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I downvoted because the comment wasn't a response to the article, nor did it really seem to be responding to other comments. I agree that many people make the s
by greglindahl 10y ago
I downvoted because the comment wasn't a response to the article, nor did it really seem to be responding to other comments. I agree that many people make the same complaint you do, claiming that many downvoters are simply disagreeing with content. You might want to consider topicality, too.
- lisper 10y agoI was responding to things like this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13045831 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13045831 I would have posted as a child comment, but I saw a lot of those kinds of things in the discussion even at that early stage. That's why I decided to post top-level. But your point is well taken.
- greglindahl 10y agoThank you for considering my comment to be constructive! It was intended that way, and I really appreciate your response.