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No need to comment if we simply disagree. That's what downvoting was made for!
by timje1 13y ago
No need to comment if we simply disagree. That's what downvoting was made for!
- chippy 13y agomany hacker news members are unable to downvote. There is some kind of threshold limit based on account age. My account was created about 1000 days ago, and my karma is 182. I am unable to downvote at this time, because I lurked for long part of that 1000 days.
- taspeotis 13y agoLast time I checked it was karma-based [1] and you needed 1,000 internet points before you could downvote. [1] http://ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html http://ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html
- chippy 13y agoYeah that FAQ doesn't quite answer that, but the unofficial one does: http://jacquesmattheij.com/The+Unofficial+HN+FAQ http://jacquesmattheij.com/The+Unofficial+HN+FAQ Edits: Yes, that doesn't have anything about some kind of ratio though... just that there is a threshold. Thank you :)
- skrebbel 13y agoNo it wasn't. Downvotes are for comments that are below HN standards. Comments are for disagreeing.
- gruseom 13y agoNo, timje1 had it right. PG has repeatedly stated that downvotes are ok for disagreeing. Comments are for when you have something substantive to say.