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I think the interesting/compelling point is that there actually IS downvoting on hackernews.
by Kinnard 11y ago
I think the interesting/compelling point is that there actually IS downvoting on hackernews.
- detaro 11y agoWhat is the interesting point about that? That the author didn't notice it while looking at the site, and had to be told afterwards? That some of the arguments don't work/still work? I'm not sure what you want to say (if you want to say something, and not just see what others say)
- Kinnard 11y agoI think it's a significant hidden feature which affects the shape of the community and also how the rewards of making it to the first page are allocated. There's essentially a class of hn users with more power.
- detaro 11y agoSubmissions can't be downvoted, so entries appearing on the frontpage is not affected. (Ignoring flagging, which admittedly can have a similar effect. I don't remember what the threshold for flagging is, also 500?) EDIT: ... and of course this submission becomes an example for flags as downvotes...
- Kinnard 11y agoApparently you are correct. My bad.