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http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=117171 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=117171 PG: "I think it's ok to use the up and down arrows to express agreement.
by jamieb 14y ago
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=117171 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=117171
PG: "I think it's ok to use the up and down arrows to express agreement. Obviously the uparrows aren't only for applauding politeness, so it seems reasonable that the downarrows aren't only for booing rudeness."
- Fargren 14y agoI stand corrected.
- mindcrime 14y agoIt may be pg's site, and he sets the rules in the technical sense, but I feel like a majority of the users of the site agree with your position, and would discourage people from downvoting simply out of disagreement. The "rules" are one thing, the "culture" may be different. In this case, I think the cultural norm is in favor of not expressing disagreement through downvotes. But that's just me. shrug