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I wondered about that too, not sure why this was downvoted. Sorry for being OT, but maybe HN should recheck whether downvoting a comment just to express disagr

I wondered about that too, not sure why this was downvoted. Sorry for being OT, but maybe HN should recheck whether downvoting a comment just to express disagreement about a factual statement (as opposed to punishing bad or trollish ones) is conducive to a civil and constructive discourse here.

funkyy 12y ago
To be completely honest I find down-vote button way to close to up-vote button, so sometimes I am not sure if I clicked right one. So some of them might be accidental.
- joosters 12y ago
  It's also annoying that the arrows disappear the instant that you click on them. If the up/downvote was just highlighted after a click, you could then let users click again to correct their choice.
  - deleted 12y ago
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  - ansible 12y ago
    Yes. I do occasionally make a mistake, and it is easy to fix on reddit. Here... no so much. On my tablet, the up/down arrows are ridiculously small; I usually have to zoom in a couple times to be sure to tap the intended arrow.
stingraycharles 12y ago
Yeah I have no idea what is happening to HN lately, a lot of posts that add information are being downvoted. I personally feel like getting rid of the downvote button altogether would be a great step forward, since we already have the flag button.
- MrBuddyCasino 12y ago
  And its happening again. I agree this wasn't as prevalent 1-2 years ago, I have no idea whats going on either.
- proksoup 12y ago
  Some users, such as me, have no downvote button. Maybe it is an existing account setting that could be used more frequently.
  - stingraycharles 12y ago
    There is a certain karma threshold before you can downvote.
frabcus 12y ago
How do you know something has been downvoted? Unless it is so bad it goes grey, I can't see any indication.
- scintill76 12y ago
  I know it was at 0 points, therefore slightly grey, shortly after I posted it. I guess nobody else can see the points, but noticed the greyness.

funkyy 12y ago

To be completely honest I find down-vote button way to close to up-vote button, so sometimes I am not sure if I clicked right one. So some of them might be accidental.

joosters 12y ago
It's also annoying that the arrows disappear the instant that you click on them. If the up/downvote was just highlighted after a click, you could then let users click again to correct their choice.
- deleted 12y ago
  [deleted]
- ansible 12y ago
  Yes. I do occasionally make a mistake, and it is easy to fix on reddit. Here... no so much. On my tablet, the up/down arrows are ridiculously small; I usually have to zoom in a couple times to be sure to tap the intended arrow.

stingraycharles 12y ago

Yeah I have no idea what is happening to HN lately, a lot of posts that add information are being downvoted. I personally feel like getting rid of the downvote button altogether would be a great step forward, since we already have the flag button.

MrBuddyCasino 12y ago
And its happening again. I agree this wasn't as prevalent 1-2 years ago, I have no idea whats going on either.
proksoup 12y ago
Some users, such as me, have no downvote button. Maybe it is an existing account setting that could be used more frequently.
- stingraycharles 12y ago
  There is a certain karma threshold before you can downvote.

frabcus 12y ago

How do you know something has been downvoted? Unless it is so bad it goes grey, I can't see any indication.

scintill76 12y ago
I know it was at 0 points, therefore slightly grey, shortly after I posted it. I guess nobody else can see the points, but noticed the greyness.