3 ms·Is clicking the [-] button (which hides the comment) the same thing as down voting?by rubicon33 10y agoIs clicking the [-] button (which hides the comment) the same thing as down voting?pyre 10y agoThat's "Collapse Thread" / "Collapse Tree" and it's a view-only thing to make it easier to browser the comments.rubicon33 10y agoThanks... So then, at what point does down voting become enabled?jdbernard 10y agoI believe it becomes available once you have 500 karma. There may also be an account age requirement. The idea, IIRC, is to only give the power to people who are invested in the community.ygra 10y agoNo.