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I find the same problem here as in SO. People like downvoting for what ever reason, but there's never any context as to why. If you feel a comment should be do
by jonalmeida 12y ago
I find the same problem here as in SO. People like downvoting for what ever reason, but there's never any context as to why.
If you feel a comment should be downvoted, go ahead, but provide a comment as well so the author knows why it was so. How are you supposed to be better yourself otherwise?
- pavlov 12y agoThat's a good point. Actually, it might work on HN if each downvote required an explanation. When you click the down arrow, it wouldn't apply immediately, but would first show you a text box for explaining the downvote (this would be just like the "Add Comment" page). The explanation would not be publicly displayed anywhere, but would be accessible to moderators. This could be an effective filter against frivolous downvotes.