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Can the person who downvoted me, please tell me why they did?

• collyw 13y ago
  They fancied a change from closing questions on Stack Overflow.
• cpach 13y ago
  “Resist complaining about being downmodded. It never does any good, and it makes boring reading.” Please.
  • malandrew 13y ago
    That wasn't a complaint. It was a request for clarification. I don't know what I did wrong in the eyes of the downvoter so I can't do anything to correct my behavior in the future. 95% of the time, it's obvious to the person being downvoted, why they were downvoted. However when it is nebulous, then there is no lesson that the downvotee can learn from the situation. If it makes for boring reading, there should be a feature that allows you to make a comment that is only visible to the downvoter or make it possible to ask the downvoter why they downvoted you in a way that allows them to respond anonymously.