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Is there a setting that will allow me to view upvotes and downvotes as separate numbers rather than one combined score? This is the one setting in Jerboa that I can't seem to find in Sync. Jerboa:

Sync:

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[โ€“] farsinuce@feddit.dk 35 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This missing feature is absolutely crucial for transparency.

Big tech industries are hiding downvotes, which obfuscates the true value of shared content in the eyes of the users. I was excited to see Lemmy natively going against this trend, and saddened to see that it's not featured in sync (yet?).

[โ€“] And009@reddthat.com 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sync for reddit had a % value that mentioned the ratio of Upvotes to downvotes and that also served a similar purpose.

From an user experience point of view showing downvotes separately can result in more negative votes but the feature is useful for transparency nonetheless.

[โ€“] farsinuce@feddit.dk 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

You raise a fair point. Hiding downvotes could help avoid bandwagon negativity, as users may be less inclined to pile on additional downvotes. However, I still believe transparency should take priority over these concerns.

Showing the full picture - both upvotes and downvotes separately - allows users to more accurately judge content quality and community sentiment. I think we should trust users to make reasoned judgments, rather than hide data from them. A slight potential increase in negativity seems a small price to pay for maintaining transparency and accountability on Lemmy.

Edit: I do agree that displaying a relative percentage, as you mention, could serve as a compromise.

[โ€“] And009@reddthat.com 5 points 1 year ago

That bandwagon can go both ways, would be nice to have some sort of data showing consumer behaviour in this regard. Pretty sure youtube knows a lot about it

[โ€“] Litany@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Kbin user trying out Sync. This app feels great so far, but this is one feature I'd love to see added.

[โ€“] kratoz29@lemmy.fmhy.net 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh, so it really works with Kbin, I am glad for Kbin users!

[โ€“] Litany@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sorry for the confusion, no. I have an account on Lemmy.world too, which is what I'm using on Sync

[โ€“] kratoz29@lemmy.fmhy.net 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh ok, I though you had one, as I have heard Sync dev he'd support Kbin when the API was available... well, it is just a matter of time then.

[โ€“] dxc@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

Great to hear, I didn't catch that. Thanks!

[โ€“] can@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It bothers me that almost no apps support this.

[โ€“] DTFpanda@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

Sync dev is extremely reasonable. I've been a user for the past ten years. Ask and ye shall receive.

[โ€“] folkg@programming.dev 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[โ€“] can@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago

That's good. Jerboa does too.

[โ€“] Heavybell@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

Would definitely like to see this as an option.

[โ€“] OtakuAltair@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago

Yep. This needs to be a feature asap

[โ€“] XLRV@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago

Yeah I would like this too.

[โ€“] SamboT@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago

Please. It makes me want to go back to the other app I was using