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It is against HN community guidelines to comment about comment voting because it adds nothing substantial to the discussion.
by bdefore 7y ago
It is against HN community guidelines to comment about comment voting because it adds nothing substantial to the discussion.
- seemslegit 7y ago> because it adds nothing substantial to the discussion. Substantial to whom ? Often people who downvote will prvoide additional information as to their reasoning which can be substantial or insubstantial like any other comment.
- TeMPOraL 7y agoIf a downvoter didn't share their reasoning already, it's unlikely they will be prompted by a general "why is this getting downvoted?" comment. That's why site rules say you should not ask about downvotes.
- seemslegit 7y agoBlessed be the site rules.