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I've been saying for a while that if downvote=disagree downvote is the equivalent of replying "I disagree" or "you're wrong" and nothing else. Such a useless s

I've been saying for a while that if downvote=disagree downvote is the equivalent of replying "I disagree" or "you're wrong" and nothing else. Such a useless signal would be flagged down immediately as a comment.

rglullis 4y ago
Exactly. I get that that there are plenty of comments or threads that are so "wrong" that you don't want to dignify them with a response, but usually my reaction to those is to press the [-] and hide it. For the other cases, I check if there is any response already that addresses the problematic points and try to not just pile on the downvotes. What I don't get is when I see a totally grayed out comment with a valid argument but no response whatsoever. These seem like they were just the victim of a mob attack that wanted to shut the conversation out.
- AnimalMuppet 4y ago
  Such comments may be from a user who is shadowbanned. If you think it's a good comment, vouch for it.
  - rglullis 4y ago
    Vouching implies that the comment is flagged, no? I am talking about comments that are grayed out, but not marked as flagged or dead.
    - AnimalMuppet 4y ago
      Ah. Shadowbanned are dead - greyed all the way out, and they say "[dead]". That's what I thought you meant when you said "totally greyed out". Good comments that are grey, but not dead, I tend to upvote, because they're getting jumped on for no good reason.
- the_only_law 4y ago
  Kinda ironic, this comment caught some drive by downvoting, to drag it back down to zero, but you'll notice no one has refuted me or told me why I'm wrong.
shadowofneptune 4y ago
It instead says something else: "I do not think your comment should exist." That's in effect what it does, it makes it harder for people to read the comment's content. I feel making that explicit in the rules would be a good thing.
wnoise 4y ago
It's far more performative as a comment, and duplicates dilute the ability to actually read interesting comments.

rglullis 4y ago

Exactly. I get that that there are plenty of comments or threads that are so "wrong" that you don't want to dignify them with a response, but usually my reaction to those is to press the [-] and hide it. For the other cases, I check if there is any response already that addresses the problematic points and try to not just pile on the downvotes. What I don't get is when I see a totally grayed out comment with a valid argument but no response whatsoever. These seem like they were just the victim of a mob attack that wanted to shut the conversation out.

AnimalMuppet 4y ago
Such comments may be from a user who is shadowbanned. If you think it's a good comment, vouch for it.
- rglullis 4y ago
  Vouching implies that the comment is flagged, no? I am talking about comments that are grayed out, but not marked as flagged or dead.
  - AnimalMuppet 4y ago
    Ah. Shadowbanned are dead - greyed all the way out, and they say "[dead]". That's what I thought you meant when you said "totally greyed out". Good comments that are grey, but not dead, I tend to upvote, because they're getting jumped on for no good reason.
the_only_law 4y ago
Kinda ironic, this comment caught some drive by downvoting, to drag it back down to zero, but you'll notice no one has refuted me or told me why I'm wrong.

shadowofneptune 4y ago

It instead says something else: "I do not think your comment should exist." That's in effect what it does, it makes it harder for people to read the comment's content. I feel making that explicit in the rules would be a good thing.

wnoise 4y ago

It's far more performative as a comment, and duplicates dilute the ability to actually read interesting comments.