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Alternate scenario: Someone writes a comment that is mean-spirited and content-free. Do I have to explain why to be able to downvote it? Do we really need fi

Alternate scenario: Someone writes a comment that is mean-spirited and content-free. Do I have to explain why to be able to downvote it? Do we really need five replies explaining that the person is being a jerk? And then replies to those comments arguing that no, the person isn't really being a jerk, it's satire or appropriate criticism or meta or whatever, and that the downvoter is being overly sensitive, and maybe even downvoting the downvoter? That's a terrible conversation, and it buries the real conversation. We don't want that.

mikestew 3y ago
Time to whip out the ol' "I don't know why this comment is being downvoted" (as of this writing). This comment touches on why I hit the downvote button in the first place: commenter is being an ass clown, no further discussion is necessary. I don't use a downvote as a "disagree" button, I use it as a "we don't need that kind of talk around here" button.