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I have no idea if you're right or not, but I really hate how people downmod on HN instead of stating their disagreements.
by Demiurge 13y ago
I have no idea if you're right or not, but I really hate how people downmod on HN instead of stating their disagreements.
- ColinWright 13y agoIn general so do I, but in this case the initial reply was a content free snipe. In that case I'm not surprised it got a downvote without investing the time in making a more complete reply. The subsequent edit was useful, although the attitude is, well, "sharp".
- derefr 13y agoAs far as I've been able to tell from years of Reddit/HN, downvoting is basically a signal that says "this comment is not worth the time it'd take to rebut it--but also isn't doing anything actively harmful enough to elicit flagging."