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Re:Thank goodness we don't have downmods on HN by anamax on Friday August 29, 2008 @02:37PM (#290298)
> Ultimately, the goal of upmodding is to increase the perceived quality of the site.

> Downmodding expresses disapproval of a submission, and, again, its ultimate goal is to increase the perceived quality of the site.

Don't have much experience with people, do you?

People have multiple, often inconsistent goals. Improving someone else's site may be one of them, but it's rarely the highest.

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