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Do you have any specific threads to point to where you're experiencing this? I actually find that a lot of my comments get upvoted when they're out-of-line with
by ecaron 16y ago
Do you have any specific threads to point to where you're experiencing this? I actually find that a lot of my comments get upvoted when they're out-of-line with the majority, but provide good counter-arguments. (I find that in-line-with-majority comments get overlooked.) So, if you'd share some examples, that'd really help for backing/refuting your conjecture.
Looking at the threads you've been downvoted for (http://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=Maven911 http://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=Maven911), I'd say you feel this way out of spite but the downvotes are reasonable given your comments are neither insightful nor are they informative - merely speculative with a side of passive-aggressive and needless sarcasm.
- binspace 16y agoI don't find his comments out of line and deserving a downvote. My question is what purpose do downvotes serve other than allowing frustrated readers to retaliate against a "bad" post? > a lot of my comments get upvoted when they're out-of-line with the majority Your arguments have to be better. Simply stating differing opinion and anecdotal evidence (not always invalid) will often result in a downvote. I would find it more useful if the topic were explored, rather than censored. ---- Bummer, this story got censored. I think this is a good discussion. Obviously there are some unhappy people. I wonder if there are any sites that do not have downvotes. Honestly, the lack of a downvote button really attracted me to Hacker News. It's a shame it's being liberally used. * Sorry about the double post. I was not able to create a new post.