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A problem I've noticed with every comment/article voting system, including HN, is that a single downvote shouldn't have any effect. Here on HN one downvote tur
by wavephorm 15y ago
A problem I've noticed with every comment/article voting system, including HN, is that a single downvote shouldn't have any effect. Here on HN one downvote turns the comment dark which is to encourage "pile-on" voting. Any vote up or down should not be visible to other users until X votes have been cast.
- nyellin 15y agoI don't think HN works that way. Almost all of my votes are corrective votes.
- tikhonj 15y agoI don't think it's a really big issue, but I agree with you wholeheartedly. The color of the post should only change when it hits a negative score. A post downvoted by only one person is a reflection of that person rather than the post. Also, since they start at 1 point anyhow, it would be a very elegant system.