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[theandrewbailey]

I was unaware that stories could be downvoted, or I lack the karma to do so.

[_pghu → theandrewbailey]

You can 'flag' stories with 500 karma, which is basically a super-downvote in the sense that a flag suggests the story doesn't belong on HN at all. My sense is that it is a much stronger signal than a comment downvote.

[soared → theandrewbailey]

You need 500 karma to downvote.

[newjersey → soared]

I am not complaining. I don't trust myself with the responsibility anyway but I have 500+ and I cannot down vote stories.

I used to avoid voting on comments on my phone for a while because I was afraid I'd end up downing with my fat fingers but they've fixed it with an undown link when I down vote. Maybe they've relieved me from the responsibility of down voting stories?

I don't know how I feel about down voting because there is always a desire to down vote dissenting opinion.

tl;dr that's for comments afaik

[ChrisClark → soared]

1225 karma here and I still can't downvote stories, just comments.

[detaro → soared]

that's for comments, downvotes for stories don't exist.