# Downvoting - topics and posts

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/downvoting-topics-and-posts/158589
**Category:** Feature
**Tags:** topic-voting
**Created:** [July 23, 2020, 8:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/downvoting-topics-and-posts/158589 "2020-07-23T08:11:57Z")
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### Author: ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2020, 10:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/downvoting-topics-and-posts/158589/3 "2020-07-23T22:23:18Z")

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> [@dandv](#):
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> it can be imagined that _some communities would prefer both upvoting and downvoting_ , both for topics and posts

Indeed, but if you click the search at the bottom of your missing topic, the first one says

> [@Upvotes and downvotes function for topics list](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upvotes-and-downvotes-function-for-topics-list/135085/2):
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> There is no built in way of doing this, it is a bit at odds with the project goals that try to encourage reading.

> [@dandv](#):
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> Reddit shows that feature is widely used.

And it’s an oft-cited example of why it’s a bad idea.

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