i do not up-vote comments i disagree with. however, i also do not down-vote them. i only down-vote the irrelevant/spammy/obnoxious responses. the responses t

i do not up-vote comments i disagree with. however, i also do not down-vote them. i only down-vote the irrelevant/spammy/obnoxious responses. the responses that don't add any value to a discussion. this way, if someone says something unpopular or whatever, they're not penalized (by me, at least). they're just not really rewarded so much, either.