Comment by theswaagar 10 years ago new user so pardon my ignorance but I dont have a downvote button. Do I need to enable it somewhere? 32 comments theswaagar Reply jchendy 10 years ago You need a certain amount of karma to downvote. I think it's 500, but I'm not sure because I don't have that much yet. :)Edit: it's confirmed at 501: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12074198 ASalazarMX 10 years ago Just 5400 more days and I'll be able to downvote! What a time to be alive! barking 10 years ago I just upvoted you there because I'm nice like that. jchendy 10 years ago Thanks! Only three more votes before I get superpowers. :) 4 replies → kloncks 10 years ago Just upvoted you twice and it seems you're now past the 501 mark! Welcome to voting land :P loco5niner 10 years ago Upvoted to join the upvote train. avree 10 years ago And down vote arrows do not appear on aging posts. hrayr 10 years ago I was confused as to why I have a downvote button now, I just realized I barely passed 500 few days ago, woo. pigscantfly 10 years ago You need to have a certain amount of karma before you can downvote comments. I'm not sure what the threshold is these days. nv-vn 10 years ago You get it after 500 captn3m0 10 years ago There is a karma limit (of ~500) to get downvote privileges. trca 10 years ago you need to have a certain amount of karma (number next to your account) for the downvote function to be available. niftich 10 years ago A few weeks ago I recently obtained the downvote ability at 500 karma. justinpombrio 10 years ago I suspect you mean 501. I reached 500 a few weeks ago, and left it there for a while... it was such a nice, round number. 9 replies → perseusprime11 10 years ago What did you do to get to 500? I am still at 84 and feels like it will be forever. pknerd 10 years ago You need a certain Troll Level. SEJeff 10 years ago No, you generally don't get to downvote in HN until your karma is above some threshold that changes occasionally.
jchendy 10 years ago You need a certain amount of karma to downvote. I think it's 500, but I'm not sure because I don't have that much yet. :)Edit: it's confirmed at 501: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12074198 ASalazarMX 10 years ago Just 5400 more days and I'll be able to downvote! What a time to be alive! barking 10 years ago I just upvoted you there because I'm nice like that. jchendy 10 years ago Thanks! Only three more votes before I get superpowers. :) 4 replies → kloncks 10 years ago Just upvoted you twice and it seems you're now past the 501 mark! Welcome to voting land :P loco5niner 10 years ago Upvoted to join the upvote train. avree 10 years ago And down vote arrows do not appear on aging posts. hrayr 10 years ago I was confused as to why I have a downvote button now, I just realized I barely passed 500 few days ago, woo.
barking 10 years ago I just upvoted you there because I'm nice like that. jchendy 10 years ago Thanks! Only three more votes before I get superpowers. :) 4 replies → kloncks 10 years ago Just upvoted you twice and it seems you're now past the 501 mark! Welcome to voting land :P loco5niner 10 years ago Upvoted to join the upvote train.
kloncks 10 years ago Just upvoted you twice and it seems you're now past the 501 mark! Welcome to voting land :P
hrayr 10 years ago I was confused as to why I have a downvote button now, I just realized I barely passed 500 few days ago, woo.
pigscantfly 10 years ago You need to have a certain amount of karma before you can downvote comments. I'm not sure what the threshold is these days. nv-vn 10 years ago You get it after 500
trca 10 years ago you need to have a certain amount of karma (number next to your account) for the downvote function to be available. niftich 10 years ago A few weeks ago I recently obtained the downvote ability at 500 karma. justinpombrio 10 years ago I suspect you mean 501. I reached 500 a few weeks ago, and left it there for a while... it was such a nice, round number. 9 replies → perseusprime11 10 years ago What did you do to get to 500? I am still at 84 and feels like it will be forever.
niftich 10 years ago A few weeks ago I recently obtained the downvote ability at 500 karma. justinpombrio 10 years ago I suspect you mean 501. I reached 500 a few weeks ago, and left it there for a while... it was such a nice, round number. 9 replies → perseusprime11 10 years ago What did you do to get to 500? I am still at 84 and feels like it will be forever.
justinpombrio 10 years ago I suspect you mean 501. I reached 500 a few weeks ago, and left it there for a while... it was such a nice, round number. 9 replies →
perseusprime11 10 years ago What did you do to get to 500? I am still at 84 and feels like it will be forever.
SEJeff 10 years ago No, you generally don't get to downvote in HN until your karma is above some threshold that changes occasionally.
You need a certain amount of karma to downvote. I think it's 500, but I'm not sure because I don't have that much yet. :)
Edit: it's confirmed at 501: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12074198
Just 5400 more days and I'll be able to downvote! What a time to be alive!
I just upvoted you there because I'm nice like that.
Thanks! Only three more votes before I get superpowers. :)
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Just upvoted you twice and it seems you're now past the 501 mark! Welcome to voting land :P
Upvoted to join the upvote train.
And down vote arrows do not appear on aging posts.
I was confused as to why I have a downvote button now, I just realized I barely passed 500 few days ago, woo.
You need to have a certain amount of karma before you can downvote comments. I'm not sure what the threshold is these days.
You get it after 500
There is a karma limit (of ~500) to get downvote privileges.
you need to have a certain amount of karma (number next to your account) for the downvote function to be available.
A few weeks ago I recently obtained the downvote ability at 500 karma.
I suspect you mean 501. I reached 500 a few weeks ago, and left it there for a while... it was such a nice, round number.
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What did you do to get to 500? I am still at 84 and feels like it will be forever.
You need a certain Troll Level.
No, you generally don't get to downvote in HN until your karma is above some threshold that changes occasionally.