Ask PG: Can't flag or downvote anymore

#1

Post by bhavin » Mon, Jan 02, 2012, 1:47 AM UTC

Just realized I am unable to downvote a comment or flag a post anymore. Is there a change in threshold/policy for that?

Re: Ask PG: Can't flag or downvote anymore

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Post by [deleted] » Mon, Jan 02, 2012, 3:14 AM UTC

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Re: Ask PG: Can't flag or downvote anymore

#3

Post by GFischer » Mon, Jan 02, 2012, 5:31 PM UTC

I'm not PG but I remember reading that it was a sliding scale based on the average karma... so if your karma grows slower than the total karma, you might have lost the ability.

I can't find the interesting link with the analysis I read it from (it was from around the time PG removed the points), but there's some confirmation here:

http://jacquesmattheij.com/The+Unofficial+HN+FAQ#cantdownvot...

Re: Ask PG: Can't flag or downvote anymore

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Post by chc » Fri, Jan 06, 2012, 6:24 PM UTC

GFischer wrote: post #3

I'm not PG but I remember reading that it was a sliding scale based on the average karma... so if your karma grows slower than the total karma, you might have lost the ability. I can't find the interesting link with the analysis I read it from (it was from around the time PG removed the points), but there's some confirmation here: http://jacquesmattheij.com/The+Unofficial+HN+FAQ#cantdownvot...

Yeah, the thresholds are constantly creeping upward. I don't know what they are now, but I'm pretty sure they're somewhere above 600.