Comment on Ask PG: Are people getting more liberal with their downvotes?Comments−allenbrunson18yi agree this is happening, and that it's a problem.i think the karma threshold for downvote ability should be raised to, say, 60. if you can stick around for that long, you're more likely to understand the community's values.−xenoterracide18yI still don't _always_ see the downvote... there is at least one other factor involved. not sure what it though.−allenbrunson18yonce a comment reaches a certain age, you can't downvote it anymore. it's to prevent karma-bombing.
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i agree this is happening, and that it's a problem.
i think the karma threshold for downvote ability should be raised to, say, 60. if you can stick around for that long, you're more likely to understand the community's values.
I still don't _always_ see the downvote... there is at least one other factor involved. not sure what it though.
once a comment reaches a certain age, you can't downvote it anymore. it's to prevent karma-bombing.