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I can't think of any comments 'Dead' because of disagreement. I've seen feedback from users that they feel that this is exactly why a comment was down-voted, w

• aaron695 10y ago
  As an example of [dead] due lack of value to the conversation? I think users blame downvotes on disagreement, but in reality it's often badly formed written viewpoints lacking in value or OT. But if it's a popular opinion people will be forgiving. Unpopular, not so much.
  • grzm 10y ago
    I think users blame downvotes on disagreement, but in reality it's often badly formed written viewpoints lacking in value or OT. I think that's often (but not always) the case. That said, I don't know how to convince those who think otherwise. One person's weakly argued comment might be someone else's disagreement. Compare with the Political Detox Week experiment: there was quite a bit of expressed disagreement as to what "politics" means. Or what constitutes civility. Or what's off-topic. It's not only whether the down votes are due to disagreement; it's also whether the commenter perceives the down-votes as such (which is the case of the example I provided). Edit to add: There will always be some percentage of members who won't agree, and they're more likely to be vocal. I'm not sure how to measure when the optimum is reached (most users feel the system is working as expected).