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A comment on Ask HN: Why does the HN point system penalize comments that elicit good debate?.

Re:Ask HN: Why does the HN point system penalize comments th... by TechBro8615 on Friday May 12, 2023 @12:06PM (#35918151)
It's better than Reddit, because downvotes can't go below -4, which means you always have a chance for revival, and people can still respond to you anyway.
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Re:Ask HN: Why does the HN point system penalize comments th... by asynchronyse on Wednesday May 17, 2023 @12:27PM (#35977648)
This is cool. Has it been documented somewhere?
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Re:Ask HN: Why does the HN point system penalize comments th... by TechBro8615 on Wednesday May 17, 2023 @06:06PM (#35981859)
Not sure. But I've been downvoted plenty of times and it's never gone lower than -4.
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