As an manual curator, I have been trying to analyze why I upvote things. Was it a catchy title? A well written article? A good picture? I've been curious what attracts other people to vote on my posts too. I decided to put together a list of "types" of upvotes.
- The Impressed Vote: It was an amazing article; plain and simple.
- The Friend Vote: I like this person - upvote.
- The Business Decision: This post is going to get a lot more upvotes. I want my curation reward.
- The Dumb Bot Vote: Someone decided that everything this person posts is gold.
- The AI Bot Vote: Some program that is smarter than me decided this was a good post.
- The Pity Vote: This person really needs some upvotes.
- The Contribution Vote: This adds a lot of value to the platform.
- The Good Enough Vote: It wasn't amazing; but it wasn't bad either. "A" for effort.
- The They Earned It Vote: The person obviously did a good job and put a lot of effort into their article.
- The Entertainment Vote: The post was funny, creative, original, etc. It somehow made my day.
What do you think? What makes you press the upvote button?
