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1. hcho+K6[view] [source] 2009-03-09 13:42:41
>>Anon84+(OP)
Downvoting loses more information than "no downvoting". Think about a submission with 110 upvotes and 100 downvotes, it is overall rating is 10. A submission with only 15 upvotes has a rating of 15. Surely a submission which attracts 210 user votes must be more valuable than the other one.
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2. Jeremy+N8[view] [source] 2009-03-09 15:15:47
>>hcho+K6
Downvotes and upvotes should both be shown for this reason as it calls to attention the divide in opinion.
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