The +1 is probably the best option there is, you can +1 something even if you completely disagree with that is stated or think it's completely horseshit but you think that It's important enough for other people to see.
The whole like/dislike or up/down is really a big issue on many cases since people misuse that (not counting intentional abuse) and think that it's a way to show support or disagreement with an opinion.
Reddit has it bad, HN probably has it even worse since only a few downvotes will actually silence a comment, and too many times you see comments that do not violate any rules on HN and are actually quite well written that get downvoted because the opinion that is expressed in them might not be popular enough or PC enough, heck even if something is factually wrong it's sad too see the comment being buried especially when there are replies provide fix the factuality of that original comment.
I would not mind to see HN move to a +1 system and just leave the flag option for comments that violates the site's rules.
The whole like/dislike or up/down is really a big issue on many cases since people misuse that (not counting intentional abuse) and think that it's a way to show support or disagreement with an opinion.
Reddit has it bad, HN probably has it even worse since only a few downvotes will actually silence a comment, and too many times you see comments that do not violate any rules on HN and are actually quite well written that get downvoted because the opinion that is expressed in them might not be popular enough or PC enough, heck even if something is factually wrong it's sad too see the comment being buried especially when there are replies provide fix the factuality of that original comment.
I would not mind to see HN move to a +1 system and just leave the flag option for comments that violates the site's rules.