Ask HN: Voting Do Over?
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A few clicks here or there will not stop the world turning...
Master the Zen of HN
Vote up posts or comments for the good of HN rather than as a reflex action to something you have just read.
In my opinion HN would be a better place without a down vote on comments - the simple choice between an up-vote and no-vote is all that is required - a moments contemplation - a choice made - then move on.
Master the Zen of HN
Vote up posts or comments for the good of HN rather than as a reflex action to something you have just read.
In my opinion HN would be a better place without a down vote on comments - the simple choice between an up-vote and no-vote is all that is required - a moments contemplation - a choice made - then move on.
No offence intended but perhaps a better way is for you to hack your voting methods.
This is what I did; when I joined I voted liberally and daily. Now I upvote perhaps 3 times a day on comments and only a few times a week on submissions.
This is what I did; when I joined I voted liberally and daily. Now I upvote perhaps 3 times a day on comments and only a few times a week on submissions.
And you even provide your very own reason not to do this:
"This would save me the trouble of actually carefully digesting what my fellow HN readers have written before voting"
"This would save me the trouble of actually carefully digesting what my fellow HN readers have written before voting"
I'd actually like to be able to unselect either up or down arrow, returning my vote to its neutral state. I end up clicking on one of them by accident disturbingly often.
On all these occasions, I have felt a little guilty. Not enough to lose sleep, but still, if I had the ability to go back in time those two seconds and undo the vote, I would do so.
My thought is that, if I down vote somebody, I should lose my down arrow, but my up-arrow should remain, in case I have a change of heart. Similarly, I suppose, I may change my mind about an up-vote, so the reverse logic would also apply.
This would save me the trouble of actually carefully digesting what my fellow HN readers have written before voting, while still preserving my guilt free state of mind.