We understood one of the reasons for comment deletion was to prevent karma drain—you say something unpopular and watch your karma drain away, then delete the comment to prevent further drain. The current functionality is that by retracting the comment you leave the conversation intact but stop the karma loss.
If we add the planned agree/​disagree voting readers will still be able to express disagreement with your original position.
We understood one of the reasons for comment deletion was to prevent karma drain—you say something unpopular and watch your karma drain away, then delete the comment to prevent further drain. The current functionality is that by retracting the comment you leave the conversation intact but stop the karma loss.
If we add the planned agree/​disagree voting readers will still be able to express disagreement with your original position.
Am I missing an important power?