What's the point of the downvote button?

[B〄F Altonator]

For example, on a screenshot. What does it do?
I've not seen any screenshots with dislikes, only likes.
Please tell me it's there just to troll the trolls who think they're being funny by disliking everyones stuff :P

[Baum]

It does not do anything. It's just there because it's there?
Most likely to satisfy those who dislike a screenshot/artwork etc., it however does not affect any visible statistics.

[B〄F Altonator]

Originally posted by Baum:

It does not do anything. It's just there because it's there?
Most likely to satisfy those who dislike a screenshot/artwork etc., it however does not affect any visible statistics.

Ohai Baum from the payday2 discussions :P

[Baum]

Originally posted by B〄F Altonator:

Ohai Baum from the payday2 discussions :P

Hey there

[B〄F Altonator]

I don't have any idea why the downvote button is there then. You would think it showed a comparison like a youtube video.
Or perhaps work the same way a workshop item does with a star rating.
But screenshots have no star rating. Or stats of any kind aside from visitors and favourites.

[Baum]

Originally posted by B〄F Altonator:

I don't have any idea why the downvote button is there then. You would think it showed a comparison like a youtube video.
Or perhaps work the same way a workshop item does with a star rating.
But screenshots have no star rating. Or stats of any kind aside from visitors and favorites.

Then again it would sure look odd if people could downvote screenshots. That's arguably a different subject than reviews or workshop items as the voting there has a much heavier impact.

Screenshots are not really 'bad' You either like them or you just ignore them, a negative rating of a screenshot is probably not necessary.

[B〄F Altonator]

Originally posted by Baum:

Originally posted by B〄F Altonator:

I don't have any idea why the downvote button is there then. You would think it showed a comparison like a youtube video.
Or perhaps work the same way a workshop item does with a star rating.
But screenshots have no star rating. Or stats of any kind aside from visitors and favorites.

Then again it would sure look odd if people could downvote screenshots. That's arguably a different subject than reviews or workshop items as the voting there has a much heavier impact.

Screenshots are not really 'bad' You either like them or you just ignore them, a negative rating of a screenshot is probably not necessary.

Unless maybe it is against the TOS featuring nudity and what not.
But yea a downvote isn't even needed for that because we have a report button for that sort of stuff.

[Start_Running]

The downvote button decrements the like count.

[Baum]

Originally posted by Start_Running:

The downvote button decrements the like count.

Oh does it? I recall testing it, didn't seem to affect anything.

[DEVOLVE MINHA CACHAÇA!]

Originally posted by Baum:

It does not do anything. It's just there because it's there?
Most likely to satisfy those who dislike a screenshot/artwork etc., it however does not affect any visible statistics.

Like said above, downvote button decreases the like count, and the like count is the parameter to tell what is popular in a game hub, and in the central hub. Popular stuff show up on top, so yeah, it does affect where content shows up in the hub feed.

[Xero_Daxter]

Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't Facebook use to have a dislike button?

[sayjelou]

Decreases likes?

[DarY]

Likes?

[Arnie Rimsy BSc.SSc.]

The reviews used to have dislikes shown too. I have no idea when that changed.