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What does [-] mean? I've started seeing it next to comments

9 points by atsaloli 10y ago

I've started seeing [-] next to comments. What does this mean? Is this the downvote function?

mpeg 10y ago
Used to close a comment thread for more user-friendly browsing
- atsaloli 10y ago
  Thank you!
_RPM 10y ago
Have you tried clicking it? You should try and report back your results.
- jfmiller28 10y ago
  It is not very obvious that this is an active site on the page.
- gonvaled 10y ago
  Why? If he is afraid that it is downvoting, and he has nothing to downvote ...
  - krapp 10y ago
    downvotes (edit: votes in general) are reversible now too.
    - gonvaled 10y ago
      Armed with that information, I will click around everything that catches my eye!
      - krapp 10y ago
        That's the true hacker spirit!
0x54MUR41 10y ago
As announced on https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12073675 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12073675, that sign means you can collapse comments in thread.
butz 10y ago
Title tag could clear most of confusion. Upvote has it.