r/help • u/urrobloxgirly • 1d ago
Posting why does reddit automaticly upvotes your comment or post?
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u/Ayanelixer 1d ago
Just a default thing
Why wouldn't you like your own comment
Also,if you didn't start with 1 people would assume you got downvoted and the hive mind mode might take over and you'll get downvoted to hell
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u/iso34567 23h ago
I had this same question lol. A lot of people have already answered but I guess the confusion makes sense since on other platforms like YouTube or instagram it’s looked down upon to like your own comment.
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u/croquepot 1d ago
I saw another post saying it was to not have a thing/get after people upvoting their own posts. If it does it automatically no one's gonna get mad about it 🤷🏻♀
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u/urrobloxgirly 1d ago
...what..
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u/DarDarPotato 1d ago
An upvote signifies that someone finds your post useful, interesting, funny, thoughtful, etc.
They are saying that they hope you find your post to be good enough, otherwise why would you post it. You are literally the first person to “like” what you said.
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u/urrobloxgirly 1d ago
that was helpful,thx
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u/DarDarPotato 1d ago
You’re welcome. But don’t let the downvotes get you down. Reddit is a whole different beast lol.
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u/urrobloxgirly 1d ago
i personally think that downvotes make no sense,they (probably) just lower your comment karma.
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u/DarDarPotato 1d ago
That’s literally all they do. You can click someone’s profile and see their total post karma and comment karma… but it literally means nothing lol. Unless you like to see numbers go up….
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u/urrobloxgirly 1d ago
not trying to be mean but i was only asking a question,not asking for downvotes..
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u/nicoleauroux Helper 1d ago
It gives you an upvote because it assumes that you would give yourself an upvote. I don't think there's any reason you would downvote your own post.