Lynch Mob Downvoting? · 10:11am Feb 2nd, 2019
What are you're thoughts on such actions? When someone posts a really awful story, and it gets downvote bombed, as in a massive of amount of downvotes in a short space of time. Topped off with a truck load of hate comments.
The story is often very controversial, or is just a plain troll fic.
But should you honestly be surprised that a lot of the out-there stories are getting downvotes out the ass? Many of those stories might actually be ok to read, but the downvoters wouldn't know that would they? The questions should be: Did they actually read it? And do they have an opinion to boost the writer up to get them to perform better, or did they just dislike the story for shits and giggles? Those are not rhetorical questions, I actually would like to know the answer to both.
I mean don't get me wrong, I understand that it's difficult to always do the moral and right choice and nobody should expect perfection either. Although it wouldn't be too difficult to actually be supportive, not coddling. But most people these days, they don't consider how expensive that can be for someone. But do you want to know what else is expensive? Someone's life!
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But that's probably not of any value to them! If they couldn't afford to be supportive and understanding, then they certainly couldn't afford to save a life! 😉
I'm an asshole! And i'm proud of it!
Depends on the attitude of the author, but even then I try to stick to constructive criticism.
It's also an act of trolling and Cyber-bullying on the reviewers' part.
I post the first chapter of a new story and gets up to 30 downvotes in one night.
I even caught the bozo's red-handed admitting they don't even read the stories and just down-vote it and walk away.
They also thumb down any comment I give, even if I just say "Thank you" or "Hello" or answer a questions with facts and proof. And anyone showing me kindness than hostility ALSO gets downvoted and/or bulled by said reviewers.
It's nothing more than a conspiracy. (People are using this site as an excuse to practice their trolling and riffing)