For awhile it was single downvotes, but it seems that moved up to 2-3 on each comment. Even the most benign stuff gets hit, the pattern is clear.

Can I find this person and block them from seeing my posts? Never really delved into how lemmy works.

Probably doesn’t matter much because after awhile the forget and leave me alone for a bit.

    • FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world
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      4 months ago

      I think OP is right to be concerned, because while we don’t have karma like reddit (thank god), supposing someome was browsing old posts in a comm[unity] they might utilise the “Top of all time” filter or even the “most controversial of all time” filter - if our OP here makes a particularly useful post, e.g about a tech support issue - then I’m pretty sure having extra downvotes will actually reduce the reach and visibility of the post, using these filters.

      Also in this case it was just useful because it exposes someone acting in bad faith on the fed.

      • Holytimes@sh.itjust.works
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        4 months ago

        Up/down voting should just be removed. It does nothing, means nothing and only causes people to bitch. It’s annoying.

        I question the sanity of anyone who gives even half a fuck about fake internet points.

        • AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works
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          4 months ago

          It does nothing

          It helps sort content for visibility. Unless you browse Lemmy ONLY by new, you’re benefiting from the voting system. That includes posts AND comments

      • Zwuzelmaus@feddit.org
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        4 months ago

        But all of this tells nothing about the value, or quality, of OP’s posts.

        It tells only about the BULLSHIT VALUE of things like a “Top of all time” filter or terms like “controversial”.

        • Fiery@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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          4 months ago

          It’s about the findability of the post and correctness of votes. A serial downvoter will diminish both, creating a disconnect between the real quality and the perceived quality.

          No those three votes probably won’t make a big difference, but it’s a real problem if this becomes commonplace

    • Perspectivist@feddit.uk
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      4 months ago

      I’ve had posts with hundreds of upvotes and one or two downvotes. It’s interesting to contact the downvoters via PM. Not in an accusatory tone but with curiosity.

  • slothrop@lemmy.caEnglish
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    4 months ago

    So you’re saying falseWhite and krimsom are a stalker!
    Very sad and pathetic.

    • 🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.socialEnglish
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      4 months ago

      FalseWhite is a serial vote manipulator, so… Yeah. Dude’s not even trying to hide; all the accounts they use to vote multiple times on posts use the same exact name.

      Though, OP is also a pedophile/defender of pedophiles, so I mean… They’re gonna get downvoted by anyone who knows who they are just for that. 🤷‍♂️

    • crank0271@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      4 months ago

      falseWhite mass downvotes from accounts on at least three instances that I’ve seen. There are several others that I’ve noticed, but it hasn’t bothered me enough to look into it beyond that. I figure eventually these accounts will get banned for something or other, and it isn’t worth that much time or space in my head.

  • sopularity_fax@sopuli.xyz
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    4 months ago

    Exellent resource! I look forward to terminating and easing the destruction of some of my own hanger-onners in due time

  • pyrinix@kbin.melroy.org
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    4 months ago

    I’m going to say - get over it.

    This is not Reddit, where downvoting would actually prevent you from posting.

    This is the Fediverse, where, you can keep going. Who gives a fuck?

    The whinier you are about being downvoted, the more I think you deserve it. Just like anyone who I’ve come across who has amassed a lot of upvotes, turned out to be the biggest assholes I’ve come across.

    • Aeao@lemmy.world
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      4 months ago

      I had a Reddit account get to the special place for people who got over 100,000 upvotes. The sub was full of assholes.

      Also I’m an asshole so you’re theory checks out.

      • pyrinix@kbin.melroy.org
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        4 months ago

        I remembered being randomly gilded and you got to go into that special subreddit for gilded users. Same deal.

        • Aeao@lemmy.world
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          4 months ago

          Yeah I never had to pay for Reddit because I got gold for my comments.

          Which were normally something sarcastic.

          It’s kinda like the algorithm for social media. What gets engagement? Bad shit.

          So if you get a group together who is good at that… you’re kinda surrounded by broken people lol

    • SailorFuzz@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      4 months ago

      The whinier you are about being downvoted, the more I think you deserve it.

      I would argue that his massive history and modlogs of him being a shitty person with inflammatory comments and toxic takes are why he deserves it. It should be obvious that after two years of mod corrective actions for egregious behavior he’s not going to change.

      Him doing the “oh, woe is me” act here feels pretty hollow.

  • lmmarsano@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
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    4 months ago

    With all the cranks on here, downvotes are a sign of doing something right. Some instances hide downvotes entirely. Others offer settings to not show them.

    Not sure blocking them affects the downvote count shown to you.

  • Ech@lemmy.ca
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    4 months ago

    Blocking a user only stops you from seeing them, not the other way around. They can still interact with your posts.