Is HN negative by design? (opens in new tab)

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17 pointsmjijackson14y ago4 comments

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No, people just like to share negative news. If there was a downvote button it would be closer to negative by design, but still not. Negative or positive could only be determined by content submitted.imho

JCB_K14y ago

There is a downvote button, it's just visible after a certain karma threshold, which moves up at the same rate as "karma inflation".

sp33214y ago

There's no downvote button on stories. That encourages people to leave negative comments, because they can't express their "negativity" by downvoting.

chris_gogreen14y ago

Nice, I better work on my Karma. Thank You!

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chris_gogreen14y ago

JCB_K14y ago

There is a downvote button, it's just visible after a certain karma threshold, which moves up at the same rate as "karma inflation".

sp33214y ago

There's no downvote button on stories. That encourages people to leave negative comments, because they can't express their "negativity" by downvoting.

chris_gogreen14y ago

Nice, I better work on my Karma. Thank You!

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