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My feelings regarding downvoting are that downvotes are virtually inconsequential, aside from the rise they get from some as a result of bruised egos. I also t
by brandon272 17y ago
My feelings regarding downvoting are that downvotes are virtually inconsequential, aside from the rise they get from some as a result of bruised egos.
I also think that it's kind of silly to try and establish upvote or downvote "guidelines" because there's no way to ultimately control or accurately measure what upvotes or downvotes are being used for. You could put big, red text in the HN Guidelines that instructed people to upvote or downvote in a certain way, and users would continue to upvote or downvote however they wished.
- marshallp 17y agoOnce downvoted to below 1, insightful comments tend to get ignored and this a real loss beyond bruised egos
- brandon272 17y agoI tend to read all of the comments, regardless of their comment score. The score just ends up affecting what order the comments get read in, which is fine with me. I often see downvoted comments still receiving replies, so I'm not sure it's fully accurate to say that they are being ignored. Also, quality and insightfulness are still subjective. You may feel that a post is of high-quality and very insightful, but someone else may feel that the post is junk for their own reasons.
- tokenadult 17y agoOnce downvoted to below 1, insightful comments tend to get ignored and this a real loss beyond bruised egos Do you have some current examples with links at hand? I have noticed that one can upvote comments, however old, so any of us who like to emphasize the positive can upvote good comments whenever we find them. By the way, I asked in my reply to the thread-opening post what kinds of upvotes are most helpful to the community. I'd love to hear replies to that question in that subthread, if you please.