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HN has a downvote button, but only for those who've engaged on HN for a bit prior to downvoting. It helps prevent abuse.
by badRNG 5y ago
HN has a downvote button, but only for those who've engaged on HN for a bit prior to downvoting. It helps prevent abuse.
- scrooched_moose 5y agoJust for comments though, right? Stories can only be flagged, which as I understand can lead to bans/losing the privilege if it's abused.
- spurgu 5y agoYes. I think you need 500 karma and it's only for comments.
- Buttons840 5y agoI've been on HN for nearly 10 years and can't downvote stories. Not a complaint, just an observation.
- aeternum 5y agoThe flag button serves as a downvote for stories. Seems like a good system since people are less likely to hit flag just because they disagree.
- blendergeek 5y agoYou need a "score" of at least 500 to get to use downvotes.
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- rnd0 5y ago> Not a complaint, just an observation. Same. It feels like a passive-aggressive elitism, and not simply an anti-abuse feature. Given the site we're on, I don't have a problem as much with the elitism (I'm not the target demographic, after all -I'm older and not working in tech) as much as with the "passive-aggressive" part of the rhetoric behind withholding downvote capability.
- Ensorceled 5y agoIt IS an anti-abuse / anti-sockpuppet feature. I can see why you think it is elitism since, in a way, it is. But I don't understand why you think it's "passive aggressive".
- Cd00d 5y agoYou have a karma > 4k... I don't understand. Maybe you haven't noticed the little down arrow next to the poster's username?
- Buttons840 5y agoI can't downvote stories, but can downvote comments. Just to clarify. I edited my original comment so perhaps you replied before my edit.
- runevault 5y agoNo one can downvote stories as far as I know, flag is the downvote at the story level.
- mike_d 5y agoYou should be able to downvote comments, since you have more than 501 karma. The analog for downvoting submissions is the "super downvote" of flagging (and in turn vouching), which requires 31 karma.
- rnd0 5y agoWhat's "a bit"? I've been here since 2017, 371 karma, still no downvote option.
- TravisHusky 5y agoIf I am not mistaken, it is an option at 500 karma.
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- phaedryx 5y agoI gave this comment an upvote. Let's get you over the threshold.
- DoreenMichele 5y agoTrust me: that strategy only works on April 1st.
- rnd0 5y agoIt's the thought that counts -and I appreciate the thought!
- DoreenMichele 5y agoI was poking fun at myself. I'm probably the only one who thinks it's funny.
- phaedryx 5y agohaha, I lost some points on that comment.
- rnd0 5y ago"Karma is meant to be spent" -which is a bit of a conundrum to me because I can't figure out how to "spend" karma without simply spamming every thread I see in hopes of getting up-votes (which I'm pretty sure is the opposite of what the karma system's intent is).
- lrem 5y ago9 years and 2500 karma in, still no downvote button on stories... I believe it is documented somewhere that the button does not exist.
- deleted 5y ago[deleted]