• regdog@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      Here is a dilemma: If you like getting downvoted for liking something, then do you upvote your own comment or do you downvote it?

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        2 months ago

        Practically I believe up\downvotes are public, so you can’t. Otherwise you look like you’re just a troll if you’re downvoting your own comment.

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          2 months ago

          Your own comments are upvoted automatically, so every new comment starts with 1 point. You can remove your own upvote from your comment, so that it starts at 0 instead.

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            2 months ago

            Yeah, but people can see if you downvote your own comment, right?