X% liked it

This was mentioned three years ago, yet we still have the words 'like' and 'dislike' popping up all over reddit. For instance, you can check out all the things you have upvoted by going to www.reddit.com/user/USERNAME/liked.

The usage of 'like' and 'dislike' is confusing for new users and helps cement people into thinking that downvotes are for things users do not like or agree with.

Reddiquette states the following about voting;

If you think something contributes to conversation, upvote it. If you think it does not contribute to the subreddit it is posted in or is off-topic in a particular community, downvote it.

Controversial

By sorting by the feature you see posts or comments that have been upvoted and downvoted heavily. The usage of the word "controversial" enforces that the content displayed will be opinions that are in heated debate. How can upvotes and downvotes alone be used to display such information if they are meant to be used for content that does or does not add to the discussion. These mixed messages further the confusion for new and old users alike.

Please make these small subtle changes to help prevent people downvoting things they do not agree with. These changes could help stop reddit from becoming an echo chamber that deters people from posting their own honest opinions.

There is a way to go to fix the issue and there are many external influences that will impact how people perceive the usage of voting, but if the internal conflicts are not cracked then what hope is there?