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What’s with the flood of downvotes on this comment? It’s civil, relevant, and contributes to discussion of the topic. Maybe you disagree with its conclusion, bu
by majos 7y ago
What’s with the flood of downvotes on this comment? It’s civil, relevant, and contributes to discussion of the topic. Maybe you disagree with its conclusion, but that’s not what downvotes are for.
- throwaway2048 7y agoBecause anything that blames government policy for specific failures beyond a generic bemoaning of "regulations" is seen as "too political" and "uncivil" by HN.
- kick 7y agoI agree with the downmodded comment, but it's important to remember that downmodding can be used to express disagreement: Paul Graham: I think it's ok to use the up and down arrows to express agreement. Obviously the uparrows aren't only for applauding politeness, so it seems reasonable that the downarrows aren't only for booing rudeness. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=117171 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=117171 Also, try not to comment on the voting on comments, it doesn't help much, and breaks the site's guidelines: Please don't comment about the voting on comments. It never does any good, and it makes boring reading. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html