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Same here. Conversely, I upvote when a comment is especially interesting or informative. I try to avoid both upvoting and downvoting based only on whether I ag

Same here. Conversely, I upvote when a comment is especially interesting or informative. I try to avoid both upvoting and downvoting based only on whether I agree or disagree with the comment, though I can’t guarantee that I have stuck to this policy rigorously.

Mezzie 5y ago
Interesting. Here, I do that but also upvote based on someone being the opposite of a troll: I will sometimes upvote comments that aren't super informative if they contribute to a general tone/culture of supporting discussion. (Like apologies or 'I was wrong' type comments; I think it's good if people can admit mistakes so I upvote to try to encourage this.)