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I've been on HN for a while (lurking), never seen a downvote button but here people referencing them on occasion. Why do I not see downvote buttons? Or is this
by Nicholas_C 13y ago
I've been on HN for a while (lurking), never seen a downvote button but here people referencing them on occasion. Why do I not see downvote buttons? Or is this some inside joke?
- Domenic_S 13y agoYou need 500 karma to get a downvote button. "Why don't I see down arrows?" http://ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html http://ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html
- MertsA 13y agoNot all users can downvote things, I'm not sure if it's directly tied to how much karma you have but it's a measure to give more weight to the opinions of the more respected members of the community instead of anyone who has an account. Hopefully this will mean that Hacker News never turns into Reddit.