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"because I could easily sort through the legitimacy of opinions based on their upvotes. " This is a mistake. People frequently vote down things that are right
by jshen 16y ago
"because I could easily sort through the legitimacy of opinions based on their upvotes. "
This is a mistake. People frequently vote down things that are right because they don't understand the material as well as they think they do.
- jasonlotito 16y agoExcept the mechanic for voting down (dimming out the comment) remains. Also, my experience is that the down votes are usually countered. Good comments get a good number of points. By removing points from comments, you've made points worthless for determining comment value. In that way, having them is pointless.