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Ask HN: Who can down-vote comments and/or submissions?
It seems that comments are sometimes "greyed out", which I presume is the result of down-voting. Who can perform this down-voting?
- dsmithn 15y agoFrom the FAQ: Why don't I see down arrows? There are no down arrows on submissions. They only appear on comments after users reach a certain karma threshold. I believe it's around 500 points.
- whiterabbit 15y agoJudging from the empirical evidence my own comments afford me, this ability is safeguarded for only the most short-sighted and humor-deprived HN users. (Bait.)
- mooism2 15y agoNote that humour does not travel well, sarcasm and earnestness are frequently confused with each other, and standards of who it is polite to be rude about vary.
- ColinWright 15y agoAnyone can upvote submissions and comments. Every upvote helps float the item higher, and counts for the submitter or commenter as a point of karma. People with enough karma (currently 500 points) can also downvote (with a few exceptions). Downvotes are pretty much the opposite of upvotes, floating the item lower, and taking karma from the commenter. The exceptions to downvotes are that you can't downvote: * A submission. * A reply to a comment you made * A reply to a submission you made * Something that's really old Did you check out the FAQ before asking? There's a link to it at the bottom of (very nearly) every page: http://ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html http://ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html There it says: Why don't I see down arrows? There are no down arrows on submissions. They only appear on comments after users reach a certain karma threshold. (although I see someone else has already quoted that)
- mise 15y agoNo, I didn't! Didn't know of it, although I should have gone looking for one.