npastaSyn@kbin.social to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoWhat is a useful tip a new lemmy/kbin users should know?message-squaremessage-square48fedilinkarrow-up120arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up120arrow-down1message-squareWhat is a useful tip a new lemmy/kbin users should know?npastaSyn@kbin.social to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square48fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareonceuponaban@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoOn that note, upvotes and downvotes upvote matter even less here (“here” meaning kbin) as the factor dictating comment order in the “hot” ranking is boosting (think retweet equivalent), not the vote count. Not sure how that goes on Lemmy though.
minus-squareEV_EV@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoWait so when I boost a comment it appears on my feed or something? I am a bit confused
minus-squarenpastaSyn@kbin.socialOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoI am also confused, but I’ll take a stab at it. Boost is basically retweet in Twitter. Stronger than upvotes since it hits a wider audience.
On that note, upvotes and downvotes upvote matter even less here (“here” meaning kbin) as the factor dictating comment order in the “hot” ranking is boosting (think retweet equivalent), not the vote count.
Not sure how that goes on Lemmy though.
Wait so when I boost a comment it appears on my feed or something? I am a bit confused
I am also confused, but I’ll take a stab at it. Boost is basically retweet in Twitter. Stronger than upvotes since it hits a wider audience.