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YMMV, but my impression is that downvotes are usually obvious and expected, either bad style/inflammatory or unpopular opinions in the given context (i.e. any c
by lazyjones 11y ago
YMMV, but my impression is that downvotes are usually obvious and expected, either bad style/inflammatory or unpopular opinions in the given context (i.e. any criticism of e.g. Perl in a Perl-related discussion where many fans of the language are present).
Requiring a comment is probably less effort than all the captchas I have to solve because of Tor (many more than the number of downvotes I pass around...), but it'll lead to unnecessary meta-discussions ("he downvoted me because of foo but he's wrong because ...").
- dang 11y ago> all the captchas I have to solve because of Tor Do you see those when posting from your current account? If so, I'm not sure we have this right. There are hurdles on new accounts to impede spammers and trolls, but we don't mean to make things harder for established users. If you wouldn't mind, sending details of what you're experiencing to hn@ycombinator.com would be helpful. We'll look into it and maybe adjust how this works.
- lazyjones 11y ago> Do you see those when posting from your current account? Yes, I do reload HN quite often (always logged in with this account) and believe I have seen 5+ captchas or so today already. Thanks for the offer to report details, I'll try to keep track of what exactly happens tomorrow.
- dang 11y agoCool. A screenshot would be great, if that's convenient. Sorry we've been inconveniencing you!