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Great points, but I think you misunderstood it. The way HN rank them is the exactly same. The different is in presentation, points in comments are hidden while
by ganis 16y ago
Great points, but I think you misunderstood it. The way HN rank them is the exactly same. The different is in presentation, points in comments are hidden while in stories aren't.
Can you elaborate why comments and stories are 2 different things? I think stories are just like comments but presented in different websites.
Maybe HN should allow users to downvote stories as well? Since some are complaining about their quality.
- mooism2 16y agoComments are usually written off the cuff, and take place within the context given by the story. Stories are usually more considered (yes, I know people link to tweets sometimes, personally I find that tiresome). They make their own context and are often (mostly?) written by people who haven't heard of HN. Also, I think you misunderstand my usage of a "ranking system" --- it includes not only the method of crunching the numbers, but also the way the votes are solicited.