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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Does anyone else think having emojis as a response to a comment/thread would be a neat addition instead of only upvote/downvote?

Reddit seemed to sorta do that with awards but thats not quite what I'm suggesting.

Something similar to GitHub for instance, except we keep the upvote downvote system as-is.

This would hopefully discourage the use of upvote/downvote as a "I like/dislike this" button while also adding the ability to more accurately express the emotion the post/comment illicited

Additionally, there are a lot of people who are mostly just lurkers and have no desire to post, but they want to be able to emote further then just a upvote/downvote but DON'T want to actually post a comment like "I love this" or "You're so right" or even just commenting an emoji, because making a comment is a whole extra action that makes them visible, opens up to comments or upvotes/downvotes.

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[–] Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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[–] Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

Lol

[–] fishos@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If you want the fediverse to grow, it needs content. Emoji responses are some of the lowest effort engagement you can have. That's just asking for a race to the bottom.

Encourage more substantial responses, not less.

[–] Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I mean, is it really any different then upvote and downvote? Why even have that functionality if we should be focusing on requiring everyone to write a reply? :p see how that logic doesn't really make sense?