Comment on How is HN karma calculated?Comments−lhnn15yJust something to note: I lost 40 karma points in a day when I was only downvoted 20 points... some of which I deserved, but still, something didn't work as expected.−Udo15yI believe if a comment reaches -4 it doesn't go any lower, but every additional downvote is still subtracted from your Karma.−bpourriahi15yCan someone explain how to downvote something? I only see an up arrow next to posts.−kingsidharth15yYou can down-vote after reaching a particular karma threshold.−zdw15yAt this point, you need 500 karma to downvote, per pg:http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1853529
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Just something to note: I lost 40 karma points in a day when I was only downvoted 20 points... some of which I deserved, but still, something didn't work as expected.
I believe if a comment reaches -4 it doesn't go any lower, but every additional downvote is still subtracted from your Karma.
Can someone explain how to downvote something? I only see an up arrow next to posts.
You can down-vote after reaching a particular karma threshold.
At this point, you need 500 karma to downvote, per pg:
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1853529