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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 soft
by 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.