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Stop downvoting posts you don't agree with.

• bdcravens 13y ago
  I agree that downvotes are for poor comments, not differing opinions, but look at how HN doesn't work. If I say "patent lawsuit protect innovation" with supporting thoughts or "open source results in poor software", I'm likely to be downvoted as well. In most cases, it's the result of someone disagreeing with me.
  • toyg 13y ago
    In my experience that's not true. I've seen top-posts that in most other fora would be moderated out of existence, thrive on HN when they're well-supported with sources and rational thinking.