Timeline for Should it be made mandatory to add a comment when downvoting questions?
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| Oct 11, 2022 at 13:40 | history | edited | Dan | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Apr 3, 2021 at 8:20 | comment | added | C.S.Cameron | guiverc always explains his downvotes and his votes to close. I have never seen anyone explode at him or attack him. I think he is one of the most respected persons on Ask. I think it is the tone in which the comment is made. | |
| Apr 1, 2021 at 13:38 | comment | added | TheWanderer | Requiring comments on downvotes also removes all anonymity, which is a huge part of how voting works here, and opens users up to revenge voting. | |
| Apr 1, 2021 at 12:02 | comment | added | Zanna Mod | @SimonBanks votes on meta do not affect your reputation. An obvious reason for this is that on meta, everyone is encouraged to express their opinions, which reputation on main shouldn't depend on (people should be willing to express opinions they they think may be unpopular). Here, voting is often used to express agreement or disagreement with opinions. While it can be difficult to interpret the meaning of votes at times, votes on meta generally have little to do with the quality of the post and way more to do with whether people think your idea is good, or your opinion accords with theirs. | |
| Apr 1, 2021 at 11:09 | comment | added | Simon Banks | But just because you disagree with the question doesn't mean its not a valid question?. Surely the point of the site is answer questions?. Surely downvoting is for questions which do not meet the sites standards? Like in this case its a valid question but why should my reputation take a hit because you don't like the question?. | |
| Apr 1, 2021 at 10:22 | history | answered | Dan | CC BY-SA 4.0 |