I generally avoid downvoting comments that are direct responses to me. I’m not exactly sure why, beyond a sense that it just feels wrong, although I can justify it in a number of different ways that I’m pretty sure aren’t my real reasons.
I do the same. The reasoning that comes to mind is that the timing tends to imply that you did it, and that that—especially if you’re already in an adversarial mode—can provoke a cycle of retaliation that’s harmful to your karma and doesn’t carry much informative value. Short of that, I feel it carries adversarial implications that’re harmful to the quality of discussion.
I’m reasonably sure that that’s my true objection.
Yeah, that’s plausible in my case as well. Evidence in favor of it is that I do become mildly anxious when people who are responding to me get downvoted by others, which suggests that I fear retaliation.
This is another great example of a comment that should have been silently downvoted, not responded to.
I generally avoid downvoting comments that are direct responses to me. I’m not exactly sure why, beyond a sense that it just feels wrong, although I can justify it in a number of different ways that I’m pretty sure aren’t my real reasons.
I do the same. The reasoning that comes to mind is that the timing tends to imply that you did it, and that that—especially if you’re already in an adversarial mode—can provoke a cycle of retaliation that’s harmful to your karma and doesn’t carry much informative value. Short of that, I feel it carries adversarial implications that’re harmful to the quality of discussion.
I’m reasonably sure that that’s my true objection.
Yeah, that’s plausible in my case as well. Evidence in favor of it is that I do become mildly anxious when people who are responding to me get downvoted by others, which suggests that I fear retaliation.
Anyone who has to respond to me has suffered enough already.