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I like the new system. It discourages winning an argument with numbers. 20 people upvoted the previous comment so that guy must be right.
by iterationx 15y ago
I like the new system. It discourages winning an argument with numbers. 20 people upvoted the previous comment so that guy must be right.
- bzupnick 15y agoso why cant we start down voting with less karma, as opposed to now it being 500. so more people could counteract your issue. AND i think that if a comment has more upvotes, then they DID win the argument and that should be seen that they won.
- iterationx 15y agoI think you're missing the point. Logic wins arguments not upvotes.
- bzupnick 15y agoyeh, logic wins arguments. but people will upvote the comment that is most logical, which should also be the correct one. if a comment is illogical, then its also incorrect. so basically, the right and logical ones will get upvoted. whule the stupid, illogical, and wrong ones will get downvoted
- alain94040 15y agoYes, logic wins arguments, but to continue with metaphors, I'm sure you have heard of the halting problem. Without upvotes, the thread will go on forever. Vote counts allows for closure. So threads are shorter and I'm happy to extract more information faster.
- jasonlotito 15y agoDo not confuse highlight quality comments with displaying scores. And while numbers shouldn't be the ultimate arbitrator, knowing that 20 people found X's arguments to be better then Y's arguments lends some weight to someone's arguments. Having been on both sides of this, I feel it's fair. It's important to understand when your view runs contrary to the community wisdom of HN. It doesn't mean you have to give in, but it's still good to know where your ideas stand.
- huhtenberg 15y agoThis is spot on. It encourages continuing the discussion even if the other side has support of its fan club.