> Net downmodding = groupthink, but net upmodding = diverse and factual? I didn't make those explicit equations nor is it that black and white. It is far more

> Net downmodding = groupthink, but net upmodding = diverse and factual? I didn't make those explicit equations nor is it that black and white. It is far more complicated. If you want more of a "net" it is we have a HN culture that prefers pressing the downvote instead of offering a simply comment as to why the previous comment is incorrect or why they politely disagree. Like I have honestly no idea why the parent*5 was downvoted. If the downvote is content filtering I could understand that (ie downvote because other comments are more relevant/correct) but the problem is that it is called karma and you can downvote 1 point comments. If it was fairly positive comment (ie lets say more than 1 point) and it lost points I think that would be better. Still it is crappy mechanism for content filtering. Some people honestly think they are doing service downvoting comments. I guess I don't agree. As for the groupthink I meant it less for downvoting and more for the love of nostalgia. I probably could have done a better job explaining.