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Pretty sure most people treat the downvote button on comments as an "I disagree" button, which I don't think is helpful.

• scrollaway 12y ago
  I downvoted you... not because I disagree (I believe you are somewhat correct), but because not only aren't you answering the OP's question, you are actively sidetracking it which I believe is harmful to the topic at hand. Paradoxical, I know. YMMV.
  • oneeyedpigeon 12y ago
    Whilst no-one wants off-topic discussion, sticking rigidly to the original point with no flexibility whatsoever is a bit claustrophobic for good discussion to ensue. So I'm upvoting the original comment, but not downvoting yours :-)
    • scrollaway 12y ago
      Well, I meant what I said about this entire ordeal being paradoxical. OP asked about our own private upvote/downvote policies, and them being applied within the comments of the thread itself leads to this actually being very much on-topic.
  • classicsnoot 12y ago
    ah, the downvote + instructive comment method. originally, i always thought this was a bit of a half-assed kind of apology, but the more i think about it, if one must downvote, then a cogent explanation is a good thing.