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Some of these terms are listed as if HN created them (they did not). Reddit existed years prior to HN, and upvoting/downvoting started there, if not earlier.

"Karma" meanwhile goes much farther back, used on GameFAQs in the late 90s.



>Reddit existed years prior to HN, and upvoting/downvoting started there, if not earlier.

Slashdot had upvoting and downvoting about a decade before Reddit launched.


Maybe not created, but HN is definitely the best when it comes to how it's used.




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