I like this. Familiarising newcomers to the community's ways as opposed to a blind downvote is a good way to welcome them. We must remember that these sorts of

I like this. Familiarising newcomers to the community's ways as opposed to a blind downvote is a good way to welcome them. We must remember that these sorts of posts are acceptable on other discussion forums, news aggregates and 99% of social media as a whole. Many newcomers will be used to this freedom and may feel intimidated because their first post received a -- in karma, without knowing it's won as easily as it's lost. I, personally, comment very irregularly. I hold myself to a strict rule of only commenting when I feel I can add real value to the discussion - on a lot of subjects, experts way above my skill level do this so I do not comment.