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PSA: while upvoting exists, to get the "move closer to the top" effect that reddit's upvote had, you need to click boost (kbin.social)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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a small difference, but important to how people use the site

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[–] [email protected] 191 points 2 years ago (43 children)

Horrible idea. No one sees this button, no one knows what it does, and upvotes definitely should have that effect.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 years ago (16 children)

Yea, i'm working on my own Fedi software and i'm struggling with the point of boosting in the link aggregator context. It's an odd overlap with Reddit-style reposting to appropriate subs, but based on the user.

It makes sense in the Twitter UX, but i struggle to find it's place in the Reddit UX.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I think boosts have potential to be used for crossposts, and the current implementation are just crossposts to your profile. Though they're likely here right now just because Kbin is a mix between thread and microblog software

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

yeahhhhhhh if boost came with like a menu: "Boost to: -Your Personal Microblog -Magazine's Microblog [pick] -Magazine as Article [pick]"

then the feature would be pretty baller

(actually im not sure if your personal microblog exists so...maybe just the other 2)

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