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I do not, because I use the "upvoted comments" and "upvoted submissions" as a collection of useful links and TODO study. So if the reply is not something I may
by avodonosov 4y ago
I do not, because I use the "upvoted comments" and "upvoted submissions" as a collection of useful links and TODO study. So if the reply is not something I may use in the future, I do not upvote to aviod bloating my link list.
Although it made me feel somewhat guilty to the people who answered my question, like here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31598801 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31598801
But I sometimes upvote comments I do not need saved, just in hope to draw the authors attention, if I reply days after his comment and want him to reply back. I hope he will notice the karma change and will look around.
And rarely I upvote opinions I strongly agree with and want to endorse.
- rglullis 4y agoWhy not use the "favorite" list for that?
- gnicholas 4y agoNot parent, but favorites are public, while upvotes are private.
- avodonosov 4y agoexactly
- avodonosov 4y agoBecause it's public, while my list is not intended for that
- dredmorbius 4y agoThe fact that HN faves are public is ... something of a pain point for me. Though I do use the feature. Algolia search is sufficiently good that my own comments on threads are also a useful referencing method, and (though nominally also public), serve my own research / reference needs fairly well.