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Posts can't be downvoted. They can only be upvoted, ignored, or flagged. And everything on the front page gets there by being upvoted by readers.
by pwg 7y ago
Posts can't be downvoted. They can only be upvoted, ignored, or flagged.
And everything on the front page gets there by being upvoted by readers.
- dang 7y agoEverything on the front page stays there by being upvoted [1], but there's also the second-chance pool (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11662380 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11662380), which is a different way to get a few minutes on the front page. [1] except the job ads of course
- owlninja 7y agoI think you can downvote after getting 500 karma.
- codegeek 7y agoNot posts. Only comments can be downvoted. Posts can only be flagged.