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		grmarcil on March 20, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: HTML6 proposal for single-page apps without JavaSc... The line between "upvote for good point" and "upvote for agreement" can be blurry, same for downvoting. In either case, both are accepted uses. PG has said as much: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=117171

thomasahle on March 23, 2015 [–]

Interesting. I guess I was a bit too quick with my previous comment then.

However to me it feels a bit like discouraging alternative opinions, when they are hidden/greyed out.

Is this commonly accepted then?

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