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446 points tonmoy | 1 comments | 24 Aug 23 16:25 UTC | HN request time: 0.292s | source
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Pannoniae ◴[24 Aug 23 17:30 UTC] No.37251926[source]▶
There's really one thing missing from the guidelines IMO - "don't downvote for disagreement, downvote for offtopic/flamebait/inappropriate comment".

Well, this should be obvious, but it sadly isn't...

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steveklabnik ◴[24 Aug 23 17:39 UTC] No.37252080[source]▶
Historically, it has been explicitly okay to downvote for disagreement https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=117171
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Pannoniae ◴[24 Aug 23 17:58 UTC] No.37252368[source]▶
I know, I just think it's not a good idea at all.
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tptacek ◴[24 Aug 23 19:37 UTC] No.37253585[source]▶
It depends on what you're optimizing for: the feelings of individual commenters, or the overall quality of the thread.
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1. mistermann ◴[25 Aug 23 14:49 UTC] No.37262348[source]▶
Also, the degree to which you are optimizing.