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Re:Alt.techcrunch.die.die.die by gojomo on Tuesday June 10, 2008 @12:03PM (#213977)
It's worth a try. If story downvotes existed, stories like this might not even be upvoted... I suspect most of its upvotes reflect pent-up demand for downvotes on previous TC material.
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Re:Alt.techcrunch.die.die.die by gojomo on Tuesday June 10, 2008 @03:13PM (#214174)
This also might be a case where two-axis voting [1][2] could help. People could 'agree' (on the left-right agree-disagree axis) but also 'demote' (or no-vote) on the up-down promote-demote axis. The message would then be, "I agree but enough already!"

[1] http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=117196

[2] http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=126917

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Re:Alt.techcrunch.die.die.die by robg on Tuesday June 10, 2008 @12:23PM (#214004)
I think it's just an anti-TC sensibility that's emerging with the recent focus on twitter's troubles. TC seemed necessary when it was promoting startup efforts. But technical critiques seems well-beyond its niche (and I'll admit a bit terrifying to someone developing an application).
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