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Hacker News Downvoting

Users complain about receiving downvotes on their comments, apologize for accidental downvotes, and speculate on reasons like disagreement, offense, or manipulation.

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Sample Comments

Shenglong • Oct 19, 2011 • View on HN

Someone down-voted me, so I assumed they didn't like it :(

dennis_jeeves2 • Feb 16, 2025 • View on HN

You have been down-voted/flagged(unfairly IMO). Not unexpected though.

exabrial • May 1, 2023 • View on HN

Looks like you got downvoted because you offended someone ;)

the_cat_kittles • Jan 25, 2018 • View on HN

thanks. i was honestly surprised to be down-voted, maybe that explains it a bit.

kyberias • Jul 11, 2015 • View on HN

I think you've been down-voted due to disagreement. Here's an up-vote.

slowhand09 • Dec 27, 2022 • View on HN

I see I've been downvoted for this. Almost like suppressing a debunking or retraction. :-)

dasil003 • Nov 12, 2011 • View on HN

I can only imagine you were downvoted by accident...

eric_bullington • Jun 18, 2014 • View on HN

I think I accidentally downvoted you -- sorry about that.

johnchristopher • Mar 9, 2016 • View on HN

Sorry, I downvoted your post by accident.

eridius • Feb 14, 2017 • View on HN

People seem to be downvoting me. Was my comment incorrect? If so, I'd love to know.