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I think this boils down to: - Users upvote, because they want that story to get MORE attention, BECAUSE they agree - Users downvote, because they want that st
by manx 4y ago
I think this boils down to:
- Users upvote, because they want that story to get MORE attention, BECAUSE they agree
- Users downvote, because they want that story to get LESS attention, BECAUSE they disagree
So the intent is still attention control, but the reason is (dis)agreement.
But in the case of HN, the downvote is a moderation mechanism, instead of a community poll. So this might be confusing to the user. Treating downvotes differently, based on a top-level reason (disagreement, violating ToC, false or misleading, not interesting, etc) makes a lot of sense to me.
- JohnFen 4y agoUsually (but not always), I upvote not because I agree, but because someone said something that I think was worth reading. Usually (but not always), I downvote not because I disagree, but because someone said something that I think is worth negative attention (trolling, etc.). But I would love a separate Like/Dislike mechanism. It's a bit painful to upvote an insightful (thus upvote-worthy) comment that expresses a view that I disagree with.