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The comment rating on Slashdot is better. You can mark comments as funny or insightful. HN readers tend to have a single linear viewpoint, and if you dissent f
by blackrock 6y ago
The comment rating on Slashdot is better. You can mark comments as funny or insightful.
HN readers tend to have a single linear viewpoint, and if you dissent from that angle, then you get downvoted to oblivion, or worse, flagged, even if you may have a valid viewpoint.
Edit: And I just got downvoted. So this proves my point.
- paulpauper 6y agoThe comment voting sucks. I have made suggestions to mods to change it so that downvotes only count half as much because it it is way easier to get downvoted than upvoted in the comments.