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Re:Ask HN: Do you upvote direct replies? by wrp on Sunday June 19, 2022 @08:24PM (#31804906)
Forums that have upvote but not downvote seem to have less acrimonious interaction. I suspect that the quality of discussion here would be improved if downvoting were completely eliminated.
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Re:Ask HN: Do you upvote direct replies? by rglullis on Sunday June 19, 2022 @08:45PM (#31805036)
I don't mind the downvotes per se. They are important to show conflict, and I wouldn't like to be coddled into a discussion forum based on silly rules like "only positive interactions allowed" . What bugs me is the mass downvoting without any proper response.
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