Ask HN: What are some good alternatives to HN?

Re:Ask HN: What are some good alternatives to HN? by tfigment on Sunday November 17, 2013 @02:07PM (#6750285)

I only have 63 points and I can vote (but rarely do). Actually I can only upvote. I think 500 is for downvote rights.

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Re:Ask HN: What are some good alternatives to HN? by wavesounds on Sunday November 17, 2013 @02:27PM (#6750381)

You're right my bad. 500pts to downvote

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Re:Ask HN: What are some good alternatives to HN? by pavedwalden on Sunday November 17, 2013 @03:05PM (#6750563)

I wonder if that asymmetry is part of the problem. There's a large population of users who can push junk to the top of the page, and a much smaller population with the ability to downvote it.

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Re:Ask HN: What are some good alternatives to HN? by rosser on Sunday November 17, 2013 @03:40PM (#6750743)

You can't downvote submissions; you can only flag them.

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