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> if you're downvoting, at least counter with an argument... don't be hypocrite. downvoting without giving an explanation is not "being a hypocrite"
by 77pt77 9y ago
> if you're downvoting, at least counter with an argument... don't be hypocrite.
downvoting without giving an explanation is not "being a hypocrite"
- michalu 9y agoyeah a coward is a better word... you downvote what lowers the quality not because you disagree. If you disagree, engage, don't silence. See what PG says about downvotes: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1853529 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1853529
- rev_bird 9y agoOK, I'll bite: I upvoted your original comment, then downvoted this one: It doesn't contribute to the discussion at hand, and I don't have much interest in promoting the viewpoint of someone so entitled that they think it makes sense to unilaterally dictate the terms of a discussion they're having with total strangers, then call people cowards when they don't obey. Being ignored is not being silenced.
- michalu 9y agofair enough... but... down-voting isn't to ignore. To ignore is the right way if you have nothing to say. I like your comment. In my defence, I responded within the context and referred to original rules by PG rather than trying to dictate the terms myself. Thanks for the upvote and the response.
- rev_bird 9y ago>down-voting isn't to ignore. That's a good point, hadn't really thought of it that way. My apologies for being so confrontational.