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"In order to vote something down, you need to give a reason." THAT is what Hacker News needs ( and Reddit and Facebook and everywhere else ). Because "Don't l
by damnitbuilds 10mo ago
"In order to vote something down, you need to give a reason."
THAT is what Hacker News needs ( and Reddit and Facebook and everywhere else ).
Because "Don't like the facts in your comment" is the reason for 90% of downvotes here.
- bell-cot 10mo agoSpeaking as a regular HN downvotee, I'd say "don't like your facts" accounts for at most 25% of downvoting. Sure, you can always make a moderation system more complex. At best, that will somewhat reduce the complaints. At the cost of both the added complexity, and all the new-and-undesirable ways in which humans users can interact with that shiny new complexity.
- Rochus 10mo agoRather remove the downvote function completely, because it is mostly misused and stimulates the "lower instincts" of people.