Vouched, I feel similarly.

(I can’t possibly understand this being downvoted.

The downvote button isn’t an “I disagree” button.)

Perhaps because the comment didn't add to the discussion? like all those +1 comments in GitHub issues.

	▲	DANmode a day ago \| parent [-]
		The comment was the discussion; it was the only comment, and killed.

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dgellow a day ago | parent | prev [-]

From HN guidelines:

> Please don't comment about the voting on comments. It never does any good, and it makes boring reading.

and yes, downvoting is a perfectly fine disagree button, what else do you think it is

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DANmode a day ago | parent [-]

It makes boring reading because the discussion, for those who have cared about it in the past, remains the same.

Anyway, downvote = “This doesn’t belong here.” or “This doesn’t attempt to contribute to the discussion.”

If everyone here downvoted each time they disagreed, there would be few comments alive…and little discussion.

The reply button is the disagree button.

Otherwise, for comments of any length, it isn’t even clear what’s being disagreed with!

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dgellow a day ago | parent [-]

> If everyone here downvoted each time they disagreed

That’s what they do. It’s how HN works. I’m pretty sure pg said that a while ago. You can write a reply if you want to engage, you don’t have to. You can downvote or not if you disagree, that’s up to you.

Edit: found it, see https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=117171

Edit 2: that comment is almost 20y old! Fuck I’m becoming old

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DANmode a day ago | parent [-]

> That’s what they do

That’s what you do.

> You can write a reply if you want to engage, you don’t have to.

Downvoting is engaging - in my opinion,

just incompletely - if nobody else has replied yet enumerating your dissenting viewpoint.

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dgellow a day ago | parent [-]

I’ve been on HN since a very long time, I can assure you it’s not a me thing. Anyway, given pg‘s comment the topic is pretty much settled

	▲	DANmode 21 hours ago \| parent [-]
		That’s a lame appeal to authority. Here’s mine (the reply to the pg comment - their account is older than yours, if that matters): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=117237