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Re:Tell HN: A Recent Rise in Downvoting by terrym on Sunday October 17, 2010 @11:25AM (#1800519)
Doesn't every comment start with 1 point, though? People trying to game the system could still do so simply by commenting a lot (maybe on older, less visible submissions that won't get them down-votes). Maybe every comment should start at 0 points?
Re:Tell HN: A Recent Rise in Downvoting by kranner on Sunday October 17, 2010 @11:45AM (#1800572)
I believe you don't actually earn a point until someone upvotes you away from that default 1.