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Are the guidelines clear on downvotes? I think there's a misconception that they are, especially pertaining to up and down voting. I just reread the guidelines

by jrs235 10y ago

Are the guidelines clear on downvotes? I think there's a misconception that they are, especially pertaining to up and down voting. I just reread the guidelines[1] and see little mention of up and down voting. The only mentioning is don't complain about or bait for down votes. In the past pg has said it's okay to use votes for agreement/disagreement[2]. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html [2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=117171 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=117171 Edits: formatting

gkya 10y ago
Whoops, mistaken on that one. Sorry. Though there are people who think similarly here and I am reluctant to make a Lykurgos out of Mr. Graham.
veddox 10y ago
Sorry, this is off-topic, but PG on graffiti is simply brilliant: "In this respect trolling is a lot like graffiti. Graffiti happens at the intersection of ambition and incompetence: people want to make their mark on the world, but have no other way to do it than literally making a mark on the world."
- gkya 10y ago
  You didn't have to call me incompetent. Nor was I trolling. I'm really offended by this.
  - veddox 10y ago
    I'm very sorry, gkya, I did not in the least mean to offend you - actually, I wasn't even referring to you! I simply read PG's essay that was linked above and came across this quote that I found really good and wanted to share. It had nothing whatsoever to do with your previous comments (which is why I clearly labeled it as off-topic). In fact, if you scroll to my comments further up in the discussion, you will see that we have a very similar opinion as far as downvoting is concerned. Again, my apologies if I have inadvertently caused offense, I certainly did not mean to.
    - gkya 10y ago
      I appreciate your apology, thank you, and I'm sorry for my confusion, just that in the context I interpreted your comment as if you were referring to me. I've read your comment on the topic too, clearly put. Again, thanks for your kind apology.

by jrs235 10y ago

gkya 10y ago

Whoops, mistaken on that one. Sorry. Though there are people who think similarly here and I am reluctant to make a Lykurgos out of Mr. Graham.

veddox 10y ago

Sorry, this is off-topic, but PG on graffiti is simply brilliant: "In this respect trolling is a lot like graffiti. Graffiti happens at the intersection of ambition and incompetence: people want to make their mark on the world, but have no other way to do it than literally making a mark on the world."

gkya 10y ago
You didn't have to call me incompetent. Nor was I trolling. I'm really offended by this.
- veddox 10y ago
  I'm very sorry, gkya, I did not in the least mean to offend you - actually, I wasn't even referring to you! I simply read PG's essay that was linked above and came across this quote that I found really good and wanted to share. It had nothing whatsoever to do with your previous comments (which is why I clearly labeled it as off-topic). In fact, if you scroll to my comments further up in the discussion, you will see that we have a very similar opinion as far as downvoting is concerned. Again, my apologies if I have inadvertently caused offense, I certainly did not mean to.
  - gkya 10y ago
    I appreciate your apology, thank you, and I'm sorry for my confusion, just that in the context I interpreted your comment as if you were referring to me. I've read your comment on the topic too, clearly put. Again, thanks for your kind apology.