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Created using feedback from https://lemmy.cafe/post/4823550. Maybe this can be useful.

Transcript: See something off? Do your part to keep the Lemmy community safe:

R - Read the rules of the community.
E - Explain your report, including rule # when possible.
P - Provide context the mods should know.
O - Opt-out, disengage, downvote or block. Don't add to the drama.
R - Reach out or report right away. *For extremely time-sensitive content (CSAM, gore) DM an admin via Matrix: Instance homepage > Sidebar > click admin's @username > Send Secure Message
T - Trust your instincts. If in doubt, report it.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Some instances allow a poster to see exactly who downvoted them.

Source or example? 😧 This is new to me.

Encouraging downvotes was a suggestion from the mods, but I will take this into account.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Kbin is an example. But just due to the nature of the protocol, it has to be stored somewhere but Lemmy also just lets admins view all the individual votes directly in the UI.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago

Thanks for the example.

Kbin users seeing who downvotes their posts is potentially an issue, but I don’t want to discourage downvoting bad or harmful content for just that reason. The end goal is that bad content gets removed and offending users acted on. So if a Kbin user is abusing the system to harrass or abuse, they should likewise reported and banned.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

kbin is the first to come to mind.

Look at any post or comment that has downvotes. Click “more”, choose “activity”, then click “reduces”.

Edit: I replied before seeing that others already had. Whoops!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Ooh thanks for the step by step. I was able to identify the one kbin user who downvoted me over the past 24 hours. 😜

Yeah, given this I won’t recommend that kbin users downvote just anything since the platform doesn’t protect their privacy. Lemmy users should be good tho. Thanks! 😊

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

It's not so cut and dry with Lemmy either. Admins can still view it (though not as easily).

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

Instances can see who downvotes who. You can see all of that if you run your own instance that federates with the relevant instances.