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@dang: could we have a commend option in addition to flag? This comment, and a number of other comments from both sides in this thread proves that it is possib

@dang: could we have a commend option in addition to flag? This comment, and a number of other comments from both sides in this thread proves that it is possible to have a good discussion on hot topics, and I live that as I feel I have now understood a lot more not only about what happened but also how it could happen. edit: changed "can we get" to "could we have" to make it clear that this is not a feature request but an idea. edit2: why I care is because so many of the most important discussions that come up get flagged down because they tend to be usalvagable. My hope was that this idea or something similar could help. I should also note that I don't think it would be easy to pull off as it would lead to accusations about favoritism etc.

GuiA 6y ago
You have a commend button, it's the little up arrow to the left of the comment.
- eitland 6y ago
  Nope, not the same. Ordinary upvotes hasn't had visible results since around the time dang took over from pg. Commend, if accepted by mods, should result in a visual difference in the display of the post somehow opposite of how flags works: pin to top, really small star or something. Maybe a list of exceptionally good answers in the users the profile. I was once "caught" for doing something correctly that all teenagers tend to fail on (technical, trivial thing) and ten years later since then I realized I had always got it right after that day when someone told me that they appreciated it. I don't know if this is a good idea, but I wanted to mention it.
codezero 6y ago
You’re getting downvoted. Welcome to hacker news, this must not be a surprise. Thank you brave soldier. I appreciate your comment. I don’t care about HN karma, even if I do, but your comment is meaningful to me above an upvote. I’m a “new” manager, and I am a terrible communicator (and/or I have impostor syndrome). I’ve been trying desperately to improve how I communicate personally and professionally. This thread is maybe a perverse exercise in that, so your comment is great feedback. Thanks. Hang in there.
- eitland 6y ago
  > Welcome to hacker news, this must not be a surprise. I've been here for over ten years in some form or another so it is no surprise by now :-) In fact while I really like HN I sometimes have to laugh at the voting patterns here. E.g. Last week I think I got a bunch of downvotes for describing my first hand experience with something that everyone was suddenly an expert on :-) > I’m a “new” manager, and I am a terrible communicator. I’ve been trying desperately to improve how I communicate personally and professionally. Not a manager, but I also struggle with this. Also I would be happy if more people communicated as well as you! > Hang in there. Thanks! You too!
  - mistermann 6y ago
    HN is one of the highest concentrations of intelligence on the planet, and much could be learned from voting patterns of this demographic. But as far as I can tell, keeping the peace is all that matters. Social good is for other people to do, always and everywhere.
    - reitanqild 6y ago
      > HN is one of the highest concentrations of intelligence on the planet, and much could be learned from voting patterns of this demographic. Probably correct for what I know. But that doesn't means that all results here are valid. The concentration of intelligence is obvious, but that doesn't mean I don't see sloppy reading and weird logic all the time. Intelligent people also have biases, also read too fast and doesn't catch the nuances, also become hot headed etc etc.
      - mistermann 6y ago
        You are correct. It is not difficult to find at least one single fault in any human being. It seems interesting that a community whose members overwhelmingly work in logical domains, also struggles being consistently logical on an aggregate basis. And not just that, the abstract topic itself is...rather touchy. Might there be something interesting to learn here?

GuiA 6y ago

You have a commend button, it's the little up arrow to the left of the comment.

eitland 6y ago
Nope, not the same. Ordinary upvotes hasn't had visible results since around the time dang took over from pg. Commend, if accepted by mods, should result in a visual difference in the display of the post somehow opposite of how flags works: pin to top, really small star or something. Maybe a list of exceptionally good answers in the users the profile. I was once "caught" for doing something correctly that all teenagers tend to fail on (technical, trivial thing) and ten years later since then I realized I had always got it right after that day when someone told me that they appreciated it. I don't know if this is a good idea, but I wanted to mention it.

codezero 6y ago

You’re getting downvoted. Welcome to hacker news, this must not be a surprise. Thank you brave soldier. I appreciate your comment. I don’t care about HN karma, even if I do, but your comment is meaningful to me above an upvote. I’m a “new” manager, and I am a terrible communicator (and/or I have impostor syndrome). I’ve been trying desperately to improve how I communicate personally and professionally. This thread is maybe a perverse exercise in that, so your comment is great feedback. Thanks. Hang in there.

eitland 6y ago
> Welcome to hacker news, this must not be a surprise. I've been here for over ten years in some form or another so it is no surprise by now :-) In fact while I really like HN I sometimes have to laugh at the voting patterns here. E.g. Last week I think I got a bunch of downvotes for describing my first hand experience with something that everyone was suddenly an expert on :-) > I’m a “new” manager, and I am a terrible communicator. I’ve been trying desperately to improve how I communicate personally and professionally. Not a manager, but I also struggle with this. Also I would be happy if more people communicated as well as you! > Hang in there. Thanks! You too!
- mistermann 6y ago
  HN is one of the highest concentrations of intelligence on the planet, and much could be learned from voting patterns of this demographic. But as far as I can tell, keeping the peace is all that matters. Social good is for other people to do, always and everywhere.
  - reitanqild 6y ago
    > HN is one of the highest concentrations of intelligence on the planet, and much could be learned from voting patterns of this demographic. Probably correct for what I know. But that doesn't means that all results here are valid. The concentration of intelligence is obvious, but that doesn't mean I don't see sloppy reading and weird logic all the time. Intelligent people also have biases, also read too fast and doesn't catch the nuances, also become hot headed etc etc.
    - mistermann 6y ago
      You are correct. It is not difficult to find at least one single fault in any human being. It seems interesting that a community whose members overwhelmingly work in logical domains, also struggles being consistently logical on an aggregate basis. And not just that, the abstract topic itself is...rather touchy. Might there be something interesting to learn here?