Upvote
upvote: verbo intransitivo/transitivo
upvote: sostantivo numerabile
downvote: verbo intransitivo/transitivo
downvote: sostantivo numerabile
Everyone is free to upvote/downvote as they see fit.
It’s obvious that different people cast downvotes for different reasons. (Upvotes are less controversial, generally.)
I used to get “upset” (though that is too strong a term) when I got downvoted without comment.
Please upvote the ideas that you consider most promising.
Su social network tipo Reddit, Imgur e Yik Yak, gli utenti manifestano il loro accordo o disaccordo sui contenuti attraverso un voto, che viene generalmente espresso cliccando su un pulsante con una freccia in su o in giù.
Il verbo to vote normalmente regge la costruzione con for + someone/something; inoltre può reggere un doppio complemento oggetto: He was voted best actor; It was voted best family car. In combinazione con down il verbo è usato da tempo col significato di ‘respingere’: The proposal/the law was voted down, mentre in combinazione con up non viene praticamente mai impiegato.
Nel linguaggio politico statunitense, però, si usano i termini vote up e vote down per riferirsi a una stiuazione che richiede un voto semplice, del tipo sì o no, ed è probabile che ciò abbia influenzato l’uso su internet. Inoltre, il pollice alzato o verso è un gesto di approvazione o disapprovazione riconosciuto in tutto il mondo e anche questo avrà contribuito alla nozione di upvote e downvote.
I think we need a straight bill, vote up or down on the supplemental.
The story was voted up rapidly and made the homepage.
People can vote your picks up or down, which affects your own DJ rating as well as your position in line.
Origini del termine
To upvote e to downvote, formati semplicemente facendo precedere il verbo to vote dagli avverbi up e down, sono apparsi intorno al 2010 e il loro uso si è esteso a partire dai social network fino a coinvolgere siti web dei media tradizionali.
upvote: intransitive/transitive verb
upvote: countable noun
downvote: intransitive/transitive verb
downvote: countable noun
Everyone is free to upvote/downvote as they see fit.
It’s obvious that different people cast downvotes for different reasons. (Upvotes are less controversial, generally.)
I used to get “upset” (though that is too strong a term) when I got downvoted without comment.
Please upvote the ideas that you consider most promising.
On social media sites such as Reddit, Imgur and Yik Yak, users can show approval or disapproval of content by voting in favour of it or against it. Such expressions of approval or disapproval are generally expressed by clicking a button with an upward or downward facing arrow.
You normally vote for someone or something; vote is also used with a double object: He was voted best actor; It was voted best family car. The combination vote + down has long been in use to say that something was rejected: you can say that a proposal or law is voted down.
You do not usually say that a proposal was voted up to say that it was approved, but in US politics the terms vote up and vote down are used to refer to a situation where a straight yes or no vote is made on an issue. It is probable that this had some influence on the internet use. In addition, the gesture of an upward or downward facing thumb is widely recognised as a sign of approval and disapproval and it is probable that this idea also fed into the notions of upvote and downvote.
I think we need a straight bill, vote up or down on the supplemental.
The story was voted up rapidly and made the homepage.
People can vote your picks up or down, which affects your own DJ rating as well as your position in line.
Origins
Upvote and downvote are both formed simply by putting an adverb in front of the verb vote. Upvote and downvote started to be used in about 2010 and their use has grown and spread with the spread of social networking: they can now be found on the websites of more traditional media as well.
