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0 pointselithrar13y ago0 comments

> I have almost 500 HN "rep" and I still can't find any way to downvote. Is this documented anywhere? At Stack Exchange downvotes require 125 rep to cast, and cost you 1 point of rep for each answer downvote. (Question downvotes are free, but still require 125 rep to cast..) This is all listed in the FAQ.

The min. requirement to downvote, I'm told, moves upward ever so slightly. I think I managed it just past 500, but that was several months ago (I lurk and/or comment on obscure communications articles). You're sitting at 496 as I write this so you're still a little while off.

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codinghorror13y ago

confirmed, I now have 502 and see downvote.

Don't worry, I take downvotes seriously and don't cast them without a reason. That's why downvotes on answers cost you 1 reputation on Stack Exchange.

(here is why question downvotes are free, since I know you are wondering: http://blog.stackoverflow.com/2011/06/optimizing-for-pearls-... )

jrajav13y ago

> The min. requirement to downvote, I'm told, moves upward ever so slightly.

That is what is told, but I think it goes upwards in increments. I recall clearly that I first saw the down arrows right at 500.

skylan_q13y ago

It'll get me further from 500, but here's a post that is being made with the intent of making the discussion less flat.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse