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30thElement on May 28, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: Ask HN: How exactly does Hacker News 'points' work...

No, there is no downvote for posts. Flagging is supposed to take the place of that, but only for posts that violate the rules. From the FAQ

  There are no down arrows on submissions. They only appear
  on comments after users reach a certain karma threshold.

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