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		dcurtis on June 14, 2008 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask YC: Voting and Karma (Call to action) At the very basis, an upvote means "I want other people to see this" and a downvote means "I think this is a waste of other people's time." Your voting habits don't influence what you see at all, so it really has no personal effect; you're voting things for other people.

dhimes on June 15, 2008 [–]

You are exactly correct: since an upvote "floats" something to the top, you should upvote when you think other people should see it. As hackers understand, knowing what something does is important to knowing how to use it correctly.

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