4 ms·
I would guess the answer is "no", not that it matters. If you don't think the story belongs here then just downvote it. Stories are considered "interesting" or
by mwfunk 10y ago
I would guess the answer is "no", not that it matters. If you don't think the story belongs here then just downvote it.
Stories are considered "interesting" or "uninteresting" based on how people vote on it, that's pretty much all there is to it. In my entire life, I have yet to see any good come from people who are not interested in something complaining to people who are interested in something that they shouldn't be interested in whatever it is that they've expressed an interest in. Which should not be interpreted as me being interested in this story, which I most definitely am not. But if other people are, good for them.
- mkoryak 10y agoI think you are reading too much into my question. I am not complaining, simply wondering. Perhaps pilot is a lang that is interesting, or there is something else there that is interesting that I missed.
- proksoup 10y agoI'm not sure what the threshold is for being able to downvote stories, but it's pretty high. Those that have that power have a great deal more control of the front page than those of us that don't. We're relegated to trying to exercise our power through snarky comments and distracting meta conversations about the voting system.
- Jtsummers 10y agoArticles aren't down voted. They're flagged. I'm not certain the threshold for that. The other way to get rid of content you don't want or want to bury, vote up content you do want. The final way is to hide it. The article will disappear for a day or two for you.
- deleted 10y ago[deleted]
- tptacek 10y agoThere is no downvote on HN. There's a "flag" button, but using it as a downvote is an abuse and can get your flag privileges silently removed.