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Votes aren't meant to signal that a comment is polite or reasonable, ask yourself was the comment worth the time it took you to read it. Upmod if it was, Downmo
by marcus 19y ago
Votes aren't meant to signal that a comment is polite or reasonable, ask yourself was the comment worth the time it took you to read it. Upmod if it was, Downmod if it wasn't.
The idea is for the community to collaboratively filter the submissions and comments so the content that is worth reading bubbles to the top, and the trash goes down to the bottom. That's it.
- dhimes 19y agoI think this much of your post: ask yourself was the comment worth the time it took you to read it. Upmod if it was, Downmod if it wasn't could/should be part of a HN Instruction Manual.
- BrandonM 19y agoThe only problem with that is that it means you will be voting on every single comment. Personally, I also take into account the comment's current score, and if I agree that its value is equal to its current score, I leave it as it is.