Re:Ask HN: Should we eliminate downvoting on HN?
by claytongulick on Saturday January 02, 2021 @12:09AM
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My initial inclination is to abandon the graying out.
Upvotes may cause the post / comment to float up in relation to it's siblings, but that's about it, other than flagging.
I also think it would be interesting to have a separate agree/disagree signal that's independent of quality rating.
I can disagree strongly with a well thought out and quality comment, and vice versa. It would be nice to have independent signals, so I could conveniently communicate "I disagree with you, but value the discussion"
Upvotes may cause the post / comment to float up in relation to it's siblings, but that's about it, other than flagging.
I also think it would be interesting to have a separate agree/disagree signal that's independent of quality rating.
I can disagree strongly with a well thought out and quality comment, and vice versa. It would be nice to have independent signals, so I could conveniently communicate "I disagree with you, but value the discussion"