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Re:Reddit subs with millions of followers plan to extend the... by trinsic2 on Tuesday June 13, 2023 @09:02PM (#36319896)
I agree, downvoting is a bad idea across the board for silencing people that are not in the majority group-think. You don't even have to have a reason to down vote someone.
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Re:Reddit subs with millions of followers plan to extend the... by Philadelphia on Tuesday June 13, 2023 @09:54PM (#36320389)
Do you think Hacker News should get rid of downvoting?
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Re:Reddit subs with millions of followers plan to extend the... by trinsic2 on Wednesday June 14, 2023 @10:36PM (#36335761)
Im not sure, it doesnt seem as bad on hacker news. I agree its really bad on reddit though.
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Re:Reddit subs with millions of followers plan to extend the... by mr_gibbins on Wednesday June 14, 2023 @04:59AM (#36323268)
What I find interesting is that on HN, downvoting doesn't seem to have a negative impact, not as much as Reddit anyway. And I wonder if that's because folks who use HN really care about HN - I do - and make a good-faith, concerted effort to contribute in a positive way, with moderators who will enforce rules, but will not remove posts they disagree with (Reddit), or mandate arbitrary and inconsistent standards (Reddit).
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