I tend to upvote a post when it Links an interesting article or provokes an interesting conversation, and only downvote them when they voice an convectively bad opinion (like, bigotry or other unjustified vitriol).
I tend to upvote comments when they make a good point or at least try to support their argument, and only downvote them for the same reason as posts: when they are trolling, being unnecessarily aggressive, or trying to justify bigotry with fallacious reasoning or something
What about you?
lemmy isnt reddit - the up/down votes dont do much except indicate a number.
They represent the general opinion of the community.
What else is it supposed to mean?
You mean it does not result in something like karma points.
Um, I was using the number to pick my lotto numbers. Oops.
/s
I’m asking how people intend to use that number.