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Lol. Let's cyberbully the new guy

by cowbell 12y ago

pdonis 12y ago
I didn't downvote you, but one reason some people did might be that if all you have to say is "nice read", you can just upvote the post. Downvotes are a way of conveying what sorts of comments the HN community does not see as adding any value to the conversation. (I realize people don't always use them that way, but it's still worth considering that view of it.)
- cowbell 12y ago
  I upvote many posts though. I generally only comment on the one's I find most interesting. I would not be able to find the post again looking though everything I upvote. No worries though. I won't be bothering you guys with my upvotes and comments any longer. You regulars can down vote everything I ever posted if you like. It's clear n00bs aren't welcome here. I won't be coming back to your site.
  - _delirium 12y ago
    > I upvote many posts though. I generally only comment on the one's I find most interesting. That's actually part of the point of making a story you upvote go into "saved stories": to encourage you to only upvote the stories you actually find interesting enough to return to.
    - pdonis 12y ago
      My first response was "what are saved stories"? Then I looked in my profile and found the link. It would be really nice if that link were in the bar at the top of the HN page, like "threads" is.
  - pdonis 12y ago
    > I would not be able to find the post again looking though everything I upvote. I understand the desire to be able to find the post again; however, the fact remains that that's not what comments are designed for. You can't exactly blame other users for treating comments the way they were designed to be treated. That said, I have to agree that being able to "bookmark" posts without having to risk being downvoted would be a useful feature. I've submitted an "Ask HN" post to see how many other users feel the same way: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8118469 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8118469
  - jenscow 12y ago
    What if everyone commented on an article, so they could re-read it later?

Lol. Let's cyberbully the new guy

by cowbell 12y ago

Lol. Let's cyberbully the new guy

I didn't downvote you, but one reason some people did might be that if all you have to say is "nice read", you can just upvote the post. Downvotes are a way of conveying what sorts of comments the HN community does not see as adding any value to the conversation. (I realize people don't always use them that way, but it's still worth considering that view of it.)

cowbell 12y ago
I upvote many posts though. I generally only comment on the one's I find most interesting. I would not be able to find the post again looking though everything I upvote. No worries though. I won't be bothering you guys with my upvotes and comments any longer. You regulars can down vote everything I ever posted if you like. It's clear n00bs aren't welcome here. I won't be coming back to your site.
- _delirium 12y ago
  > I upvote many posts though. I generally only comment on the one's I find most interesting. That's actually part of the point of making a story you upvote go into "saved stories": to encourage you to only upvote the stories you actually find interesting enough to return to.
  - pdonis 12y ago
    My first response was "what are saved stories"? Then I looked in my profile and found the link. It would be really nice if that link were in the bar at the top of the HN page, like "threads" is.
- pdonis 12y ago
  > I would not be able to find the post again looking though everything I upvote. I understand the desire to be able to find the post again; however, the fact remains that that's not what comments are designed for. You can't exactly blame other users for treating comments the way they were designed to be treated. That said, I have to agree that being able to "bookmark" posts without having to risk being downvoted would be a useful feature. I've submitted an "Ask HN" post to see how many other users feel the same way: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8118469 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8118469
- jenscow 12y ago
  What if everyone commented on an article, so they could re-read it later?