Another disturbing trend I've noticed is upvoting and downvoting based simply upon whether or not you agree. A well-reasoned, polite and civil viewpoint that d

Another disturbing trend I've noticed is upvoting and downvoting based simply upon whether or not you agree. A well-reasoned, polite and civil viewpoint that doesn't match your own should not be downvoted. The result of this is that people will not post viewpoints that differ from what they think the community will agree with. That doesn't help anybody. It causes groupthink and a hivemind mentality. Downvotes should be handed out to posts that do not contribute positively to the discussion, that are spam or trolling etc. Not to good faith comments you don't agree with.