Testing a few new designs that don't show the public dislike count

Re:Testing a few new designs that don't show the public disl... by hn_throwaway_99 on Wednesday March 31, 2021 @07:48PM (#26654770)

Totally agree. I notice I find comment sections of sites that allow downvotes (e.g. HN, Reddit) much easier to navigate and filter than sites like Facebook and Twitter that only allow upvotes. Only allowing upvoting gives you similar dynamics to partisan primaries in the US - the most polarizing content filters to the top instead of sinking to the bottom.

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Re:Testing a few new designs that don't show the public disl... by qiqitori on Thursday April 01, 2021 @01:40AM (#26657004)

HN doesn't really allow downvotes though. At least not unless you've reached a million karma points (from my understanding).

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Re:Testing a few new designs that don't show the public disl... by roryokane on Thursday April 01, 2021 @03:23AM (#26657526)

I became able to downvote after reaching 500 karma. The minimum requirement might have changed to 1000 since then, I forget.

Even after reaching that karma amount, you are only able to downvote comments within a day of their posting. After a day, only upvotes are possible.

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Re:Testing a few new designs that don't show the public disl... by luckylion on Thursday April 01, 2021 @03:20AM (#26657511)

It does. I don't know what the threshold is, but it's not too high. I believe it's 500, but I might be wrong.

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