Comment by pbhjpbhj
12 years ago
>downvoting something because you disagree with it has always been legitimate on HN //
Um, no. You downvote when a comment doesn't contribute. If you disagree then you can state it and if that contributes it can get upvoted too.
I'm talking about what the HN policy has always been. This is a factual question, and it's not as you describe it.
What's interesting is how the opposite gets repeated far more often, usually in an authoritative tone, as if the speaker had just consulted a rulebook.
TBH that's the only use of votes I've seen agreed on as valid here.
Despite your relative long-standing I'll bow to your claim of factuality and request citation of that fact?
Do the first two links I listed here count? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7451438
I wouldn't say it's ever been agreed on; I'm pretty sure people disagreed about this from day one. And downvoted each other about it :)
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