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PG set the downvote threshold to 500 [1]. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1853529 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1853529

• kelukelugames 12y ago
  Thank you for the link.
  • tonteldoos 12y ago
    Hasn't there been speculation that this has changed since?
    • dang 12y ago
      There's no need to speculate. It's 500. Or, uh, 501: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7606199 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7606199.
    • brudgers 12y ago
      Based on user stories. it appears that the algorithm that upgrades users to allow downvoting may only run periodically. So people hit 500 or 501 but don't instantly get the ability. For what it's worth I was just about to get the downvote when the threshold went from 200 to 500. I thought, how will I ever get that many points? because back then 200 seemed like a lot.