Since the last update, I don’t see the total number of upvotes and downvotes but a ratio. So when it is at 0, I see 50% which is less interesting than seeing how many people interacted. Was it me upvoting and a single downvote or is it highly controversial with 100-100? Also: in a highly downvoted comment, I want to see how many people actually upvoted it.
Can I change this back in the settings somewhere?
I was really unhappy with that change in the last update as well…
I couldn’t find a setting to change it back to the actual numbers, but I think that should absolutely be an option in settings.
As you said, the numbers provide a lot more information regarding engagement/views/how controversial a comment/post is.
Some people may feel it’s frivolous, but I’m considering a new app if it remains a percentage.
Agreed. It’s a deal breaker.
It takes out of the equation how many people actually interacted with it at first glance.
Edit: The 10% downvote is the most reasonable of the bunch. Please let it be configurable.
If you really need to know, you can toggle your own vote on and off, see how much the percentage changes, and do some algebra to figure out the vote totals.
That being said, my above instructions should make it clear why this was a completely brain-dead UI change and should be reverted/configurable.
The next lemmy release has this PR, which will make how you display votes fully configurable. I based this temporary default off of 3 other lemmy apps, which use the Score + Upvote Ratio method.
