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Downvoters, would you like to share your reasoning? I don't care about my hn karma, I'm just really curious.
by stephth 15y ago
Downvoters, would you like to share your reasoning? I don't care about my hn karma, I'm just really curious.
- fractallyte 15y agoI discovered a little while ago that it's hazardous to post opinions, because of 'random drive-by downvoters'. In a sense, these are the real trolls: misusing the voting system... to what end? Or is it just sheer laziness? Downvoting should be employed against spammers or trolls; for everything else, write a sensible reply!
- jayzee 15y agoI am guessing people downvoted you because you just included excerpts from the article and said "superb" etc. Your comment did not add any value. Hence the downvotes.
- stephth 15y agoI highlighted an interesting part of a 2 page long article, pointing out it's worth the read, for those who skipped the article or part of it. I believe it does add value. I understand not voting up, but voting down without any explanation isn't constructive. Don't get me wrong, I do enjoy the quality of top hn comments in general, and we have to thank 'moderators' for that.
- adamzochowski 15y agoI didn't downmod, so I can't say why others did it. But if I were to think of a reason: your comment did not add anything new to the discussion. The section quoted was in the relatively short article anyways. I guess quoting could be forgiven if one were to say something about it, reflect upon it, expand it, or confront it. Your comment felt like a long 'me-too' http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/me-too http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/me-too