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1. Brando+(OP)[view] [source] 2014-04-18 22:00:48
What's with all the downvotes? He simply states his reasoning, and after a mea culpa later on, makes the change people ask for (un-flag the story). Disagreeing is one thing (and isn't that what comments & conversation is for?), but voting the comment down seems petty.
replies(1): >>saraid+I2
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2. saraid+I2[view] [source] 2014-04-18 22:48:38
>>Brando+(OP)
Downvotes are considered a legitimate expression of disagreement on HN. This is pg-level policy.
replies(1): >>sergio+h5
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3. sergio+h5[view] [source] [discussion] 2014-04-18 23:38:37
>>saraid+I2
And the result is that important information is now silenced. The comment is now greyed out. Disagreement should not lead to silencing.
replies(1): >>saraid+x7
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4. saraid+x7[view] [source] [discussion] 2014-04-19 00:31:20
>>sergio+h5
That's dramatizing it a bit much. The text is still there. If you're interested in reading it, you can. I regularly highlight grayed out text to see what it says, but I also read YouTube comments for fun. If you feel the grayed-out text is too blatant, then ask for a feature where you can use Javascript to toggle downvoted comments for visibility.
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