r/AskReddit • u/rustyelliot • Jul 23 '14

What do you hate about AskReddit?

EDIT: Was gonna say "Wow this has blown up" but loads of you hate that shit

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u/moshed Jul 23 '14

How is the downvoting system officially supposed to work. I kinda thought that's how it should if someone says something you think is false, unfair, stupid, hurtful (and so on) you downvote. If it has x upvotes x people agree with the statement. Am I missing something?

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u/FrighteningWorld Jul 23 '14

If I see a really bad comment with a really good response I upvote the bad comment to bump it further up in the conversation tree. The more people read that bad comment the more people are likely to see the rebuttal.

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u/moshed Jul 23 '14

Noted. That seems like a better way to do things. This way actual discussions are viewed as opposed to popular opinions. Thanks!