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"you are a terrible human being" is not really a simple disagreement. "That seems like a rude thing to do" would be. What you said was a personal attack, and

• dang 12y ago
  > What you said was a personal attack, and a quite rude one at that. That's correct, and no doubt the reason for the downvotes.
  • waterlesscloud 12y ago
    The downvotes here have grown way out of control. Simple disagreement with the majority opinion results in massive downvoting. I've even seen numerous posts that contain nothing but factual information that displeases the audience here be voted down into the gray. The post can be in the flattest, most neutral tone possible, and if it's not what people want to hear, down it goes. It's discouraging, and it's to a point where I no longer feel a desire to participate in this community. Frankly, I'm finding a number of subreddits to be more inviting and more interesting these days. I don't really see what can be done about it, if you even agree it's an issue, but I did want to make a point of letting you know about a problem I've seen grow worse over recent months.
    • DanBC 12y ago
      Do you have links to examples?