Comment by vacri
12 years ago
Currently, the downvote button is only supposed to be used for unproductive comments
pg has previously stated that it's perfectly acceptable to use the downvote button as "I disagree".
12 years ago
Currently, the downvote button is only supposed to be used for unproductive comments
pg has previously stated that it's perfectly acceptable to use the downvote button as "I disagree".
The problem is that downvotes affect karma, so someone with unpopular opinions will likely have lower karma than what their level of contribution indicates. Thus leading to an echo chamber of 1000+ endorsed popular comments only.
Seeing this comment downvoted is amusingly ironic (although perhaps undeserved).
Downvotes meaning "I disagree" contribute to groupthink, no?
I think the moderation system in use on HN is inferior to moderation systems seen on some forums as far back as the turn of the century. I am not a fan of it (see my profile page) and don't like it in the least.
I think it's better than having nothing at all (no up/down at all), but that's not saying much.
I wanted to downvote your above post just for the delicious paradox of it, but that profile page made me reconsider ;)