Settle this debate: should new forum posts get an automatic upvote from the OP?
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Have you noticed that when you post to the forum, your posts have 0 upvotes? Wouldn't it make sense that the OP would want to upvote their own content? Asked another way, why post something that isn't worthy of your own upvote?
Settle this debate for how we should handle this on Product Hunt:
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I think Reddit auto-upvotes OP's posts and comments. :D
Cal ID
@rohanrecommends Yes it does, but it also has negative upvotes that makes a lot more sense there.
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I admit that I upvote my own posts – not so much for algo but because I am trying to stand behind what I say. (Practising self-encouragement) 😀
Raycast
@busmark_w_nika same!
Finden
A great debate.
Raycast
@randeep_wilkhu which side are you on? :)
DeepTagger
Seeing a fresh post sitting at 0 feels a bit lonely 😿 I think an automatic '1' is the perfect welcome gesture; it’s also a psychological nudge that signals the conversation is open and invites everyone else to join in ✨
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