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The solution is simple: Use downvotes for rude and disrespectful comments. I am all for moderating a forum for pointless and useless comments. Most downvotes no
by systemvoltage 5y ago
The solution is simple: Use downvotes for rude and disrespectful comments. I am all for moderating a forum for pointless and useless comments. Most downvotes now-a-days are about disagreements. Using downvotes as a tool to push others into conformity is the shittiest part of HN.
- andrepd 5y agoI actually have a sort of nice idea about this: make your downvotes' worth be inversely proportional to how many downvotes you give. A person who gives 100 downvotes per month will have his downvotes count 1/20th as those of a person who downvotes 5 times per month. An incenctive to be really judicious in handing out downvotes and not simply using them to drown out minority opinions.
- systemvoltage 5y agoInteresting. I think we would still have the issue of 10 people piling up on a comment with downvotes, as judiciously as they can spend the budget.
- SV_BubbleTime 5y agoOnly issue here is that you are penalized for activity even if it’s in removing objective garbage. But I like the idea quite a bit. That you take a hit for being a negative ass that downvotes questions you think are beneath you.