Ask HN: Pros and cons on up and down voting on comments
Disqus is a big commenting platform, and now they have started to show the down voting count on comments (but not who did it) [1].<p>So I was interested to hear the opinions from all smart people here at HN around this topic about up and down voting on comments and what people think is the most constructive way to make and promote a &quot;positive atmosphere&quot; in a &quot;chat community&quot;, around this.<p>I can see down voting could have good sides, but also make things &quot;negative&quot; and &quot;toxic&quot;. Right now I haven&#x27;t decided what I think about this and wanted to here others opinions.<p>So what do people see the pros and cons are and what do people prefer in an chat&#x2F;forum?:<p>(1) - no voting<p>(2) - up vote counting visible only<p>(3) - up vote counting &amp; you could also see who did the up voting<p>(4) - up &amp; down vote counting, but you could only see who did the up voting<p>(5) - up &amp; down vote counts visible only<p>(6) - up &amp; down vote counting &amp; you could also see who did the up &amp; down voting<p>(7) - something else, what?<p>[1]
Bringing Back Downvotes
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