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I'm honestly confused what's the use of flagging in Hackernews. You're being flagged, even though you're making some interesting observations that aren't derail
by luuuzeta 4y ago
I'm honestly confused what's the use of flagging in Hackernews. You're being flagged, even though you're making some interesting observations that aren't derailing the thread. Is it because the flaggers disagree with your opinions?
I also don't like forced socialization but like the possibility of socialization being there, as a way to build team cohesion, disengage from work, etc.
- jagged-chisel 4y agoOne should downvote to disagree. One should flag comments that are against community guidelines (trolling, unnecessary rudeness...) This, however, doesn't mean that everyone uses these features correctly.
- rhn_mk1 4y agoI would prefer if users didn't use downvotes if they merely disagree. Disagreement doesn't make something not worth reading - actually, it's the opposite. I see a lot of honest opinions and questions downvoted, and this turns threads into echo chambers.
- bt4u 4y ago[dead]
- laserlight 4y agoDownvoting for disagreement is not my cup of coffee either, but I can understand why people do that. I've never understood why questions are downvoted, though. I'm not talking about “Google it you moron” types of questions. I've seen even simple questions of further inquiry get downvotes. Perhaps there are people offended by questions. I'm genuinely curious.
- rhn_mk1 4y agoHere's an example from today: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34216557 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34216557 I can't imagine why this could possibly get downvoted.
- irrational 4y agoHow do you know it was downvoted? I don’t see a way to tell what kind of votes a comment got.
- rhn_mk1 4y agoAt the time it was grayed out.
- laserlight 4y agoText of downvoted comments appear in lighter shades. The more the downvotes the lighter the text. Does the linked comment [0] appear in light gray as opposed to its replies which are darker? [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34216557 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34216557
- dinkumthinkum 4y agoGive that the score is called “karma,” it seems very odd for downvotes to occur for disagreement .
- dkjaudyeqooe 4y agoMy understanding is that downvotes should be used for comments that don't add to the discussion. Thoughtful disagreement is surely the lifeblood of a good discussion. I feel like most downvotes are used to simply disagree though.
- jagged-chisel 4y agopg said this 13yrs ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=658691 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=658691 Sure, communities change, but it seems whenever I try to get folks onboard with "don't downvote to disagree" I get pushback from some admin, founder, senior community member that downvoting to disagree is Just Fine. Edit: my preference is that, as you say, downvoting should be used for comments that don't add to the discussion.
- luuuzeta 4y ago>One should downvote to disagree. One should flag comments that are against community guidelines (trolling, unnecessary rudeness...) Interesting! I didn't know there was both flagging and downvoting. I'd assume flagging works like reporting on Reddit.