> (FWIW, I follow this policy: I either downvote, or reply, but never both. In this case, I disagree with you, but think the conversation is useful, so I reply.

> (FWIW, I follow this policy: I either downvote, or reply, but never both. In this case, I disagree with you, but think the conversation is useful, so I reply. Other comments might be wildly off-topic or deeply non-constructive, and those I down-vote. But to each their own.) Thank you for that insight, never thought about it that way (alas, I'm not allowed to downvote). That approach seems very reasonable. Reminds me of the rule in programming with exceptions, either handle and log or rethrow.