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I agree. I've always thought the intention here was to use comments to disagree, and reserve down-voting for really poor comments that may not be constructive
by bmj 17y ago
I agree. I've always thought the intention here was to use comments to disagree, and reserve down-voting for really poor comments that may not be constructive to the conversation. As another poster pointed out, getting down-voted does cause me re-think my comment, but I'd rather know why someone down-voted me.
Personally, I tend to avoid down-voting, even for egregious comments.
- elblanco 17y agoPersonally, getting downvoted tends to make me rethink wanting to even bother to comment.
- chrischen 17y agoExactly. It discourages participation through negative feedback. If you want to condition people to do a certain thing, like post thoughtful comments, then I think that's best achieved solely through positive reinforcement.