ListNerds: Downvoting Emails?

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There has been a lot of talk lately related to emails being downvoted. Heck, I’ve been on the receiving end of downvotes too, and it’s an inevitable part of the journey.

I do sometimes wonder though, whether those downvotes are justified, malicious, or simply being used in the old-fashioned manner of pushing others down to get to the top.

Here’s my take on the matter.

Everyone has a right to their own opinion and can do as they please. As with anything, and as the ancient adage goes, “With great power comes great responsibility.” This is something to keep in mind when casting those downvotes, especially when it lands on quality content. With that being said, quality content is subjective, so each to their own.

In my opinion, those on the ListNerds platform should look at it in a similar way that the Hive Community does. Downvotes should be reserved for things like Spam, Plagiarism & Phishing.

If, for any other reason, you want to downvote someone’s content, by all means, go for it. Then, you should at least have the common decency, courtesy, and kahuna's to mention it to them on their blog. As things currently stand, there’s absolutely no communication to the individual as to why you downvoted their content. If it leads to someone else’s post, you can still easily find your way to one of their other blog posts and mention it there.

Here's an example of someone who got a bee in their bonnet and downvoted 3 of my mails sent on the same day.

There’s no real logic involved here. It’s simply been downvoted by the same individual. It’s clear by the amounts being the same, and I calculated it, so I know it’s directly linked to one user. I’ve done this with various downvotes and will continue doing so.

At the end of the day, if you’re finding something wrong with my emails or content (including other individuals), by all means, downvote it. Just have the courage to mention to us why you’re doing so. I, on the other hand, am being selective with my votes, since I have a limited amount, and upvote emails that leads to content I enjoy and don’t really downvote. That’s the better approach, in my humble opinion. That’s the way the Hive community works too. In fact, I don’t believe I’ve ever had a downvote on my Hive content, since it was still the other, unspoken of platform.

Oh, by the way, most of the downvotes tend to be from single individuals and it’s really easy to track it by checking the amount the downvote adds up to, unless there’s more than one downvote. If you’re getting downvotes from the top 50, you can link it to an individual.

The formula is as follows:

Amount of Staked LISTNERDS / Number One’s Staked Amount * 10.

That will give you the individuals voting value, unless they powered up or down somewhere inbetween.

ListNerds is still a young platform when it comes to crypto and community. I’ve learnt, that in this space, it’s all about building, encouragement, learning, teaching & community. If someone does something wrong, explain it to them. If someone doesn’t understand something, there’s always someone willing to lend a helping hand.

So, in conclusion, my point is that as opposed to breaking others down by downvoting their content without an explanation (shame, I’ve seen brand new users getting heavy downvotes), rather don’t upvote it and mention their mistakes to them, if possible. Then, if it persists, well, the ball is in your court. Something like this could put new users off completely since they don't know what they did wrong. We want to build, not break.