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> I get downvoted all the time, and would never dream to complain about it. We can disagree without being confrontational/preachy. Aren't up/downvotes meant to
by Veratyr 10y ago
> I get downvoted all the time, and would never dream to complain about it. We can disagree without being confrontational/preachy.
Aren't up/downvotes meant to reflect whether a comment contributes to discussion? Up/downvoting things based on whether or not people agree on them would turn this into a Reddit-like echo chamber.
- lewisl9029 10y agoIdeally that's what I'd like to see as well, but in practice, downvotes are used overwhelmingly to express disagreement here, with little regards for the quality of the actual post. I'd love to see something in the official guidelines to discourage this toxic behavior.