From memory, a few weeks ago it was upped to 500, I think. I'll see if I can find the item. ADDED IN EDIT: From http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1853529 h

From memory, a few weeks ago it was upped to 500, I think. I'll see if I can find the item. ADDED IN EDIT: From http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1853529 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1853529 > pg > I've often thought of it. The reason I had downvotes > originally was to deter people from saying things that > were mean or stupid. But maybe the right way to deal > with that is a separate mechanism from voting, as it > is with stories. Maybe the right combo for comments is > an uparrow, plus a flag link, and encourage users to > flag comments that are mean or stupid. > > I'll think about the real solution more after I'm done > reading applications, but I'll increase the downvote > threshold to 500 now.