thomblake comments on On Comments, Voting, and Karma - Part I - Less Wrong

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Comment author: thomblake 07 April 2009 12:58:11PM 3 points [-]

Is it worth trying to reduce the negative side-effects of downvoting that were making me hesitate,

Absolutely - that's one reason a lot of people are looking for a good 'about' page or FAQ that clearly explains things like voting and karma. But we need to decide definitively what voting is for before we can explain it to everyone.