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Why does this get downvoted? The parent did not violate any rules or code of conduct of HN. His question was on topic. HN is also an experiment of community bu
by Torwald 8y ago
Why does this get downvoted? The parent did not violate any rules or code of conduct of HN. His question was on topic.
HN is also an experiment of community building. As far as I am concerned, the downvotes for the parent are a sign that the experiment is moving torwards fail.
If you are insecure as to when it is appropriate to downvote on HN, please read the ruleset again. Thanks.
- detaro 8y ago> please read the ruleset again. There is only one written-down rule about downvotes, and your comment is breaking it.
- Torwald 8y agoThat's true.
- PhasmaFelis 8y agoIt was probably downvoted because the phrasing sounded like they were dismissing the project as pointless. From their later post it sounds like that maybe wasn't what they meant, but it wasn't clear at the time. We periodically get people on HN sneering at neat toy projects because they don't fill a business need, and we don't like that.