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> Seriously, GitHub, this is rule one of designing constructive social platforms: you never ever ever implement a downvote button of any kind. It seems ironic

• matthuggins 11y ago
  Says the guy commenting on HackerNews, which also offers a downvote button. :)
  • mrredbit 11y ago
    There is nothing irony, you are saying people living in totalitarianism country can't fight for democracy. We are not just using the system, we use the system here to improve the system itself that's why people call it constructive community.
• joepie91_ 11y ago
  Where's the irony?
• ritchiea 11y ago
  It's not ironic. Votes here are used to push the best content to the top. On Github you're not looking for the best content you're collaboratively building software so the tools should be designed to foster collaboration.
  • Lazare 11y ago
    > On Github you're not looking for the best content That seems like an odd assertion. Are you looking for the worst content then, or...? I can see an argument that voting would not highlight the best content, at least in some cases; I don't understand an argument that we aren't looking for the best content. Conversely, HNews is intended as a constructive platform. Should the tools we use here not be designed to foster collaboration and constructive debate? Disclaimer: I'm skeptical of voting both here and on Github. But I feel like the argument that the differences between the platforms are major and fundamental needs a lot more fleshing out.