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I think downvoters should be public, and also require a short contextual explanation for their downvote (< 100 chars; separate metadata from a comment). This w
by running_foo 13y ago
I think downvoters should be public, and also require a short contextual explanation for their downvote (< 100 chars; separate metadata from a comment).
This would help curb abusive down-voting. Too many people downvote whimsically simply because they disagree.
- running_foo 13y agoThe downvote to my comment is case-in-point. Somebody disagreed with what I was saying and downvoted me. I broke no HN policies and my comment was on topic. If they were required to enter a reason as to why they downvoted me, and their name made public, it's highly unlikely they would have downvoted me just because they disagreed.