do you mean topics or comments? I can't downvote topics. [3446 karma]
Comments, can anyone downvote topics? I didn't know that was even possible.
No, it's not possible. That is what flagging is for.
Ask HN: where'd my ability to downvote go?
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Re: Ask HN: where'd my ability to downvote go?
#22Downvoting is pointless. It encourages mass retribution against unpopular but valid topics. As someone else said, if a topic is broken -- spam, stupid or otherwise useless -- it should be flagged appropriately. My two cents, or probably about six cents worth 1 cent in 1987 values.
You can't downvote topics.
Re: Ask HN: where'd my ability to downvote go?
#23Downvoting is pointless. It encourages mass retribution against unpopular but valid topics. As someone else said, if a topic is broken -- spam, stupid or otherwise useless -- it should be flagged appropriately. My two cents, or probably about six cents worth 1 cent in 1987 values.
Someone voted you down. I voted you back up again. At least voting up is useful! (Feels good, too.) Seriously, while down votes are needed sometimes, I think they are overused. I often see a legitimate comment voted down because someone apparently disagrees with its contents. This is not what down votes are for.
This keeps coming up, and people keep linking to pg's post on saying that's exactly the intent of down-voting.
Re: Ask HN: where'd my ability to downvote go?
#24Re: Ask HN: where'd my ability to downvote go?
#25Earlier quoted context omitted.
Thanks for that.
63... correction 61 points to go. It's probably a reflection of the size of HN. The more popular it gets the more people are flowing in at the bottom, to keep the place from descending into mayhem the karma thresholds can be ratcheted up. 200 still seems pretty low though.
I guess I need to stop lurking... 184 karmas to go!
Re: Ask HN: where'd my ability to downvote go?
#26Downvoting is pointless. It encourages mass retribution against unpopular but valid topics. As someone else said, if a topic is broken -- spam, stupid or otherwise useless -- it should be flagged appropriately. My two cents, or probably about six cents worth 1 cent in 1987 values.
Someone voted you down. I voted you back up again. At least voting up is useful! (Feels good, too.) Seriously, while down votes are needed sometimes, I think they are overused. I often see a legitimate comment voted down because someone apparently disagrees with its contents. This is not what down votes are for.
Particularly when you go "against the grain" on here. If I dare say anything negative about LISP, Emacs, the environment or business mentality, I get shot down straight away.
Re: Ask HN: where'd my ability to downvote go?
#27Earlier quoted context omitted.
Someone voted you down. I voted you back up again. At least voting up is useful! (Feels good, too.) Seriously, while down votes are needed sometimes, I think they are overused. I often see a legitimate comment voted down because someone apparently disagrees with its contents. This is not what down votes are for.
This keeps coming up, and people keep linking to pg's post on saying that's exactly the intent of down-voting.
Well, pg controls it to a large extent, but not 100%.
Re: Ask HN: where'd my ability to downvote go?
#28Earlier quoted context omitted.
Someone voted you down. I voted you back up again. At least voting up is useful! (Feels good, too.) Seriously, while down votes are needed sometimes, I think they are overused. I often see a legitimate comment voted down because someone apparently disagrees with its contents. This is not what down votes are for.
Particularly when you go "against the grain" on here. If I dare say anything negative about LISP, Emacs, the environment or business mentality, I get shot down straight away.
Like just now. (Modded up though.)
Re: Ask HN: where'd my ability to downvote go?
#29Earlier quoted context omitted.
Someone voted you down. I voted you back up again. At least voting up is useful! (Feels good, too.) Seriously, while down votes are needed sometimes, I think they are overused. I often see a legitimate comment voted down because someone apparently disagrees with its contents. This is not what down votes are for.
Particularly when you go "against the grain" on here. If I dare say anything negative about LISP, Emacs, the environment or business mentality, I get shot down straight away.
Because Ghod knows that any negative comment about those topics is inherently good and worthwhile.
In other news, "they" didn't laugh at Einstein or Newton, but they did laugh at Bozo the Clown....
Re: Ask HN: where'd my ability to downvote go?
#30Earlier quoted context omitted.
This keeps coming up, and people keep linking to pg's post on saying that's exactly the intent of down-voting.
Well, pg controls it to a large extent, but not 100%.
It's his site. If he says downvoting is appropriate for expressing disagreement, then there's no basis for saying that isn't "what down votes are for".