Using the upvote button to agree isn’t a problem, but it’s more of a problem to use the downvote as a disagree if you’re actually engaging with the person to debate the topic since it in theory lowers the visibility of the original post and your own commentary.
I always liked the idea of having a “recommend post” button, and let the better stuff with more recommendations and replies rise to the top naturally. It also avoids the weird feeling in clicking an upvote/agree/like to a topic that you want to discuss but is negative.
Labelling them “increase visibility” and “decrease visibility” is the best I can think of offhand. It says exactly what the effect is, with no “this is a good thing” or “this is a bad thing” connotations.
Using the upvote button to agree isn’t a problem, but it’s more of a problem to use the downvote as a disagree if you’re actually engaging with the person to debate the topic since it in theory lowers the visibility of the original post and your own commentary.
I always liked the idea of having a “recommend post” button, and let the better stuff with more recommendations and replies rise to the top naturally. It also avoids the weird feeling in clicking an upvote/agree/like to a topic that you want to discuss but is negative.
Labelling them “increase visibility” and “decrease visibility” is the best I can think of offhand. It says exactly what the effect is, with no “this is a good thing” or “this is a bad thing” connotations.