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Is it actually possible to downvote postings on HN? (Why am I being downvoted for asking an honest question?)
by Gigablah 10y ago
Is it actually possible to downvote postings on HN?
(Why am I being downvoted for asking an honest question?)
- thesimpsons1022 10y agoyes but I believe you need a certain amount of karma
- hueving 10y agoYou can't downvote articles, just comments (at least with my karma). IIRC articles move down if they fail to receive up votes and collect comments.
- striking 10y agoYou can't ever downvote articles, although they will drop faster in ranking if they're flagged by (many) users. Also, there's a "flamewar detector" which has something to do with vote to comment ratio.
- mucker 10y agoAnd trust me, the down votes tend to be pro-marxist. So that this is getting so much attention speaks volumes about just HOW bad he presented this tale.
- eru 10y agoHow do you tell where the downvotes are coming from?
- deleted 10y ago[deleted]
- eru 10y agoPlease disregard early downvotes. It still mostly balances out in the longer run so far. But these days will end as well.