> downvoting is not a disagree button. It's not anything other than a "something pressed a button" button. Offering nothing more than a poor man's analytics sy

> downvoting is not a disagree button. It's not anything other than a "something pressed a button" button. Offering nothing more than a poor man's analytics system, at best. No additional information can be obtained from it. But, that is still good information, as it tells that there is activity in the vicinity of the comment, which is why one comes here to post and not instead write in their private journal.