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>I think it's tied to total karma, but someone would have to provide more information there. According to https://github.com/minimaxir/hacker-news-undocumented
by r721 2y ago
>I think it's tied to total karma, but someone would have to provide more information there.
According to https://github.com/minimaxir/hacker-news-undocumented https://github.com/minimaxir/hacker-news-undocumented "After users reach 501 Karma, they gain the ability to downvote another comment."
I often wonder whether "limited downvotes" scheme would work: (let's say) 30 downvotes per 24h are free to use and after that each downvote decreases your karma by 1.
- Tarsul 2y agoMy personal opinion is that downvotes, upvotes and algorithms are design decisions that often stick before the best one is found. It's a shame really, because I think it's not only really important (e.g. to combat fake news/users etc.) but most interesting. Nonetheless, HN did good with their version where the max. downvote of a comment is -4 and where the up/downvote of a comment is not listed publicly. All functions that help with community building. However, I fret the moment when AI users and shills take over (especially since throwaway accounts are so easy to create).