Re:I don't learn anything on HN anymore, bring back the upvo...
by jasonlotito on Thursday April 28, 2011 @06:59PM
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> The problem with vote counts is that two downvotes can start a cascade of reflex downvotes.
So? As you said, this is usually corrected. And, if points don't matter as so many people want to suggest, where is the harm in having some indicator of a posts quality. Please note indicator does not mean points.
I've been suggesting for some time now that high quality posts should be marked in some manner. No, rising to the top of the page is not a good manner, as it only affects parent posts.
Downvoted posts already get this treatment, even under the current system.
In fact, without some sort of quality indicator, points are useless.
Finally, their is a lot of discussion about how lack of points force people to read and research. That's all well and good, but I'm smart enough to know that I can't research everything, and their is value in knowing what the community thinks of a topic. It helps to steer me in the right direction.
Basically...
If you aren't going to use points to highlight good comments, then having points is useless, and they only serve those who think karma is worth anything.
So? As you said, this is usually corrected. And, if points don't matter as so many people want to suggest, where is the harm in having some indicator of a posts quality. Please note indicator does not mean points.
I've been suggesting for some time now that high quality posts should be marked in some manner. No, rising to the top of the page is not a good manner, as it only affects parent posts.
Downvoted posts already get this treatment, even under the current system.
In fact, without some sort of quality indicator, points are useless.
Finally, their is a lot of discussion about how lack of points force people to read and research. That's all well and good, but I'm smart enough to know that I can't research everything, and their is value in knowing what the community thinks of a topic. It helps to steer me in the right direction.
Basically...
If you aren't going to use points to highlight good comments, then having points is useless, and they only serve those who think karma is worth anything.