Re:The value of downvoting, or, how Hacker News gets it wron...
by dang on Wednesday April 14, 2021 @09:46PM
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> Don’t use downvotes to signal disagreement. It goes against the implicit and explicit guidelines of HN. And it drags HN closer to reddit.
Downvoting for disagreement has always been ok on HN! There has certainly never been a guideline against it, and the case law is clear: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16131314.
I think the idea that things should be otherwise actually comes from Reddit (no?) which takes this to a triple back flip level of irony.
Downvoting for disagreement has always been ok on HN! There has certainly never been a guideline against it, and the case law is clear: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16131314.
I think the idea that things should be otherwise actually comes from Reddit (no?) which takes this to a triple back flip level of irony.