ago
I have noticed that if I ask an honest question or give an opinion or even express facts I am getting downvoted. I’m not trying to be mean or valicious, and I struggle with being fluffy (which to me is hard because it feels dishonest).
I have also noticed this mostly on women run forums where opposing opinions aren't received well. I never have this issue in more male run spaces. Anyone else notice this? I am a woman and I find this frustrating.
looking for genuine conversations here. thanks for those who have contributed so far.
r/ExplainMyDownvotes • u/Wild_Calligrapher526 • 9d ago
r/ExplainMyDownvotes • u/Frosty-Context-213 • 9d ago
r/ExplainMyDownvotes • u/Pancwake_UwU • 10d ago

Context: The post is asking what people think about expedition 33, which I agree with the original comment is arguably one of the best games of all time.
Is it because I threw shade at god of war? Even tho the other guy also said "yikes" to someone saying expedition 33 is a great game, which then again leads me to the same question because I just returned his attitude.
r/ExplainMyDownvotes • u/Twilette • 11d ago
r/ExplainMyDownvotes • u/Working_Guava_7789 • 12d ago
The people that commented on this post some of them were very cruel. They could have just given me an opinion but they decided to be disrespectful
r/ExplainMyDownvotes • u/broki451 • 12d ago
r/ExplainMyDownvotes • u/hocuspocuswrench • 12d ago
I js posted a question in a sub asking, how do ppl know what exactly they want in a relationship and got downvoted and heavily hated😭 I was js being genuine dawg I really wanted the answers.
What's wrong w the ppl, the creeps are lurking with utmost freedom whole these things are getting banned and downvoted?
r/ExplainMyDownvotes • u/kvotheis • 14d ago
i went into the heart of r/atheist with serious intentions but was downvoted into oblivion. smh