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In many communities (HN, Reddit, etc.) downvotes are ostensibly not to be used for disagreement. Forcing users to supply a reason could introduce enough frictio
by alach11 5y ago
In many communities (HN, Reddit, etc.) downvotes are ostensibly not to be used for disagreement. Forcing users to supply a reason could introduce enough friction to encourage more thoughtful usage of the downvote.
- jjoonathan 5y agoPlease kindly enter a constructive reason for your downvote: "ur dumb and wrong .stay mad!"
- pvg 5y agoHN is not such a forum, downvotes to disagree are perfectly fine here.
- romwell 5y ago"ostensibly" is an important qualifier.