← Back to context Comment by theswaagar 9 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 9 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 9 years ago Just 5400 more days and I'll be able to downvote! What a time to be alive! barking 9 years ago I just upvoted you there because I'm nice like that. jchendy 9 years ago Thanks! Only three more votes before I get superpowers. :) 4 replies → kloncks 9 years ago Just upvoted you twice and it seems you're now past the 501 mark! Welcome to voting land :P loco5niner 9 years ago Upvoted to join the upvote train. avree 9 years ago And down vote arrows do not appear on aging posts. hrayr 9 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 9 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 9 years ago You get it after 500 captn3m0 9 years ago There is a karma limit (of ~500) to get downvote privileges. trca 9 years ago you need to have a certain amount of karma (number next to your account) for the downvote function to be available. niftich 9 years ago A few weeks ago I recently obtained the downvote ability at 500 karma. justinpombrio 9 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 9 years ago What did you do to get to 500? I am still at 84 and feels like it will be forever. pknerd 9 years ago You need a certain Troll Level. SEJeff 9 years ago No, you generally don't get to downvote in HN until your karma is above some threshold that changes occasionally.
jchendy 9 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 9 years ago Just 5400 more days and I'll be able to downvote! What a time to be alive! barking 9 years ago I just upvoted you there because I'm nice like that. jchendy 9 years ago Thanks! Only three more votes before I get superpowers. :) 4 replies → kloncks 9 years ago Just upvoted you twice and it seems you're now past the 501 mark! Welcome to voting land :P loco5niner 9 years ago Upvoted to join the upvote train. avree 9 years ago And down vote arrows do not appear on aging posts. hrayr 9 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 9 years ago I just upvoted you there because I'm nice like that. jchendy 9 years ago Thanks! Only three more votes before I get superpowers. :) 4 replies → kloncks 9 years ago Just upvoted you twice and it seems you're now past the 501 mark! Welcome to voting land :P loco5niner 9 years ago Upvoted to join the upvote train.
kloncks 9 years ago Just upvoted you twice and it seems you're now past the 501 mark! Welcome to voting land :P
hrayr 9 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 9 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 9 years ago You get it after 500
trca 9 years ago you need to have a certain amount of karma (number next to your account) for the downvote function to be available. niftich 9 years ago A few weeks ago I recently obtained the downvote ability at 500 karma. justinpombrio 9 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 9 years ago What did you do to get to 500? I am still at 84 and feels like it will be forever.
niftich 9 years ago A few weeks ago I recently obtained the downvote ability at 500 karma. justinpombrio 9 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 9 years ago What did you do to get to 500? I am still at 84 and feels like it will be forever.
justinpombrio 9 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 9 years ago What did you do to get to 500? I am still at 84 and feels like it will be forever.
SEJeff 9 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.