> Seriously, GitHub, this is rule one of designing constructive social platforms: you never ever ever implement a downvote button of any kind.
It seems ironic you'd post this on a platform that has a downvote button.
It seems ironic you'd post this on a platform that has a downvote button.
That seems like an odd assertion. Are you looking for the worst content then, or...? I can see an argument that voting would not highlight the best content, at least in some cases; I don't understand an argument that we aren't looking for the best content.
Conversely, HNews is intended as a constructive platform. Should the tools we use here not be designed to foster collaboration and constructive debate?
Disclaimer: I'm skeptical of voting both here and on Github. But I feel like the argument that the differences between the platforms are major and fundamental needs a lot more fleshing out.
We are not just using the system, we use the system here to improve the system itself that's why people call it constructive community.