A problem is that people upvote when they agree with the comment. The upvotes should be based on whether the reader found the comment useful, even though a dow

A problem is that people upvote when they agree with the comment. The upvotes should be based on whether the reader found the comment useful, even though a downvote is OK in case of disagreement. I see comments from other people stating the same [1-2], but also with alternative opinions [3]. It would help if there are official guidelines on up/down votes just as there are on submissions and comments. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2365964 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2365964 [2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1420725 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1420725 [3] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=117171 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=117171