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> the immediate number of downvotes on this comment is interesting. I'd be interested in hearing from a down-voter on what their objection is Did you edit your
by coldpie 5y ago
> the immediate number of downvotes on this comment is interesting. I'd be interested in hearing from a down-voter on what their objection is
Did you edit your comment at some point after publishing to be a little more mild (e.g. remove the word "childish" or something)? I apparently downvoted you at some point, although I don't see anything currently in your comment that would have caused me to do that.
I'm not sure where I land on COC-style stuff myself, but I have zero patience for people who are insulting to those in favor of them with words like "childish." If you had something like that in your comment at one point, I would have downvoted it. (TBH your comment is borderline with claiming COCs are "arbitrary," but I wouldn't have downvoted just for that.)
- mjburgess 5y agoThank you for your reply. I did make a minor edit for tone, but I only added my downvote-edit when several downvotes came in after this -- as I then assumed it was a content issue.
- robocat 5y agoFixing poor tone is definitely great, although I suggest if you edit, then make that clear, as otherwise you confuse people and people will silently assume you are acting in bad faith. Note that I often downvote any mention of the word “downvote”: I am sure you asked in good faith, but as a sweeping generalisation, commenting on voting doesn’t improve conversation. Not knowing why you get downvotes is a “make you think” feature IMHO. I also believe excessively caring about votes is a red flag: some of the best commenters seem to be fairly neutral about caring what the HN voters think. Not trying to start a conversation about voting and maybe my comment deserves downvotes. I am answering your implied question about why you might get a downvote even after your corrections to “tone”.