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Ask HN: Down Voting Etiquette
What is the etiquette regarding down voting on Hacker News? Is there an official policy? When is it appropriate, and when is it stifling speech?
- thekevan 13y agoIf you are talking about voting on comments specifically, PG recently touched on that a bit here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7445761 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7445761
- DanBC 13y agoPersonally: i downvote rude comments; insults; throwaway jokes and throwaway comments. I try to ignore people I think are trolling. I try hard to not downvote for disagreement but I sometimes do downvotes for disagreement. Please do feel free to stiffle speech. Voting is not used nearly enough on HN. Vote early, vote often. If I get a single down vote I try to understand my post, but I remember that fat finger votes are easy especially on mobile. If I get multie downvotes I might include additional information under a clearly marked edit, or a follow up post to clarify and expand my position. I'm not good with words and I often write things I don't quite mean.
- gus_massa 13y agoA personal preference: Don’t downvote comments that are already grey, unless they are very offensive.