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by antonpug 12y ago

ryannevius 12y ago
There's an "upvote" button, just to the left of the comment above.
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- thomasahle 12y ago
  You shouldn't use the upvote button for agreement. On the other hand "+1" and "I agree" and "Well said!" clutter the forum. How do we solve this?
  - angersock 12y ago
    pg himself has (unfortunately) stated that the downvote button is usable to signal disagreement. It makes sense, then, that the upvote button be used for agreement.
  - preek 12y ago
    Honest question: If not for showing agreement, what is the reason for the upvote button?
    - egeozcan 12y ago
      I thought it meant "nice contribution to the conversation". It's easy to come to this conclusion when you think down-vote means "you're not contributing". I up-voted many comments I totally disagree and down-voted many I agree (because they were unrelated to the discussion). Am I a minority?
      - preek 12y ago
        Well, the HN guidelines[1] do not mention any rule as what constitutes 'right' voting criteria. As a regular HN user of over 6 years it feels even surreal to be in a discussion about the basic features of this wonderful platform. It's never wrong to question the basic premises of life, though(; I do believe we have the a similar kind of understanding for when to up-vote. What is a 'nice contribution to the conversation' other than arguments or facts that 'I do agree with' in them being a nice contribution to the conversation. I fear we would have to have a meta-discussion on the concepts of good and bad and how they are flawed in that there are no montains without valleys^^ 1. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
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  - officialjunk 12y ago
    what's wrong with upvoting with agreement?
    - Drakim 12y ago
      Upvoting based on "this comment brings up good points and arguments" rather than "this comment says things that I think are true" helps fight against the community becoming an echo chamber.
      - angersock 12y ago
        We downvote despite "good points and arguments". The community is in many ways already an echo-chamber; that battle was lost a few years ago. Don't let it bug you.
    - ryannevius 12y ago
      Isn't "good" just as subjective as "things I think are true"?
      - repsilat 12y ago
        The problem isn't subjectivity, it's groupthink. "Good but wrong" posts are better than "bad but correct".
        thomasahle 12y ago
        Exactly. It's not that interesting to be in a forum where people are only awarded for being in line with the popular opinion. The alternative is to award constructive contributions.
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  - towelguy 12y ago
    Add a separate +1/thumbs-up button next to the arrow. It doesn't really need to do anything more than show that people are in agreement (better even if it can do it without showing numbers).
  - grmarcil 12y ago
    The line between "upvote for good point" and "upvote for agreement" can be blurry, same for downvoting. In either case, both are accepted uses. PG has said as much: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=117171 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=117171
    - thomasahle 11y ago
      Interesting. I guess I was a bit too quick with my previous comment then. However to me it feels a bit like discouraging alternative opinions, when they are hidden/greyed out. Is this commonly accepted then?
  - adam12 12y ago
    -1
  - wernercd 12y ago
    +1 I agree.
- adam12 12y ago
  There isn't if you have already upvoted.

ryannevius 12y ago

There's an "upvote" button, just to the left of the comment above.

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thomasahle 12y ago
You shouldn't use the upvote button for agreement. On the other hand "+1" and "I agree" and "Well said!" clutter the forum. How do we solve this?
- angersock 12y ago
  pg himself has (unfortunately) stated that the downvote button is usable to signal disagreement. It makes sense, then, that the upvote button be used for agreement.
- preek 12y ago
  Honest question: If not for showing agreement, what is the reason for the upvote button?
  - egeozcan 12y ago
    I thought it meant "nice contribution to the conversation". It's easy to come to this conclusion when you think down-vote means "you're not contributing". I up-voted many comments I totally disagree and down-voted many I agree (because they were unrelated to the discussion). Am I a minority?
    - preek 12y ago
      Well, the HN guidelines[1] do not mention any rule as what constitutes 'right' voting criteria. As a regular HN user of over 6 years it feels even surreal to be in a discussion about the basic features of this wonderful platform. It's never wrong to question the basic premises of life, though(; I do believe we have the a similar kind of understanding for when to up-vote. What is a 'nice contribution to the conversation' other than arguments or facts that 'I do agree with' in them being a nice contribution to the conversation. I fear we would have to have a meta-discussion on the concepts of good and bad and how they are flawed in that there are no montains without valleys^^ 1. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
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- officialjunk 12y ago
  what's wrong with upvoting with agreement?
  - Drakim 12y ago
    Upvoting based on "this comment brings up good points and arguments" rather than "this comment says things that I think are true" helps fight against the community becoming an echo chamber.
    - angersock 12y ago
      We downvote despite "good points and arguments". The community is in many ways already an echo-chamber; that battle was lost a few years ago. Don't let it bug you.
  - ryannevius 12y ago
    Isn't "good" just as subjective as "things I think are true"?
    - repsilat 12y ago
      The problem isn't subjectivity, it's groupthink. "Good but wrong" posts are better than "bad but correct".
      - thomasahle 12y ago
        Exactly. It's not that interesting to be in a forum where people are only awarded for being in line with the popular opinion. The alternative is to award constructive contributions.
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- towelguy 12y ago
  Add a separate +1/thumbs-up button next to the arrow. It doesn't really need to do anything more than show that people are in agreement (better even if it can do it without showing numbers).
- grmarcil 12y ago
  The line between "upvote for good point" and "upvote for agreement" can be blurry, same for downvoting. In either case, both are accepted uses. PG has said as much: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=117171 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=117171
  - thomasahle 11y ago
    Interesting. I guess I was a bit too quick with my previous comment then. However to me it feels a bit like discouraging alternative opinions, when they are hidden/greyed out. Is this commonly accepted then?
- adam12 12y ago
  -1
- wernercd 12y ago
  +1 I agree.
adam12 12y ago
There isn't if you have already upvoted.