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> Edit3: Multiple downvotes seem a little fishy, as does this article getting voted to the top of Hacker News. Do you really have to complain about being downv
by argonaut 12y ago
> Edit3: Multiple downvotes seem a little fishy, as does this article getting voted to the top of Hacker News.
Do you really have to complain about being downvoted? From the HN guidelines: Resist complaining about being downmodded. It never does any good, and it makes boring reading.
https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- jrockway 12y agoI find complaining about downvoting motivates the indifferent to vote you up. I've had posts go down to -4, me edit the post to complain about downvoting, and then have it go up to 50+. The problem with HN is that votes are like a reward, and people want the reward for posting. But, people use votes for both "good comment" and "I agree/disagree", so there is kind of a disparity between intentions and results. I think.
- kakakiki 12y agoFor most of the time, I am a passive reader. But when I see good comments getting downvoted I chip in with my vote. This would happen only if the complaining is there.