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This is something alarming I've seen recently. I cannot quote any specific source, but as long as I've been around, you're only supposed to downvote comments t
by oomkiller 16y ago
This is something alarming I've seen recently. I cannot quote any specific source, but as long as I've been around, you're only supposed to downvote comments that add nothing to the discussion. Now sometimes this is a gray area, as you are biased. I don't think this is something we can fix, you just kind to have to deal with it. That said, if someone types up a thoughtful comment, and you disagree with it, you should probably actually upvote it rather than downvoting it, since it adds to the discussion. If you haven't figured it out by now, disagreement is good for a community, because it causes people to think about what they believe. In my experience, if you remove disagreement, you can't have intelligent discussions.
- andrewljohnson 16y agoWell, in general, I agree. But what happens when you have two 50 point comments? I would like to signal which person I think is winning the argument, and enshrine the best comment with the most votes, forever on the internet. If a comment already has tons of points, it's not going to get buried. But I think it's positive if the crowd judges the merits of the arguments and tries to distinguish the best comment for future readers. Maybe it's less appropriate here where "right" and "wrong" are often unclear. But in forums like StackOverflow, I would like people to downvote the lesser answers, even if they don't totally suck.
- oomkiller 16y agoWell, according to my method, both might deserve upvotes, because they both add to the conversation. In my opinion, karma is for people who make thoughtful comments, not ones that the most people agree with.