I downvote very sparingly. I try to upvote points of view I disagree with, especially when they are in response to my own comments. I believe this policy enco

I downvote very sparingly. I try to upvote points of view I disagree with, especially when they are in response to my own comments. I believe this policy encourages interesting discussion. I reserve the downvote for comments that are mean-spirited or total non-sequiturs. I flag even more rarely, and that's for blatant bad behavior. I avoid engaging in any way at all on threads that deal with political issues I feel strongly about. Any engagement, even downvotes, is fuel for the fire.