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If downvotes are meaningless, then HN should remove this feature; upvoting is enough to promote useful comments, and comments violating the rules can still be f
by Rochus 3y ago
If downvotes are meaningless, then HN should remove this feature; upvoting is enough to promote useful comments, and comments violating the rules can still be flagged.
I don't see any reason for the majority of downvotes; mostly it's just other opinions that don't suit a few people; often it's even the correct presentation of the facts that has been downvoted.
- ggm 3y agoYes. Well.. sometimes. Sometimes it's people emoting, being reddit, ad hom.. it can be a lot of things.
- Rochus 3y agoThen you can still flag them.
- ggm 3y agoFlagging is a giant whack stick. Karma is incremental.
- Rochus 3y agoWell, if you don't like the comment, then just don't upvote it; and if it violates the rules, flag it. But the admin should keep an eye on flagging practice; if it is misused, the malus should fall back on those who misuse the feature.