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Hey that's my hometown Cape Town :)

by peter_retief 10y ago

peter_retief 10y ago
Really mature to downvote for noticing my town (Not even sure what the points are for anyway?)
- k-mcgrady 10y ago
  You're likely being downvoted simply because the comment adds nothing to the discussion. Up/down votes (points) help the most relevant and useful comments rise to the top of the page so users down't need to scroll through to find useful content.
  - ZainRiz 10y ago
    Side question: what does it take to be able to down vote a post? I'm guessing it's some sort of reputation threshold, but whatever the value is it's higher than 140
    - grzm 10y ago
      There is no downvote for submissions; only flagging. There is a karma threshold for flagging: I think it's 200, but don't hold me to it. Edit to add: Sorry, I misread post to mean submission, not comment. Sibling is correct: downvoting for comments is enabled when you earn your 501st point.
    - goodJobWalrus 10y ago
      I got the privilege to downvote when I passed 500 a few months ago.
- svachalek 10y ago
  Complaining about downvoting is explicitly against the guidelines: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html I'm surprised it's not explicit in the guidelines but HN has a strong tradition of staying on topic compared to some other message boards. It wasn't me who downvoted but while it's perfectly in line for you to notice your town, it doesn't add anything to the topic for you to point it out.
  - peter_retief 10y ago
    It was the only interesting thing in the discussion, I cannot tell a lie ;) HN has great content in general so clearly the rules work - so no more complaining from me
- bookbinder 10y ago
  Well I didn't downbote you. But I imagine the people/person who downvoted felt your comment was too trivial and/or insubstantial. HN is more serious and restrained than most social media sites (like Reddit). You can reply with a joke and/or use crude language (generally) so long as you offer ideas that add to the conversation.

Hey that's my hometown Cape Town :)

peter_retief 10y ago

Really mature to downvote for noticing my town (Not even sure what the points are for anyway?)

k-mcgrady 10y ago
You're likely being downvoted simply because the comment adds nothing to the discussion. Up/down votes (points) help the most relevant and useful comments rise to the top of the page so users down't need to scroll through to find useful content.
- ZainRiz 10y ago
  Side question: what does it take to be able to down vote a post? I'm guessing it's some sort of reputation threshold, but whatever the value is it's higher than 140
  - grzm 10y ago
    There is no downvote for submissions; only flagging. There is a karma threshold for flagging: I think it's 200, but don't hold me to it. Edit to add: Sorry, I misread post to mean submission, not comment. Sibling is correct: downvoting for comments is enabled when you earn your 501st point.
  - goodJobWalrus 10y ago
    I got the privilege to downvote when I passed 500 a few months ago.
svachalek 10y ago
Complaining about downvoting is explicitly against the guidelines: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html I'm surprised it's not explicit in the guidelines but HN has a strong tradition of staying on topic compared to some other message boards. It wasn't me who downvoted but while it's perfectly in line for you to notice your town, it doesn't add anything to the topic for you to point it out.
- peter_retief 10y ago
  It was the only interesting thing in the discussion, I cannot tell a lie ;) HN has great content in general so clearly the rules work - so no more complaining from me
bookbinder 10y ago
Well I didn't downbote you. But I imagine the people/person who downvoted felt your comment was too trivial and/or insubstantial. HN is more serious and restrained than most social media sites (like Reddit). You can reply with a joke and/or use crude language (generally) so long as you offer ideas that add to the conversation.