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Re:Reddit raises $200M at a $1.8B valuation by DanBC on Monday July 31, 2017 @03:28PM (#14895153)
And this too: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=658683

But then see these, which seem to acknowledge downvote to disagree is a problem:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1057338

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2403716

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Re:Reddit raises $200M at a $1.8B valuation by roselan on Tuesday August 01, 2017 @01:53AM (#14898201)
In that sense why not go to a "stars" system? It requires more cognitive overhead, but I think HN members can handle it.
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Re:Reddit raises $200M at a $1.8B valuation by corobo on Tuesday August 01, 2017 @09:33AM (#14900404)
Because people only ever vote 1 star or 5 stars. 3 at a push for neutral. They map to up, down and no vote so may as well just be that
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