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HN bars downvotes until you hit 501 karma, but maybe the limit needs to be increased. I’ve often had people downvote my posts without explaining why they disagr
by supriyo-biswas 4y ago
HN bars downvotes until you hit 501 karma, but maybe the limit needs to be increased. I’ve often had people downvote my posts without explaining why they disagreed with it, which stifles opportunities to broaden my mind to other perspectives that other people have.
Something like Lesswrong’s dual voting system of up/downvotes + agree/disagree may also help, but I’ve never engaged with discussions on Lesswrong to tell if this works on larger communities such as this one.
- jrumbut 4y agoHN does have flags but I have no idea what they do besides attract all my accidental clicks while I scroll.
- supriyo-biswas 4y agoModerators do take action based on flags, when the occasional trashy comment or article gets through.