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By A Smith (anonymous) | Posted June 30, 2010 at 23:45:05
Ryan >> If you look at the comments with the lowest scores, they're all offensive insults and shameless trolls
By A Smith (anonymous)
Posted October 09, 2009 11:34:52
Elizabeth >> Hamilton's proposed Light Rail Transit (LRT) must travel along Main Street.
A better idea is to scrap public transportation altogether and let the market decide the type of transportation that needs to be built. If the people of Hamilton want mass transit, a business will provide it, if they don't, it won't get built.
Allowing the government to spend money on services that can't produce a profit PROVES that public transit is not valued by the people of Hamilton. If it was valued, it wouldn't need subsidies to survive.
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Comment Score: -14 (14 votes)
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Ryan, could you explain what is insulting about a comment arguing against public subsidies for transit in a post that is arguing for public subsides for transit? Isn't that just a dissenting opinion, something you have explicitly said is not to be downvoted?
Let's take a look at the highest voted comment...
By z jones (registered)
Posted May 06, 2010 15:15:22
@TreyS if you think Burlington's going to fork out $60 million to build the TiCats a stadium I've got a nice pier you might be interested in buying.
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...this was a rebuttal to this comment...
By TreyS (registered)
Posted May 06, 2010 15:12:08
Say hello to the Halton TiCats. and a useless 15k bleachers closely resembling a stadium. Because there was no extra money for upscale amenities and food & beverage business. At least Mayor Fred gets what he really wants, which is a cleaned-up brownfield paid for by the province. This city is beyond stupid... the City will blow this because council thinks they know how to operate a pro sports franchise better than the people that operate pro sports franchises and businesses. Thank you Chad Collins for wreaking this in the first place by eliminating Confederation Park as an option. You didn't even allow it to be explored.
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Comment Score: -12 (18 votes)
As you can clearly see, the comment in favour of the west harbour site is strongly upvoted, while the comment that questions the wisdom of building there is downvoted.
Ryan, could explain why a voting system that seems to attack simple dissent is a positive thing? Thank you.
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