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0 pointspedalpete4y ago0 comments

I think downvote could be more valuable if it required a comment explaining why it as downvoted. I sometimes find I read comments that have been downvoted, and I'm wondering why, potentially the downvoter had a good reason I wasn't understanding.

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stephenr4y ago· 3 in thread

I used to think this too.

/. had this back in the day (I guess still does?). Lobste.rs has this too.

The problem is people just substitute "downvote without a reason" with "downvote as 'trolling'" for any opinion they disagree with.

zodiakzz4y ago

StackOverflow solved this by charging karma for each downvote you make.

stephenr4y ago

Charging "internet points" doesn't really solve the problem. I am apparently in the top 2% of SO, largely based on four answers provided a decade ago.

pedalpeteOP4y ago

I'd figure this is pretty easy to get around if you are potentially being downvoted for not providing good feedback as to why you are downvoting.

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