78 upvotes, 4 direct replies (showing 4)
View submission: Crowd Control and Other Safety Updates
you should remove the "feature" where you fake upvotes going up in real time. it's deceptive and annoying.
Comment by saint-lascivious at 02/03/2021 at 21:38 UTC
60 upvotes, 0 direct replies
It seems especially egregious on smaller subs.
Some of the technical subs I browse have *very* low participation, and they're trying to fool me into thinking 5~10 people have upvoted *while I'm reading the thread*.
When a thread gets "more upvotes" than the sub it's in has had posts *all month*, it's immediately apparent it's being manipulated and it's absolutely maddening.
I'm *already* engaging with the post?
What purpose is this intended to serve?
I'd actually really love it if someone chimed in with what their thought process for this was.
Comment by HQna at 02/03/2021 at 20:25 UTC*
17 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Yeah, I'm also not a big fan of that. At least to me it's more confusing than engaging - at least I assume that's what they're going for with that.
Comment by Meepster23 at 02/03/2021 at 19:24 UTC
25 upvotes, 1 direct replies
I agree, they do it with comment counts as well.
Comment by 3dsf at 03/03/2021 at 05:40 UTC
3 upvotes, 0 direct replies
I imagine it's a measure to increase upvotes (playing on group behaviour and/or chasing instincts), but as you do, I find it frustrating and contrary to what I like about reddit