I have heard a few different strategies for this. For example “Upvote everything, even if you disagree with it, if it contributes to discussion”. But my concern with this strategy is that it means the first posted comments just get upvoted the highest regardless of their quality relative to other comments (as all comments which contribute to discussion get upvoted).
So, my questions for lemmy:
- How do you hand out upvotes and why?
- If somebody could leave you a tip on your comment or post if they liked it (3c, $1, whatever), would you be interested in that functionality? Nostr has this and I find it pretty fun. I would hand out tips here but there is no functionality for it.
Depends on a few things. If someone took the time to reply to my comment or post, they get an upvote as long as they’re not being a jerk, even if they disagree with me.
If it’s a post or comment in a post in a smaller community I upvote to show appreciation for their participation.
Funny / clever comments get an upvote.
I only downvote if they’re being a jerk. Disagreement does not warrant a downvote from me, if they are being civil about it.
As for tipping culture being built in to Lemmy, or in general, hell no - downvote for even mentioning that. /s
That’s about what I do. To add to that, I will also up vote anyone that gives a source to a different comment, be it news or comic, having a link to the source is wonderful. They may not be communicating/adding to the discussion, but they are great all the same.