[–] gnabgib 6mo ago ↗ (2020) At the time (118 points, 165 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22146746
[–] damnitbuilds 6mo ago ↗ "In order to vote something down, you need to give a reason."THAT is what Hacker News needs ( and Reddit and Facebook and everywhere else ).Because "Don't like the facts in your comment" is the reason for 90% of downvotes here. [–] Rochus 6mo ago ↗ Rather remove the downvote function completely, because it is mostly misused and stimulates the "lower instincts" of people.
[–] Rochus 6mo ago ↗ Rather remove the downvote function completely, because it is mostly misused and stimulates the "lower instincts" of people.
[–] Rochus 6mo ago ↗ Better? I made a few posts about my work some years ago an met significantly more naggers and nitpickers than on HN; I didn't see a downvote function (in contrast to the author of the article), but flagging was obviously misused a lot.
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[ 0.21 ms ] story [ 17.5 ms ] threadTHAT is what Hacker News needs ( and Reddit and Facebook and everywhere else ).
Because "Don't like the facts in your comment" is the reason for 90% of downvotes here.