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Can I Curl to Downvote?

by byearthithatius on 3/26/25, 6:36 PM with 8 comments

There is no downvote button. Some say you need 500 Karma to see it, while others say it never showed up or its random.

My question: I notice the upvote is just a hyperlink to `voteid=__&how=up&auth=__&goto=reply__`

So can I just curl `vote?id=__&how=down&auth=__&goto=reply__` or does server side have the same checks?

  • by toomuchtodo on 3/26/25, 6:37 PM

    Try it and see what happens.