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HN has by far the most bizarre downvote patterns I've ever seen. Not really worth wondering about.
by wutbrodo 5y ago
HN has by far the most bizarre downvote patterns I've ever seen. Not really worth wondering about.
- rgrieselhuber 5y agoI think there are definite categories. They seem to range from legitimate uses of downvoting such as against obvious trolls, facetious argumentation, etc. to enforcement of ideological tyranny. It's always interesting to analyze.
- SketchySeaBeast 5y ago> enforcement of ideological tyranny Boy, that escalated quickly.
- wutbrodo 5y agoWell sure, describing downvote patterns as weird doesn't mean that the majority of downvotes are bizarre. The bulk are completely comprehensible. But I can't think of anywhere else where I see as many completely reasonable comments heavily downvoted for incomprehensible reasons.
- rgrieselhuber 5y agoYeah I agree on your last point. I sometimes wonder if some of it is automated / training data being built but you never know.
- rootusrootus 5y agoIMO the voting pattern changes pretty clearly as the Earth turns and different groups of people become the dominant readers at any given moment.
- wutbrodo 5y agoThis dynamic is true of places like Reddit too, or any forum with a global audience. But I can't think of any subreddit I've ever observed such weird downvote patterns on.