▲ 2 ▼ What is Firefox supposed to do? (www.spacebar.news) submitted 2 years ago by corbin@infosec.pub to c/technology@lemmy.ml 12 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] mke@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) I only found three posts, all in (at least) semi-relevant communities. I think my frontends of choice only show me one, then reference the others below as crossposts. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pelletbucket@lemm.ee -4 points 2 years ago (1 child) and? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mke@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) I assumed your first comment was a complaint that they were posting in too many communities. I was disagreeing and presenting why I think that assessment would be incorrect, and sneakily trying to hint that you might want to consider a different app/frontend if this was bothering you. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] pelletbucket@lemm.ee -6 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'm not going to change my front end because somebody thinks that being annoyingly self-promotional is appropriate permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mke@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yeah, you do you. I don't think posting to three relevant communities is being annoyingly self-promotional, though. Two of them are literally just the same community in two different instances. Why, I find it weird there's no post to !firefox@lemmy.world permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] pelletbucket@lemm.ee -6 points 2 years ago (1 child) "ratio" or whatever permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mke@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) what does that even mean permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Codilingus@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) References the ratio of upvotes vs downvotes. People use it as a "look, even this community thinks you're wrong," or similar. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] mke@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Ah, figures, thank you. I still don't get it, with the counts I'm seeing, but I think we've gone deep enough down this comment chain already. permalink fedilink source parent [–] pelletbucket@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago I mean unless you're arguing that people were downvoting op because the article sucks permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pelletbucket@lemm.ee -4 points 2 years ago (1 child) and? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mke@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) I assumed your first comment was a complaint that they were posting in too many communities. I was disagreeing and presenting why I think that assessment would be incorrect, and sneakily trying to hint that you might want to consider a different app/frontend if this was bothering you. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] pelletbucket@lemm.ee -6 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'm not going to change my front end because somebody thinks that being annoyingly self-promotional is appropriate permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mke@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yeah, you do you. I don't think posting to three relevant communities is being annoyingly self-promotional, though. Two of them are literally just the same community in two different instances. Why, I find it weird there's no post to !firefox@lemmy.world permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] pelletbucket@lemm.ee -6 points 2 years ago (1 child) "ratio" or whatever permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mke@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) what does that even mean permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Codilingus@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) References the ratio of upvotes vs downvotes. People use it as a "look, even this community thinks you're wrong," or similar. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] mke@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Ah, figures, thank you. I still don't get it, with the counts I'm seeing, but I think we've gone deep enough down this comment chain already. permalink fedilink source parent [–] pelletbucket@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago I mean unless you're arguing that people were downvoting op because the article sucks permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mke@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) I assumed your first comment was a complaint that they were posting in too many communities. I was disagreeing and presenting why I think that assessment would be incorrect, and sneakily trying to hint that you might want to consider a different app/frontend if this was bothering you. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] pelletbucket@lemm.ee -6 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'm not going to change my front end because somebody thinks that being annoyingly self-promotional is appropriate permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mke@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yeah, you do you. I don't think posting to three relevant communities is being annoyingly self-promotional, though. Two of them are literally just the same community in two different instances. Why, I find it weird there's no post to !firefox@lemmy.world permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] pelletbucket@lemm.ee -6 points 2 years ago (1 child) "ratio" or whatever permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mke@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) what does that even mean permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Codilingus@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) References the ratio of upvotes vs downvotes. People use it as a "look, even this community thinks you're wrong," or similar. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] mke@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Ah, figures, thank you. I still don't get it, with the counts I'm seeing, but I think we've gone deep enough down this comment chain already. permalink fedilink source parent [–] pelletbucket@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago I mean unless you're arguing that people were downvoting op because the article sucks permalink fedilink source parent
[+] pelletbucket@lemm.ee -6 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'm not going to change my front end because somebody thinks that being annoyingly self-promotional is appropriate permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mke@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yeah, you do you. I don't think posting to three relevant communities is being annoyingly self-promotional, though. Two of them are literally just the same community in two different instances. Why, I find it weird there's no post to !firefox@lemmy.world permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] pelletbucket@lemm.ee -6 points 2 years ago (1 child) "ratio" or whatever permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mke@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) what does that even mean permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Codilingus@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) References the ratio of upvotes vs downvotes. People use it as a "look, even this community thinks you're wrong," or similar. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] mke@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Ah, figures, thank you. I still don't get it, with the counts I'm seeing, but I think we've gone deep enough down this comment chain already. permalink fedilink source parent [–] pelletbucket@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago I mean unless you're arguing that people were downvoting op because the article sucks permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mke@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yeah, you do you. I don't think posting to three relevant communities is being annoyingly self-promotional, though. Two of them are literally just the same community in two different instances. Why, I find it weird there's no post to !firefox@lemmy.world permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] pelletbucket@lemm.ee -6 points 2 years ago (1 child) "ratio" or whatever permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mke@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) what does that even mean permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Codilingus@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) References the ratio of upvotes vs downvotes. People use it as a "look, even this community thinks you're wrong," or similar. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] mke@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Ah, figures, thank you. I still don't get it, with the counts I'm seeing, but I think we've gone deep enough down this comment chain already. permalink fedilink source parent [–] pelletbucket@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago I mean unless you're arguing that people were downvoting op because the article sucks permalink fedilink source parent
[+] pelletbucket@lemm.ee -6 points 2 years ago (1 child) "ratio" or whatever permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mke@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) what does that even mean permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Codilingus@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) References the ratio of upvotes vs downvotes. People use it as a "look, even this community thinks you're wrong," or similar. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] mke@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Ah, figures, thank you. I still don't get it, with the counts I'm seeing, but I think we've gone deep enough down this comment chain already. permalink fedilink source parent [–] pelletbucket@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago I mean unless you're arguing that people were downvoting op because the article sucks permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mke@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) what does that even mean permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Codilingus@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) References the ratio of upvotes vs downvotes. People use it as a "look, even this community thinks you're wrong," or similar. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] mke@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Ah, figures, thank you. I still don't get it, with the counts I'm seeing, but I think we've gone deep enough down this comment chain already. permalink fedilink source parent [–] pelletbucket@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago I mean unless you're arguing that people were downvoting op because the article sucks permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Codilingus@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) References the ratio of upvotes vs downvotes. People use it as a "look, even this community thinks you're wrong," or similar. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] mke@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Ah, figures, thank you. I still don't get it, with the counts I'm seeing, but I think we've gone deep enough down this comment chain already. permalink fedilink source parent [–] pelletbucket@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago I mean unless you're arguing that people were downvoting op because the article sucks permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mke@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Ah, figures, thank you. I still don't get it, with the counts I'm seeing, but I think we've gone deep enough down this comment chain already. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pelletbucket@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago I mean unless you're arguing that people were downvoting op because the article sucks permalink fedilink source parent