Re:Making the dislike count private across YouTube
by csee on Thursday November 11, 2021 @07:23AM
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They are not a form of violence. That's concept creep in order to force home a rhetorical point that you're trying to make.
Re:Making the dislike count private across YouTube
by strogonoff on Thursday November 11, 2021 @05:52AM
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> downvotes on HN are, by official policy, for disagreeing with ideas
Care to link to that policy? I was always of the impression that short low-quality comments that don’t further the discussion are prime examples of acceptable downvote targets here. Disagreeing with a constructively expressed idea is best done by expressing your own argument in a reply.
Re:Making the dislike count private across YouTube
by greggman3 on Wednesday November 17, 2021 @11:37PM
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Re:Making the dislike count private across YouTube
by ampgt on Thursday November 11, 2021 @08:30AM
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> I was always of the impression that short low-quality comments that don’t further the discussion are prime examples of acceptable downvote targets here. Disagreeing with a constructively expressed idea is best done by expressing your own argument in a reply.
Amen to that. Not how it always works around here though.
Re:Making the dislike count private across YouTube
by belval on Thursday November 11, 2021 @09:05AM
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They are not, the guidelines are linked in the footer and don't mention anything about downvotes aside from "not talking about downvotes".
Re:Making the dislike count private across YouTube
by erikerikson on Thursday November 11, 2021 @05:12AM
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I personally upvote posts I disagree with that nonetheless improve my thoughts and productively challenge my assumptions. I prefer a voting convention that increases the probability that I give my attention to worthwhile content rather than trendy sentiment.
[clarification: I suspect you agree and do not mean to imply otherwise, though I do not know]
Re:Making the dislike count private across YouTube
by belval on Thursday November 11, 2021 @09:03AM
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> Further, they're a form of violence against the poster. Not sure what other word to use to be told in a single click "You Suck!". It is or arguably can be a form of bullying.
Your point before that part was something I could engage with, but if you really see any form of disagreement as "violence" or a "form of bullying" then I don't understand how you can even function online.
Further, they're a form of violence against the poster. Not sure what other word to use to be told in a single click "You Suck!". It is or arguably can be a form of bullying.