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I used to think this too. /. had this back in the day (I guess still does?). Lobste.rs has this too. The problem is people just substitute "downvote without a
by stephenr 5y ago
I used to think this too.
/. had this back in the day (I guess still does?).
Lobste.rs has this too.
The problem is people just substitute "downvote without a reason" with "downvote as 'trolling'" for any opinion they disagree with.
- zodiakzz 5y agoStackOverflow solved this by charging karma for each downvote you make.
- stephenr 5y agoCharging "internet points" doesn't really solve the problem. I am apparently in the top 2% of SO, largely based on four answers provided a decade ago.
- pedalpete 5y agoI'd figure this is pretty easy to get around if you are potentially being downvoted for not providing good feedback as to why you are downvoting.